| Literature DB >> 10465664 |
R E Harris1, F M Robertson, H M Abou-Issa, W B Farrar, R Brueggemeier.
Abstract
A novel model of mammary carcinogenesis is proposed involving sequential induction and upregulation of cyclooxygenase and aromatase genes by essential fatty acids prominent in the US diet. The basic carcinogenic processes are: (1) constitutive prostaglandin biosynthesis and formation of mutagenic oxygen and nitrogen free radicals responsible for tumor initiation; (2) PGE-2-induced expression of aromatase and constitutive estrogen biosynthesis which sustains mitogenesis and tumor promotion; and (3) PGE-2-induced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor which stimulates angiogenesis and tumor metastasis.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10465664 DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Hypotheses ISSN: 0306-9877 Impact factor: 1.538