Abstract:
:A number of polyunsaturated fatty acids have been shown to inhibit the growth of malignant cells in vitro. To investigate whether fatty acids modify the growth of human pancreatic cancer, lauric, stearic, palmitic, oleic, linoleic, alpha-linolenic, gamma-linolenic, arachidonic, docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids were each incubated with the cells lines MIA PaCa-2, PANC-1 and CFPAC at concentrations ranging from 1.25 microM to 50 microM and the effect of each fatty acid on cell growth was examined. All the polyunsaturated fatty acids tested had an inhibitory effect, with EPA being the most potent (ID50 2.5-5 microM). Monounsaturated or saturated fatty acids were not inhibitory. The action of EPA could be reversed with the anti-oxidant vitamin E acetate or with oleic acid. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors indomethacin and piroxicam had no effect on the action of EPA. The action of EPA appeared to be associated with the generation of lipid peroxides, although the level of lipid peroxidation did not always appear to correlate directly with the extent of cell death. The ability of certain fatty acids to inhibit significantly the growth of three human pancreatic cancer cell lines in vitro at concentrations which could be achieved in vivo suggests that administration of such fatty acids may be of therapeutic benefit in patients with pancreatic cancer.
journal_name
Br J Cancerjournal_title
British journal of cancerauthors
Falconer JS,Ross JA,Fearon KC,Hawkins RA,O'Riordain MG,Carter DCdoi
10.1038/bjc.1994.161subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-05-01 00:00:00pages
826-32issue
5eissn
0007-0920issn
1532-1827journal_volume
69pub_type
杂志文章abstract::This is the first study to investigate the associations of IGF-1, IGF-2 and IGFBP-3 concentrations with the risk of colorectal cancer in prospectively collected blood samples from an Oriental population. Between 1986 and 1989 serum samples were collected at baseline from 18 244 men, aged 45-65 years, without a history...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-09-27 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-10-18 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2004-08-02 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-03-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bjc.1995.146
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2018-02-06 00:00:00
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