Article
IL-10 deficiency leads to somatic mutations in a model of IBD.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2006
Sato Yuichirou, Takahashi Seiichi, Kinouchi Yoshitaka, Shiraki Manabu, Endo Katsuya, Matsumura Yoshifumi, Kakuta Yoichi, Tosa Masaki, Motida Atsuhiro, Abe Hiroko, Imai Go, Yokoyama Hiroshi, Nomura Eiki, Negoro Kenichi, Takagi Sho, Aihara Hiroyuki, Masumura Ken-ichi, Nohmi Takehiko, Shimosegawa Tooru
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of developing gastrointestinal cancer. Here, we have tested the possibility that chronic inflammation could trigger mutations. For this, we have used IL-10-deficient (IL-10-/-) mice, which spontaneously develop intestinal inf...
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