Article
Altered expression of beta-catenin, inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in azoxymethane-induced rat colon carcinogenesis.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 2000
Takahashi M, Mutoh M, Kawamori T, Sugimura T, Wakabayashi K
Abstract excerpt
Activation of the beta-catenin/T cell factor-mediated transcription pathway through mutations of the APC or beta-catenin gene is suggested to play an important role in colon carcinogenesis and there is great interest in the target genes. We have described the frequent mutation and an altered cellular localization of beta-catenin in rat colon adenocarcinomas induced by azoxymethane (AOM), along with up-regulation...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenoma
- Animals
- Azoxymethane
- Carcinogens
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Cyclooxygenase 2
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Gene Expression
- Genes, ras
- Hyperplasia
