Qualitative and quantitative characterization of mutagens in commercial beef extract.

abstract：:The inability of cells in culture to grow in medium where methionine is replaced by its metabolic precursor, homocysteine, has been linked to neoplastic transformation and termed 'methionine dependence' or 'methionine auxotrophy'. The present investigation was undertaken to establish the influence of intracellular glu...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Djurhuus R,Svardal AM,Mansoor MA,Ueland PM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate whether etodolac, a cyclooxgenase-2 (COX-2)-specific inhibitor, could prevent chemically induced biliary carcinogenesis in bilioenterostomized hamsters. Syrian golden hamsters were subjected to choledochojejunostomy and then received subcutaneous injections of N-nitrosobis(2-...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Tsuneoka N,Tajima Y,Kitazato A,Fukuda K,Kitajima T,Kuroki T,Onizuka S,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes that are involved in estrogen biosynthesis, cellular binding and metabolism may contribute to breast cancer susceptibility. We examined the effect of the CYP17 promoter T --> C polymorphism and its interactions with the reproductive history, exogenous hormone use and selected lifestyle risk factors on breast...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Chen Y,Gammon MD,Teitelbaum SL,Britton JA,Terry MB,Shantakumar S,Eng SM,Wang Q,Gurvich I,Neugut AI,Santella RM,Ahsan H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-carbohydrate diets have become a popular approach for weight loss in recent years. However, whether low-carbohydrate diets are associated with the risk of pancreatic cancer remains to be elucidated. Hence, we examined the association of low-carbohydrate diets with the risk of pancreatic cancer in a US population. ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Zhong GC,Li QJ,Yang PF,Wang YB,Hao FB,Wang K,Hu JJ,Wu JJ

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative X-ray crystallographic structure analyses have been carried out on seven cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes, namely 15,16-dihydocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one and its 2-, 6- and 12-methyl homologues (non-carcinogens) and the 7-and 11-methyl and 1,11-methano derivatives (carcinogens). All-valence-electron molecula...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Clayton AF,Coombs MM,Henrick K,McPartlin M,Trotter J

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of formation and disappearance of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) DNA-adducts were analyzed in the epidermis of SENCAR mice over a 21-day time course. Mice were treated topically with 200 nmol/mouse of [3H]B[a]P at various times prior to sacrifice. The formation and disappearance of total adducts as well as individua...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： DiGiovanni J,Decina PC,Prichett WP,Fisher EP,Aalfs KK

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically modified mice with overexpressed and/or deleted genes have been used extensively to model human cancer. However, it is uncertain as to what extent the mouse models reproduce the corresponding cancers in humans. We have compared the global gene expression patterns in human and mouse hepatocellular carcinoma...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Lee JS,Grisham JW,Thorgeirsson SS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in codon 61 of the Ha-ras proto-oncogene have been shown to occur with a high frequency in both spontaneous and carcinogen-induced liver tumours of the B6C3F1 mouse. In the present study we analysed the frequency and pattern of Ha-ras mutations in liver tumours in a different strain of mice, namely the CF1 m...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bauer-Hofmann R,Buchmann A,Wright AS,Schwarz M

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational studies have been largely consistent in showing an inverse association between vitamin D and an individual's risk of developing colorectal cancer. Vitamin D protection is further supported by a range of preclinical colon cancer models, including carcinogen, genetic and dietary models. A large number of m...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Giardina C,Madigan JP,Tierney CA,Brenner BM,Rosenberg DW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption, metabolism and DNA binding of 2-nitrofluorene (NF) was studied in isolated, perfused and ventilated rat lungs and in lung microsomal incubations. Comparisons were made between control animals and animals treated with beta-naphthoflavone (BNF), a 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo(rho)dioxin (TCDD) receptor ligand ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Törnquist S,Möller L,Gabrielsson J,Gustafsson JA,Toftgård R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) expression is elevated by tumor promoters in the mouse skin, but its role in tumor promotion has not been well defined. To investigate this, we have compared TGFbeta1+/+ and +/- mice in a two-stage skin chemical carcinogenesis protocol. Surprisingly, TGFbeta1+/- mice had few...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Pérez-Lorenzo R,Markell LM,Hogan KA,Yuspa SH,Glick AB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to study the relative activities and stabilities of phase-I and phase-II drug metabolizing enzymes in incubation mixtures used in vitro genotoxicity testing in order to optimize the conditions of the assay, increase sensitivity and eliminate false negative results. Cytochrome P-450, NADPH-...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Paolini M,Tonelli F,Bauer C,Corsi C,Bronzetti G

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weanling male F344 rats were fed either a semi-purified diet low in methionine and lacking in choline and folic acid (folate/methyl deficient) or a supplemented control diet for periods of 2, 5, 7 days, 3 weeks, and 9 weeks. Two days after initiating the folate/methyl deficient diet in weanling F344 rats, the incidenc...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： James SJ,Miller BJ,Basnakian AG,Pogribny IP,Pogribna M,Muskhelishvili L

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Karyotype, mitochondrial ultrastructure and several enzymatic activities were studied in two clones, D22 and D27, from SV40-transformed rabbit chondrocytes. Similar chromosome alterations, with recurrent losses and gains were observed at the various passages. Mitochondria were rare, with increase in size and crest alt...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bravard A,Beaumatin J,Luccioni C,Fritsch P,Lefrançois D,Thenet S,Adolphe M,Dutrillaux B

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a class of commercially available fatty acids that have been associated with anticancer properties in rodent models of chemical carcinogenesis. We conducted a pilot study to examine the antitumor effect of dietary CLA in a polyoma virus-middle T antigen (PyMT) mouse model of invasive ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Flowers M,Schroeder JA,Borowsky AD,Besselsen DG,Thomson CA,Pandey R,Thompson PA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is a mutagenic and carcinogenic heterocyclic amine formed during ordinary cooking. PhIP is metabolically activated to the ultimate mutagenic metabolite by CYP P450-mediated N-hydroxylation followed by phase II esterification. Incubation of N-hydroxy-PhIP (N-OH-PhI...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Frandsen H,Alexander J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of dietary administration of green tea catechins (GTC) were examined using a multi-organ carcinogenesis model. Groups of 15 F344 male rats were initially treated with a single i.p. administration of 100 mg/kg body wt N-diethyl-nitrosamine, 4 i.p. administrations of 20 mg/kg body wt N-methylnitrosourea, 4 s...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Hirose M,Hoshiya T,Akagi K,Takahashi S,Hara Y,Ito N

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the nature of the cytotoxic lesion(s) formed by the antitumour drugs cisplatin and carboplatin, a comparative study was made of bifunctional DNA-adduct formation by these drugs. The kinetics of bifunctional cisplatin adduct formation were studied with DNA in vitro and in cultured Chinese hamster ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Fichtinger-Schepman AM,van Dijk-Knijnenburg HC,van der Velde-Visser SD,Berends F,Baan RA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulindac, a widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), has been shown to inhibit chemically induced carcinogenesis in animal models. In the present study, we have investigated the molecular mechanism by which sulindac affects the activity and expression of the enzymes that mediate the initial detoxifica...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Ciolino HP,MacDonald CJ,Memon OS,Bass SE,Yeh GC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary was written to stimulate thoughts on, and consideration of, enzyme expression data in target organs when investigating possible associations between polymorphisms in carcinogen activation enzymes, lifestyle/dietary factors and cancer risk. The lung and breast are taken as examples. There is overwhelmin...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Williams JA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both trans-4-acetylaminostilbene (AAS) and 2-acetylaminofluorene (AAF) exert tumor-initiating activity in rat liver when administered in the initiation phase of an initiation-promotion experiment. The effects are more than additive when the compounds are sequentially combined in the initiation phase of such an experim...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Ruthsatz M,Neumann HG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variants in multiple cellular pathways have been associated with an altered risk of oesophageal cancer. In this study, eight genes previously associated with an altered risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in European or Asian populations were investigated in two South African populations. We gen...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bye H,Prescott NJ,Matejcic M,Rose E,Lewis CM,Parker MI,Mathew CG

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived, pleiotropic molecule that affects numerous critical functions in the body. Presently, there are markedly conflicting findings in the literature regarding NO and its role in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. NO has been shown to have dichotomous effects on cellular proliferation,...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Burke AJ,Sullivan FJ,Giles FJ,Glynn SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HSP70 family of heat shock proteins consists of molecular chaperones of approximately 70kDa in size that serve critical roles in protein homeostasis. These adenosine triphosphatases unfold misfolded or denatured proteins and can keep these proteins in an unfolded, folding-competent state. They also protect nascent...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Murphy ME

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, TWIST, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is suggested to be an oncogene because of its over-expression in many types of human cancer and its positive role in promoting cell survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TWIST on the growth of human epithelial cells. Using two imm...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Kwok WK,Ling MT,Yuen HF,Wong YC,Wang X

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the human O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) is very sensitive to inactivation by O6-benzylguanine (BG) or 2,4-diamino-6-benzyloxy-5-nitrosopyrimidine (5-nitroso-BP), the equivalent protein formed by the carboxyl terminal domain of the product of the Escherichia coli ada gene (Ada-C) is unaffected by ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Crone TM,Kanugula S,Pegg AE

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spices and flavoring plants part rich in supposedly health-promoting phytochemicals are currently receiving much attention as a possible source of cancer chemopreventive compounds. Clove, the sun-dried unopened flower bud from the plant Syzygium aromaticum L. is a commonly used spice and food flavor. In the present wo...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Banerjee S,Panda CK,Das S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer incidence is increased in women with both high and low birth weight. The latter is also associated with hyperglycaemia, insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes, each of which independently increases breast cancer risk. We showed previously in our model of poor early-growth that pregnancy estradiol levels ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Fernandez-Twinn DS,Ekizoglou S,Gusterson BA,Luan J,Ozanne SE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver microsomes from male Syrian golden hamsters and Sprague Dawley rats metabolize the cis and trans isomers of N-nitroso-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (NNDM) to N-nitroso-(2-hydroxypropyl)(2-oxopropyl)amine (HPOP) as the major product detectable by h.p.l.c. The rates of total metabolism are similar for both the cis and tr...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Kokkinakis D,Hollenberg PF,Scarpelli DG

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of co-administration of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and Clophen A 50, a commercial mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), on pre-neoplastic enzyme-altered islands in livers of female Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. The islands were identified by the loss of adenosine-5'-triphosphatase (ATPase), emergence...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Deml E,Oesterle D

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00