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Induction of mammalian cell transformation and genotoxicity by 2-methoxyestradiol, an endogenous metabolite of estrogen.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2000
Tsutsui T, Tamura Y, Hagiwara M, Miyachi T, Hikiba H, Kubo C, Barrett J C
Abstract excerpt
2-methoxyestradiol (2-MeOE(2)) is an endogenous metabolite of 17beta-estradiol and a proposed inhibitor of tumor growth and angiogenesis. However, 2-MeOE(2) is also an inhibitor of microtubule assembly and other microtubule inhibitors, e.g. colcemid and diethylstilbestrol, induce aneuploidy and cell transformation in cultured mammalian cells. To assess the in vitro carcinogenicity and related activity of...
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