Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Author "Allred, Clinton"
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Sauceda, David Anthony (2020-04-21)The recent discovery of the bacterial species Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muc.) and subsequent studies have proposed a correlation between gut health and the presence of A. muc., however conflicting reports of enrichment ...
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Oetken, Katherine (2013-12-16)Evidence suggests that estrogen plays a role in decreasing the risk of developing colon cancer. Numerous animal studies demonstrate possible mechanisms to explain how estradiol (E2) prevents this disease. Many of these ...
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Justice, Jessica (2013-09-26)Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Early screening has improved detection of precancerous polyps, however, colon cancer still claims over fifty thousand lives per year. ...
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Jeffrey, Jenna LPrevious studies have shown a correlation between estradiol (E2) levels in women and the decreased risk of colon cancer. E2 serves a protective role in the colon by increasing apoptosis in non-malignant colonocytes that ...
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Farsi, Soroush (2019-04-22)The epithelium is the main barrier to the external environment in the GI tract, and it is constantly exposed to different carcinogenic factors that could cause cancer in this layer. However, there are specific signaling ...