title: Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA in human colorectal adenomas.
abstract: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an important target for the suppression of colorectal tumorigenesis by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). To evaluate the role of COX-2 in human sporadic colorectal adenomas, COX-2 mRNA expression was examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in 63 adenomas. COX-2 mRNA was detected in all the adenomas at higher levels than in normal colorectal mucosa (P<0.001). Levels of expression in the adenomas were correlated with their size (P=0.019), but no relationships were demonstrable between COX-2 expression and adenoma location, macroscopically observed configuration or microscopic degree of dysplasia. These findings suggest that COX-2 plays an important role in the growth of sporadic colorectal adenomas.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. ku-ha@land.linkclub.or.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okusa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases