RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intestinal Neoplasia in the <em>Apc<sup>Min</sup></em> Mouse: Independence from the Microbial and Natural Killer (<em>beige</em> Locus) Status
JF Cancer Research
JO Cancer Res
FD American Association for Cancer Research
SP 812
OP 814
VO 57
IS 5
A1 Dove, William F.
A1 Clipson, Linda
A1 Gould, Karen A.
A1 Luongo, Cindy
A1 Marshall, David J.
A1 Moser, Amy R.
A1 Newton, Michael A.
A1 Jacoby, Russell F.
YR 1997
UL http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/57/5/812.abstract
AB We have tested the hypothesis that enteric bacteria are necessary for formation of intestinal adenomas in C57BL/6-ApcMin/+mouse. Germ-free mice developed 2-fold fewer adenomas than conventional controls in the medial small intestine (7.3 versus 14.9; P &lt; 0.003), but there were no significant differences in the rest of the intestinal tract. We conclude that microbial status does not strongly alter the adenoma phenotype in this mouse model of familial adenomatous polyposis. In parallel, we have found that C57BL/6-ApcMin/+ mice mutated at the beige locus, which controls natural killer activity, are also unaltered in adenoma multiplicity. ©1997 American Association for Cancer Research.