Inflammation Shuts Down Cancer-Fighting Genes

Uploaded on 4 Jan 2012

Chronic inflammation and the chemical silencing of tumor-suppressing genes each play roles in development and progression of colorectal cancer. Research published in Nature Medicine led by MD Anderson Provost Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., connects the two factors by showing the inflammatory small molecule PGE2 silences genes via DNA methylation.

http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop...