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Deoxycholate induces DNA damage and apoptosis in human colon epithelial cells expressing either mutant or wild-type p53.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Feb 2001
Powolny A, Xu J, Loo G
Abstract excerpt
Diets rich in fat result in higher concentrations of secondary bile acids or their salts in the colon, which may adversely affect cells of the colonic epithelium. Because secondary bile acids are thought to be genotoxic, exposing colon epithelial cells to secondary bile acids may induce DNA damage that might lead to apoptosis. The requirement for the p53 tumor suppressor gene in such events is unknown. In...
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