title: Size-dependent increase in prostanoid levels in adenomas of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
abstract: Recent studies indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a chemopreventive effect against colorectal neoplasia. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs inhibit cyclooxygenases, principal enzymes that mediate the formation of prostanoids. To determine whether prostanoids are involved in the pathogenesis of colorectal adenomas, we compared the levels of five major stable metabolic products of the cyclooxygenase pathway in the normal-appearing mucosa and in adenomas of patients with familial adenomatosis polyposis. Of 12 patients tested, 6 had elevated levels of at least one prostanoid in the adenomas. More importantly, the relative levels of three prostanoids [prostaglandin (PG)D2, PGE2, and 6-keto-PGF1alpha] were elevated in adenomas compared to normal-appearing mucosa from the same patients, and the resulting ratios were correlated with the size of the adenoma. These results suggest a role for prostanoids in progression of colorectal polyposis in familial adenomatosis polyposis patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. vyang@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Spannhake
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hubbard
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hylind
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Giardiello
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000378:metabolism; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000378:metabolism; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010120:Oxytocics; D011453:Prostaglandins; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D015237:Dinoprost; D015232:Dinoprostone; D015230:Prostaglandin D2