Author : Prafulla Kumar Sahu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9788132208662
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)
Book Synopsis Statin: A Chemopreventive Agent for Liver Carcinogenesis in Rat by : Prafulla Kumar Sahu
Download or read book Statin: A Chemopreventive Agent for Liver Carcinogenesis in Rat written by Prafulla Kumar Sahu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statin is a potential antihypercholesterolemic agent, which inhibits 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the rate limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. The beneficial effects of statin therapy, however, are not limited to patients with hypercholesterolemia. Increasing evidence suggest that an activity level of HMG-CoA reductase may affect various cellular functions such as DNA synthesis, cell proliferation, diverse signal transduction pathways leading to pathogenesis. The use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in varying diseases is under investigation. This book is the most current hands-on book in the field of hepatocarcinogenesis. This book provides valuable coverage in hepatocellular carcinoma. It offers the latest techniques and approaches to conduct the hepatocarcinogenesis studies such as cell proliferation and differentiation. In the present study, the authors have evaluated the chemo-preventive potential of statins as the end point biomarker in a diethylnitrosamine-induced rat hepatocarcinogenesis model by morphometric analysis of precancerous lesions during neoplastic transformation of cells. Further, hepatic histopathological assessments of preneoplastic lesions are carried out and correlated with the morphometric findings. Expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and metallothionein (MT) are studied by enzyme labeled immunochemistry.