Article
Gene mutations and altered gene expression in azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis in rodents.
Cancer science - 1 Jun 2004
Takahashi Mami, Wakabayashi Keiji
Abstract excerpt
Studies of colon carcinogenesis in animal models are very useful to elucidate mechanisms and provide pointers to potential prevention approaches in the human situation. In the rat colon carcinogenesis model induced by azoxymethane (AOM), we have documented frequent mutations of specific genes. K-ras mutations at codon 12 were found to be frequent in hyperplastic aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and large...
Topics
- Animals
- Azoxymethane
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Cyclooxygenase 2
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
