TY - BOOK AU - Murray,Sean A. TI - Animal models in cancer research and human disease: applications, outcomes and controversies T2 - Microbiology research andvances SN - 9781624175886 AV - RC268.5 U1 - 616.0273 23 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Nova Biomedical/Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated KW - Carcinogenesis KW - Animal models KW - Diseases KW - Animal models in research KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Research KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Ethics KW - Cancérogenèse KW - Modèles animaux KW - Maladies KW - Modèles animaux dans la recherche KW - Aspect moral KW - Recherche KW - research (function) KW - aat KW - MEDICAL KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - 7 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ANIMAL MODELS IN CANCER RESEARCH AND HUMAN DISEASE ; ANIMAL MODELS IN CANCER RESEARCH AND HUMAN DISEASE ; Contents ; Preface ; Murine Models of Sporadic and Inflammation-Related Colon Carcinogenesis with Particular Focus on the AOM/DSS Chemically Induced Colorectal Cancer Model ; Abstract ; Introduction ; A Variety of CRC Models: Benefits and Limits ; Chemically Induced Colon Carcinogenesis in Rodents ; The AOM/DSS Model in the Study of Colorectal Carcinogenesis ; Histogenesis of Colon Cancer in AOM/DSS Model -- from the Emergence of Precancerous Lesions to Late Carcinomas; Molecular Events Associated with Colon Carcinogenesis in the AOM/DSS Model and Relevance for Human CRC Wnt/APC/Ý-Catenin Pathway ; K-Ras ; c-Myc ; TGF-Ý ; Cox-2 ; iNOS ; p53 Pathway ; Epigenetic Modifications ; Pathogenesis and Molecular Biology of Colitis-Induced Carcinogenesis in the AOM/DSS Model; Proinflammatory Factors ; Regulatory Factors ; Chemokines ; Toll Like Receptors ; TIR8 ; Heparanase ; Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage; The AOM/DSS Model in Preclinical Studies ; Natural Plant Compounds ; Modulation of Physiological Molecules ; Synthetic Drugs ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgment; 3.3. Mechanical Injury Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia 4. Animal Models of Structural Heart Disease ; 4.1. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgment ; References ; Canine Breast Cancer and Lymphoma as Modelsin Cancer Research ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1. Dogs as Appropriate Animal Models of Human Cancers ; 2. Canine Mammary Tumor Model ; 2.1. Expression Defects of Cell Cycle Regulators in the CMT Model ; Deregulation of p16/INK4A/ARF/INK4B Locus in CMTs ; 2.2. Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of the Role of Critical Genes Involved in Human and Canine Mammary Tumors; 2.3. Expression of miRNAs in Human Breast Cancer and the CMT Model 3. Canine Lymphoma Model ; Conclusion ; References ; Development of Cell Therapeutic Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease Using Animal Models ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis ; Transgenic Mice Models of AD ; Therapeutic Strategies Using Transgenic Mice Models of AD ; Microglia in the AD Brain ; Cell Therapeutic Strategies for AD ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Animal Models for AntineoplasticChemotherapy-Induced Alopecia; Abstract ; Introduction ; The Biology of the Hair Follicles (HFs) UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=570679 ER -