15-lipoxygenase-1 in colorectal cancer: a review - PubMed (original) (raw)

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doi: 10.1159/000236864. Epub 2009 Sep 10.

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15-lipoxygenase-1 in colorectal cancer: a review

S Bhattacharya et al. Tumour Biol. 2009.

Abstract

Objective: Enzymes involved in the oxidative metabolism of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, like lipoxygenase (LOX) and cyclooxygenase (COX), are significant in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. Of these enzymes, 15-LOX-1 is expressed in colon. Aim of this article is to describe the role and regulation of 15-LOX-1 in colorectal cancer and highlight its importance in cancer therapeutics.

Methods: For our electronic literature research in PubMed and MEDLINE, key words related to 15-LOX-1 and colorectal cancer were used to find articles for this review.

Results: From the evidences, we believe that 15-LOX-1 has anti-carcinogenic effects in colorectal cancer, dependent or independent of its metabolites, and is manifested through downstream pathways involving cGMP, PPAR, p53, p21 and NAG-1, increasing apoptosis and decreasing proliferation in cancer cells. Regulation of 15-LOX-1 expression is achieved at transcription level by global histone acetylation and may also be dependent on GATA-6, IL-4 and IL-13. Positive relationship exists between 15-LOX-1 and survival in colorectal cancer.

Conclusion: Evidences strongly support that therapeutic modulation of 15-LOX-1 may be a key to the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, it is still undecided whether the up-regulation of 15-LOX-1 alone can be sufficient to treat colorectal cancer and further studies are awaited.

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