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- Fransén, Karin, 1973-, et al.
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Nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) promoter polymorphisms in colorectal cancer
- 2005
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Ingår i: Cancer Letters. - : Elsevier. - 0304-3835 .- 1872-7980. ; 225:1, s. 99-103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previously, increased expression of nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) in colorectal cancer (CRC) has been identified. The NOS2 gene is transcriptionally regulated, which suggests that polymorphisms in the NOS2 promoter may have a role for CRC development and progression. The genotyping was performed with PCR/RFLP, single strand conformation analysis or MegaBACE genotyping of normal blood DNA from CRC patients and normal healthy controls. However, no significant association between NOS2 polymorphisms and CRC onset or clinical outcome was evident. In conclusion, these results, therefore, suggest that NOS2 promoter polymorphisms have a limited effect on the onset or progression of CRC.
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- Zhuang, Shi-Mei, 1965-, et al.
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Mutation analysis of the pRb pathway in 2',3'-dideoxycytidine- and 1,3-butadiene-induced mouse lymphomas
- 2000
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Ingår i: Cancer Letters. - 0304-3835 .- 1872-7980. ; 152:2, s. 129-134
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The pRb pathway plays a key role in controlling the G1/S transition in cell cycle progression. Aberrations of various components of the pRb pathway, such as retinoblastoma protein and its upstream actors including cyclin D1, cyclin dependence kinase-4 and p16/p15 cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors, have been reported in a variety of human tumors. Furthermore, the alterations of retinoblastoma protein and its upstream components often occur in a reciprocal manner. Previously, we have reported frequent inactivation of the Cdkn2a/Cdkn2b loci encoding p16/p15 cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors in a subset of 2',3'-dideoxycytidine- and 1,3-butadiene-induced mouse lymphomas (S.-M. Zhuang, A. Schippert, A. Haugen-Strano, R.W. Wiseman, P. Soderkvist, Inactivation of p16(INK4a)-a, p16(INK4a)-▀ and p15(INK4b) genes in 2',3'-dideoxycytidine- and 1,3-butadiene-induced lymphomas, Oncogene 16 (1998) 803-808), indicating the involvement of pRb pathway in lymphomagenesis. To investigate whether alteration of other components in pRb pathway is an alternative mechanism underlying the development of these chemically induced lymphomas, we have examined the genetic status of Rb1, Ccnd1 and Cdk4 genes that encode retinoblastoma protein, cyclin D1 and cyclin dependence kinase-4, respectively. Gross alterations of the Rb1, Ccnd1, and Cdk4 genes were not detected by Southern analysis in any of the tumors examined. In addition, single-strand conformation analysis failed to reveal point mutations in the Cdk4 amino terminal domain that is important for its association with Cdkn2a gene products. These results indicate that the mechanisms underlying the development of 2',3'-dideoxycytidine- and 1,3-butadiene-induced lymphomas involve inactivation of p16/p15 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors but not genomic alterations of the Rb1, Ccnd1 and Cdk4 genes. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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- Österström, Anna, et al.
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Expression of cytosolic and group X secretory phospholipase A2 genes in human colorectal adenocarcinomas
- 2002
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Ingår i: Cancer Letters. - 0304-3835 .- 1872-7980. ; 182:2, s. 175-182
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gene expression of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) and protein level of secretory PLA2 group X (sPLA2-X) are upregulated in human colorectal cancer and provide cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) with arachidonic acid, resulting in increased levels of PGE2. Mutated ras-genes are suggested to be involved in the regulatory pathway of cPLA2 in lung cancer cells. We analysed the gene expression of cPLA2 and sPLA2-X in 42 and 38 primary colorectal tumours, respectively, with and without K-ras mutations. We found an up-regulation of cPLA2 mRNA but the induction in tumour tissues does not correlate with Ras-gene mutations. Moreover, our results cannot consistently reflect an overexpression of sPLA2-X gene in colorectal cancer tissues.
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