Carcinogenesis

COMMENTARY:

Dania Alarcon-Vargas and Ze'ev Ronai

p53–Mdm2—the affair that never ends
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 541-547; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.541 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CANCER BIOLOGY:

Andrei L. Okorokov, Lorna Warnock, and Jo Milner

Effect of wild-type, S15D and R175H p53 proteins on DNA end joining in vitro: potential mechanism of DNA double-strand break repair modulation
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 549-557; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.549 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steven J. Kuerbitz, Joshua Pahys, Alison Wilson, Nicole Compitello, and Todd A. Gray

Hypermethylation of the imprinted NNAT locus occurs frequently in pediatric acute leukemia
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 559-564; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.559 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Haleh Mahloogi, Daniel E. Bassi, and Andres J.P. Klein-Szanto

Malignant conversion of non-tumorigenic murine skin keratinocytes overexpressing PACE4
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 565-572; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.565 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY:

Min Li, Jing-Rong Ciu, Ying Ye, Ji-Mei Min, Li-He Zhang, Kui Wang, Michèle Gares, Jean Cros, Michel Wright, and Jeanne Leung-Tack

Antitumor activity of Z-ajoene, a natural compound purified from garlic: antimitotic and microtubule-interaction properties
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 573-579; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.573 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmela Fimognari, Michael Nüsse, Rossano Cesari, Renato Iori, Giorgio Cantelli-Forti, and Patrizia Hrelia

Growth inhibition, cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in human T-cell leukemia by the isothiocyanate sulforaphane
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 581-586; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.581 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco D'Agostini, Alberto Izzotti, Carlo Bennicelli, Anna Camoirano, Elena Tampa, and Silvio De Flora

Induction of apoptosis in the lung but not in the liver of rats receiving intra-tracheal instillations of chromium(VI)
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 587-593; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.587 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zeki Topcu, Itsuo Chiba, Masaki Fujieda, Toshiyuki Shibata, Noritaka Ariyoshi, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Figen Sevgican, Malsantha Muthumala, Hiroshi Kobayashi, and Tetsuya Kamataki

CYP2A6 gene deletion reduces oral cancer risk in betel quid chewers in Sri Lanka
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 595-598; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.595 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sai-Mei Hou, Susann Fält, Sabrina Angelini, Ke Yang, Fredrik Nyberg, Bo Lambert, and Kari Hemminki

The XPD variant alleles are associated with increased aromatic DNA adduct level and lung cancer risk
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 599-603; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.599 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARCINOGENESIS:

Kari Hemminki, Guogang Xu, Laura Kause, Leena M. Koulu, Chunyan Zhao, and Christer T. Jansen

Demonstration of UV-dimers in human skin DNA in situ 3 weeks after exposure
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 605-609; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.605 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wagner Godoy, Rodolpho M. Albano, Emanuela G. Moraes, Paulo R. Alves Pinho, Rodolfo A. Nunes, Eduardo H. Saito, Cláudio Higa, Ivan M. Filho, Cleber D. Pinto Kruel, Carlos C. Schirmer, Richard Gurski, Matti A. Lang, and Luis F. Ribeiro Pinto

CYP2A6/2A7 and CYP2E1 expression in human oesophageal mucosa: regional and inter-individual variation in expression and relevance to nitrosamine metabolism
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 611-616; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie Stiborová, Eva Frei, Bruno Sopko, Manfred Wiessler, and Heinz H. Schmeiser

Carcinogenic aristolochic acids upon activation by DT-diaphorase form adducts found in DNA of patients with Chinese herbs nephropathy
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 617-625; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.617 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yoshihisa Takahashi, Yoko Nakatsuru, Shaomin Zhang, Yasuhito Shimizu, Haruki Kume, Kiyoji Tanaka, Fumio Ide, and Takatoshi Ishikawa

Enhanced spontaneous and aflatoxin-induced liver tumorigenesis in xeroderma pigmentosum group A gene-deficient mice
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 627-633; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.627 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zhiping Wang, Yuangang Liu, Motomi Mori, and Molly Kulesz-Martin

Gene expression profiling of initiated epidermal cells with benign or malignant tumor fates
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 635-643; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.635 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johanna Smeds, Petra Berggren, Xin Ma, Zhijian Xu, Kari Hemminki, and Rajiv Kumar

Genetic status of cell cycle regulators in squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: the CDKN2A (p16^INK4a and p14^ARF ) and p53 genes are major targets for inactivation
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 645-655; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.645 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lisa M. Shantz, Yongjun Guo, Janet A. Sawicki, Anthony E. Pegg, and Thomas G. O'Brien

Overexpression of a dominant-negative ornithine decarboxylase in mouse skin: effect on enzyme activity and papilloma formation
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 657-664; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.657 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Ümit Yasar, Erik Eliasson, and Marja-Liisa Dahl

Association of CYP2C9 genotypes leading to high enzyme activity and colorectal cancer risk
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 665; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.665 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESPONSE TO LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Carmen Martínez, Elena García-Martín, José M. Ladero, Javier Sastre, Francisco Garcia-Gamito, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, and José A.G. Agúndez

Association of CYP2C9 genotypes leading to high enzyme activity and colorectal cancer risk
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 667-668; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.667 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

Arthur Komlosh, Gloria Volohonsky, Noga Porat, Chen Tuby, Evgenia Bluvshtein, Pablo Steinberg, Franz Oesch, and Avishay A. Stark

-Glutamyl transpeptidase and glutathione biosynthesis in non-tumorigenic and tumorigenic rat liver oval cell lines
Carcinogenesis 2002 23: 669-678; doi:10.1093/carcin/23.4.669 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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