Journal of Proteomics and Genomics Research
Open Access
Mechanisms Associated with Acquisition of Resistance to Butyrate-Induced Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cells Using Gene Expression Analysis
Dec 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2326-0793.jpgr-14-598
Kim YC FungCorresponding author
Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide and its prevalence can be reduced by changes to lifestyle and diet. Fermentation of dietary fibre by the gut microbiota and formation of short chain fatty acids, in particular butyrate, is widely thought to play a role in prev…