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Article Dans Une Revue Redox Report Année : 2007

The LEC rat: a useful model for studying liver carcinogenesis related to oxidative stress and inflammation

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Growing evidence indicates oxidative stress as a mechanism of several diseases including cancer. Oxidative stress can be defined as the imbalance between cellular oxidant species production and antioxidant capability shifted towards the former. Lipid peroxidation is one of the processes that takes place during oxidative stress. Lipid peroxidation products, such as malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), are closely related to carcinogenesis as they are potent mutagens and they have been suggested as modulators of signal pathways related to proliferation and apoptosis, two processes implicated in cancer development. Mechanisms by which oxidative stress leads to tumor formation are still under investigation. The need of suitable in vivo models that could reflect that inflammation-related human carcinogenesis is evident. In this regard, the mutant strain Long Evans Cinnamon-like (LEC) rat provides a promising model for investigation of the relationship between hepatitis induced by oxidative stress and hepatocarcinogenesis because it has been demonstrated to develop spontaneous liver tumor formation related to copper accumulation and oxidative stress. In this review, the findings regarding oxidative stress and its relation with liver pathologies in LEC rats are discussed; we focus on the mechanisms proposed for HNE carcinogenesis.
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hal-02655555 , version 1 (29-05-2020)

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Adriana Marquez Quinones, Saul Villa-Trevino, Françoise Guéraud. The LEC rat: a useful model for studying liver carcinogenesis related to oxidative stress and inflammation. Redox Report, 2007, 12 (1), pp.35-9. ⟨10.1179/135100007X162220⟩. ⟨hal-02655555⟩
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