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Progressive metaplastic and dysplastic changes in mouse pancreas induced by cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2008
Colby Jennifer Kl, Klein Russell D, McArthur Mark J, Conti Claudio J, Kiguchi Kaoru, Kawamoto Toru, Riggs Penny K, Pavone Amy I, Sawicki Janet, Fischer Susan M
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression is an established factor linking chronic inflammation with metaplastic and neoplastic change in various tissues. We generated transgenic mice (BK5.COX-2) in which elevation of COX-2 and its effectors trigger a metaplasia-dysplasia sequence in exocrine pancreas. Histologic evaluation revealed a chronic pancreatitis-like state characterized by acinar-to-ductal metaplasia and...
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