Abstract
Our data revealed that 59.4% of the bladder cancer specimens showed Aurora-A overexpression, of which 31.8% also had Ha-. ras codon-12 mutation; 45.5% were from blackfoot-disease endemic areas in which arsenic exposure is a major environment factor associated with various cancer formation. We further demonstrated that arsenic treatment of the immortalized bladder cell line, E7, increased Aurora-A expression. All together, co-existence of Aurora-A overexpression and Ha-. ras mutation suggests a possible additively effect on the tumorigenesis of bladder cancer. In addition, Aurora-A overexpression and up-regulated by arsenic exposure opens a new direction for exploring the occurrence of bladder cancer occurrence in Taiwan.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-101 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 241 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 Sep 2006 |
Keywords
- Arsenic
- Aurora-A
- Blackfoot-endemic-area
- Ha-ras mutation