Inhibitory effects of a selective prostaglandin E2 receptor antagonist RQ-15986 on inflammation-related colon tumorigenesis in APC-mutant rats.

Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 is involved in inflammation and related tumorigenesis in the colorectum. This study aimed to investigate the chemopreventive ability of RQ-15986, a selective EP4 antagonist, in colitis-related colorectal tumorigenesis. Male Kyoto APC delta rats, which have APC mutations...

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Main Authors: Yohei Shirakami, Takayuki Nakanishi, Noritaka Ozawa, Takayasu Ideta, Takahiro Kochi, Masaya Kubota, Hiroyasu Sakai, Takashi Ibuka, Takuji Tanaka, Masahito Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251942