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15004509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Inflammatory conditions are characterized by activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), resulting in the expression of NF-kappaB-regulated, inflammation-related genes, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2). Expression of these genes contributes to the survival of cells. Indeed, exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines in the absence of NF-kappaB activation leads to apoptosis.(1,2) Chronic inflammatory conditions are accompanied by constitutive activation of NF-kappaB and hence, to the continuous expression of pro-survival genes, as has been observed in chronic gastritis.(3) Although beneficial for the survival of cells during exposure to inflammatory stress, the continuous activation of NF-kappaB may also pose a risk: cells with a pro-survival phenotype may give rise to continuously proliferating cells and may thus be tumorigenic. Progression to a malignant phenotype of these cells will most likely involve additional changes in the expression of non-NF-kappaB regulated genes e.g. a shift in the balance of pro- and anti-apoptotic genes towards a more anti-apoptotic phenotype. Literature on inflammation-related genes and the apoptotic balance in pre-malignant and malignant conditions in the gastro-intestinal tract is still scarce and conflicting. In this review, we aim to give an overview of the existing literature and we will focus on inflammation- and apoptosis-related genes in the sequence of normal epithelium-inflamed epithelium-metaplasia-dysplasia-cancer in the gastrointestinal tract, in particular esophagus (Barrett's esophagus: BE), stomach (gastritis) and colon (inflammatory bowel disease: IBD).
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1360-8185
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic inflammation, apoptosis and (pre-)malignant lesions in the gastro-intestinal tract.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. c.vanderwoude@erasmusmc.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review