PMID- 27272774 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170126 LR - 20210608 IS - 1791-7530 (Electronic) IS - 0250-7005 (Print) IS - 0250-7005 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Decreased Expression of Retinoid X Receptors During Human and Azoxymethane-induced Colorectal Carcinogenesis in the Rat. PG - 2659-64 AB - BACKGROUND/AIM: The family of retinoid X receptors (RXRs) including RXRalpha, beta and gamma, is involved in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In order to characterize the role of RXRs during colorectal carcinogenesis, the expression of RXRs in human and azoxymethane (AOM)-induced rat colorectal tumors was profiled by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Both human and rat normal colorectal epithelia and hyperplasia exhibited strong nuclear, but weak cytoplasmic staining for all three proteins. Expression of RXRalpha, beta and gamma was significantly reduced in rat carcinomas compared to high-grade dysplasia whether in aberrant crypt foci or in adenomas. All three proteins displayed dramatically reduced nuclear expression in both human adenomas and carcinomas. Reduced expression of RXRalpha and RXRgamma seems more significant than RXRbeta in both human and rat carcinomas. CONCLUSION: Reduced expression of RXRs is associated with colorectal carcinogenesis in both humans and AOM-treated rats. CI - Copyright(c) 2016 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved. FAU - Hao, Xingpei AU - Hao X AD - Susan Lehman Cullman laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A. xhao@mail.nih.gov. FAU - Xiao, Hang AU - Xiao H AD - Susan Lehman Cullman laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A. FAU - Ju, Jihyueng AU - Ju J AD - Susan Lehman Cullman laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A. FAU - Hewitt, Stephen M AU - Hewitt SM AD - Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A. FAU - Morse, Herbert C 3rd AU - Morse HC 3rd AD - Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, U.S.A. LA - eng GR - ZIC BC011638/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - Greece TA - Anticancer Res JT - Anticancer research JID - 8102988 RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - MO0N1J0SEN (Azoxymethane) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Azoxymethane MH - Colorectal Neoplasms/chemically induced/*chemistry/etiology MH - Humans MH - Intestinal Mucosa/chemistry MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred F344 MH - Retinoid X Receptors/*analysis PMC - PMC8183748 MID - NIHMS1705438 OTO - NOTNLM OT - RXRs OT - carcinogenesis OT - colonic cancer OT - immunohistochemistry COIS- Conflicts of Interest None. EDAT- 2016/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2017/01/27 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/07 CRDT- 2016/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/01/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 36/6/2659 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Res. 2016 Jun;36(6):2659-64.