Cancer, Alcohol Link in Mice Explained
Posted on: Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 18:01 CDT
A University of Mississippi Medical Center study has described the mechanism by which alcohol consumption causes tumor growth in mice.
Dr. Jian-Wei Gu, an assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said scientists have known for about 100 years that there is a strong association between alcohol consumption and several types of cancer.
Working in the lab, Gu and colleagues noticed the growth factor that stimulates vessel growth in tumors increased unexpectedly in some cell cultures.
The study, presented at the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology meeting, determined the alcohol they used as a solvent, in very low concentrations, caused the increase in the growth factor of blood vessels.
Gu found melanoma cancers in mice grew faster and larger in the mice that consumed the equivalent of one or two alcoholic drinks a day, compared to the mice without alcohol.
In earlier studies, investigators used alcohol concentrations of 20 percent, far more than the equivalent human consumption, according to Gu.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- 1 In 25 Deaths Reportedly Linked To Alcohol
- Drug Could Prevent Alcoholics From Relapsing
- Spirits, Wine and Beer Continue to Grow, but Industry Boom Has Slowed
- Premium Spirits, Accessible Wine, Imported and Craft Beers Lead Continued Beverage Alcohol Industry Growth
- Alcohol Survey Shows Sharp Divide Among Utahns
- Global Alcohol Drink Trends
- Miscellaneous Notice of Application For
- Growth Hormone Overexpression in the Central Nervous System Results in Hyperphagia-Induced Obesity Associated With Insulin Resistance and Dyslipidemia
- Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor^Sub Ax15^ Alters Energy Homeostasis, Decreases Body Weight, and Improves Metabolic Control in Diet- Induced Obese and UCP1-DTA Mice
- Growth Hormone Activates Gene Involved in Healing Damaged Tissue
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds