Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1999.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 1999; 5(6): 461-464
Published online Dec 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i6.461
Table 3 Dietary calcium effects on colonic epithelial cells of rodents
Tumor developmentReferences*
Calcium: decreased tumors induced by partial enteric resection and carcinogenAppleton et al 1987
Decreased proliferation and tumor formation induced by dietary fat and carcinogenPence et al 1988
Decreased intestinal tumors after AMOSkrypec et al 1988
Decreased colonic tumors induced by AMOWargovich et al 1990
Decreased the number of invasive carcinomas after MNU and cholic acidMcSherr y et al 1989
Decreased the number of rats with multiple tumors after DMHSitrin et al 1991
Decreased K-ras mutationsLlor et al 1990
Unchanged tumor incidence after DMHKarkara et al 1989
Unchanged tumor incidence after DMHKaup et al 1989
Decreased late-stage precancerous lesion of whole colonic crypt dysplasiaRi sio et al[26] 1996