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Aggressive mammary carcinoma progression in Nrf2 knockout mice treated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.
BMC cancer - 8 Oct 2010
Becks Lisa, Prince Misty, Burson Hannah, Christophe Christopher, Broadway Mason, Itoh Ken, Yamamoto Masayuki, Mathis Michael, Orchard Elysse, Shi Runhua, McLarty Jerry, Pruitt Kevin, Zhang Songlin, Kleiner-Hancock Heather E
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BACKGROUND: Activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), which belongs to the basic leucine zipper transcription factor family, is a strategy for cancer chemopreventive phytochemicals. It is an important regulator of genes induced by oxidative stress, such as glutathione S-transferases, heme oxygenase-1 and peroxiredoxin 1, by activating the antioxidant response element (ARE). We hypothesized...
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