Activity of the leukotriene pathway in Barrett's metaplasia and oesophageal adenocarcinoma
OBJECTIVE: Leukotriene (LT) B(4) is a lipid inflammatory mediator implicated in tumorigenesis in animal models of Barrett's oesophagitis, but little is known about the cysteinyl-leukotrienes (LTC(4), LTD(4), LTE(4)), which have distinct inflammatory and tumorigenic actions in other tissues. We...
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| Language: | English |
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2012-12.
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