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Decreased lung tumorigenesis in mice genetically deficient in cytosolic phospholipase A2.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2004
Meyer Amy M, Dwyer-Nield Lori D, Hurteau Gregory J, Keith Robert L, O'Leary Eileen, You Ming, Bonventre Joseph V, Nemenoff Raphael A, Malkinson Alvin M
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Epidemiological investigations suggest that chronic lung inflammation increases lung cancer risk. Pharmacologic and genetic evidence in mouse models indicates that lipid mediators released during pulmonary inflammation enhance lung tumor formation. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) catalyzes ara...
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