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SUBMITTER: Zhu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5926243 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Hong H Jia Zhenquan Z Trush Michael A MA Li Y Robert YR
Reactive oxygen species (Apex, N.C.) 20160530 4
The role of Nrf2, a key regulator of antioxidant and cytoprotective genes, in tumorigenesis remains controversial. Here we showed that Nrf2 deficiency led to increased local tumor growth in mice following subcutaneous injection of B16-F10 melanoma cells, as indicated by increased proportion of animals with locally palpable tumor mass and time-dependent increases in tumor volume at the injection site. In vivo bioluminescence imaging also revealed increased growth of melanoma in Nrf2-null mice as ...[more]