Dietary pectin and calcium inhibit colonic proliferation in vivo by differing mechanisms.(Abstracts)(Brief Article) From: Alternative Medicine Review | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Kourouma, F.; Morris, A.P.; Sellin, J.H.; Umar, S. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Thorne Research Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Umar S, Morris AR Kourouma F, Sellin JH. Cell Prolif 2003:36:361-375.

Diet plays an important role in promoting and/or preventing colon cancer; however, the effects of specific nutrients remain uncertain because of the difficulties in correlating epidemiological and basic observations. Transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia (TMCH) induced by Citrobacter rodentium, causes significant hyperproliferation and hyperplasia in the mouse distal colon and increases the risk of ...