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Hyperglycemia enhances pancreatic cancer progression accompanied by elevations in phosphorylated STAT3 and MYC levels.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Sato Katsuhiko, Hikita Hayato, Myojin Yuta, Fukumoto Kenji, Murai Kazuhiro, Sakane Sadatsugu, Tamura Takeshi, Yamai Takuo, Nozaki Yasutoshi, Yoshioka Teppei, Kodama Takahiro, Shigekawa Minoru, Sakamori Ryotaro, Tatsumi Tomohide, Takehara Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus is a well-known risk factor for pancreatic cancer. We focused on hyperglycemia, a main feature of diabetes mellitus, and uncovered its effect on precancerous pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) progression. In vivo induction of hyperglycemia with 100 mg/kg streptozotocin in KrasLSL G12D Pdx1Cre (KP) mice promoted the PanIN formation and progression. Preconditioning with a high- or...
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