Spontaneous tumors

Disease

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Interventions

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Metformin

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  1. Metformin has no effect on spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “treatment with metformin failed influence spontaneous tumor incidence in male 129/Sv mice”

    Animalsin drinking water100 mg/kgmales

    Gender differences in metformin effect on aging, life span and spontaneous tumorigenesis in 129/Sv mice

    Aging1 Dec 2010

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Epithalone

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  1. Epithalone decreases spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “Epithalone injected to rats exposed to any photoregimen significantly inhibited the development of spontaneous tumors”

    Animalsunder any photoregimensubcutaneous injection, 5 times a week0.1 microg/ratuntil natural deathmales

    Geroprotective effect of ala-glu-asp-gly peptide in male rats exposed to different illumination regimens

    Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine1 Apr 2008

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Epithalon

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  1. Epithalon inhibits spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “This peptide exhibited virtually no effect on the development of spontaneous tumors in rats exposed to standard and constant illumination, but significantly inhibited their development in rats exposed to natural light.”

    Animalsin rats exposed to natural light0.1 microg daily 5 times a weekfemales

    Effect of Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly peptide on life span and development of spontaneous tumors in female rats exposed to different illumination regimes

    Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine1 Dec 2007

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Upstream

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MAP3K8

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  1. MAP3K8 has no effect on spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “incidence and severity of spontaneous tumors and non-neoplastic lesions were comparable between wild type and Tpl2-KD mice”

    Animalskinase-dead mutation

    Tpl2 kinase regulates inflammation but not tumorigenesis in mice

    Toxicology and applied pharmacology13 Mar 2021

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NPY

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  1. NPY protects against spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “as was the effect on the occurrence of spontaneous tumors and oxidative stress responses in comparison to wild-type mice”

    Animalslifelong 30% DR in Npy-null vs wild-type mice

    A key role for neuropeptide Y in lifespan extension and cancer suppression via dietary restriction

    Scientific reports31 Mar 2014

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SHC1

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  1. SHC1 has no effect on spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “Spontaneous tumor incidence was investigated and found unaltered in two different strains, 129Sv and C57Bl/6J, p66KO mice.”

    Animalsin 129Sv and C57Bl/6J mice

    The p53-p66Shc apoptotic pathway is dispensable for tumor suppression whereas the p66Shc-generated oxidative stress initiates tumorigenesis

    Current pharmaceutical design1 Jan 2013

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Associations

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Melatonin

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  1. Melatonin lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “Melatonin also decreased spontaneous tumor development, first of all, mammary and uterine neoplasm, in the rats kept at the constant illumination.”

    Animalsin rats kept at constant illuminationfemales

    Effect of light regimens and melatonin on the homeostasis, life span and development of spontaneous tumors in female rats

    Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii1 Jan 2007

  2. Melatonin raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “treatment with the used dose of melatonin increased spontaneous tumor incidence in mice.”

    Animalsdrinking water20 mg/l5 consecutive days every monthfemales

    Melatonin increases both life span and tumor incidence in female CBA mice

    The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences1 Jul 2001

  3. Melatonin raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “Increase in life span led to higher spontaneous tumor incidence.”

    Animalsuntil natural deathdrinking water20 mg/l5 consecutive days monthlyfemales

    The effect of melatonin on the indices of biological age, on longevity and on the development of spontaneous tumors in mice

    Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2000

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RBM38

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  1. RBM38 raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “S193D KI mice have a shortened life span and are prone to spontaneous tumors, chronic inflammation, and liver steatosis”

    AnimalsS193D knock-in

    Fine-tuning p53 activity by modulating the interaction between eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E and RNA-binding protein RBM38

    Genes & development4 Mar 2021

  2. RBM38 lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “Rbm38 is necessary for normal hematopoiesis and for suppressing accelerated aging and tumorigenesis”

    Animalsshown by knockout

    Mice deficient in Rbm38, a target of the p53 family, are susceptible to accelerated aging and spontaneous tumors

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America15 Dec 2014

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Constant illumination

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  1. Constant illumination raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “Permanent illumination promoted the development of spontaneous tumors in comparison with the standard photoregimen.”

    Animalsmales

    Geroprotective effect of ala-glu-asp-gly peptide in male rats exposed to different illumination regimens

    Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine1 Apr 2008

  2. Constant illumination raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “and a significant increase in spontaneous tumor development rate as compared with standard lighting.”

    Animalscompared with standard lightingfemales

    Lighting effect on spontaneous tumor development in female rats

    Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2007

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Voluntary running-wheel exercise

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  1. Voluntary running-wheel exercise lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats (38% vs 54%).

    “A larger percentage of animals in the SED group had tumors (54%), compared with EX rats (38%).”

    Animalsvoluntary running-wheel exercise vs sedentary housingfemalesn = 108

    Revisiting influences on tumor development focusing on laboratory housing

    Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS1 May 2009

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Light deprivation

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  1. Light deprivation lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats (2.1 times drop).

    “Light deprivation resulted in a longer maximum life span and significant (2.1 times) drop in tumor incidence.”

    Animalsfemales

    Lighting effect on spontaneous tumor development in female rats

    Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2007

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Natural lighting in the russian north-west

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  1. Natural lighting in the russian north-west raises the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “and a significant increase in spontaneous tumor development rate as compared with standard lighting.”

    Animalscompared with standard lightingfemales

    Lighting effect on spontaneous tumor development in female rats

    Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 2007

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Neuronol

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  1. Neuronol lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in mice.

    “Neuronol inhibited the development of spontaneous tumors, primarily lymphomas”

    Animalsfemales

    Effect of neuronol on lifespan and development of spontaneous tumors in SAMP-1 mice with genetically accelerated aging

    Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine1 Dec 2003

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Wistar mishima

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  1. Wistar mishima is associated with spontaneous tumors in rats (3.1% in males, 27.1% in females).

    “Tumors were observed in 33 males (3.1%) and 246 females (27.1%).”

    Animalsn = 1,960

    Life span and spontaneous tumors incidence of the Wistar Mishima (WM/MsNrs) rat

    Experimental animals1 Apr 2003

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Lifespan

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  1. Spontaneous tumors are associated with lifespan in rats (p < 0.0001).

    “The average life span of tumor-afflicted females was significantly longer than that of the non-tumor group (p < 0.0001)”

    Animalsfemales

    Life span and spontaneous tumors incidence of the Wistar Mishima (WM/MsNrs) rat

    Experimental animals1 Apr 2003

Buformin

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  1. Buformin lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats.

    “to reduce the incidence of spontaneous tumors.”

    Animalsk mg/day per ratchronicfemales

    Effect of buformin and diphenylhydantoin on the life span, estrous function and spontaneous tumor incidence in rats

    Voprosy onkologii1 Jan 1980

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