Chemopreventive effects of fermented brown rice and rice bran against 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone-induced lung tumorigenesis in female A/J mice

• Main Authors: Suphot Phutthaphadoong, Yasuhiro Yamada, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroyuki Tomita, Ayako Taguchi, Akira Hara, Porn Ngam Limtrakul, Teruaki Iwasaki, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hideki Mori
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=62849106709&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59380
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The most common cause of human lung cancer is suggested to be exposure to the carcinogens in tobacco smoke. Among the multiple chemicals in tobacco smoke, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) has been regarded as one of the important agents for generation of lung cancers. Previously,...