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There is concern, however, that high folate intake (a consequence of food fortification) may enhance tumour growth in individuals with pre-existing tumours or genetic predisposition to tumorigenesis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To determine if <jats:italic>Mthfr<\/jats:italic> deficiency and low dietary folate influence tumorigenesis in mice genetically predisposed to form numerous intestinal adenomas (<jats:italic>Apc<jats:sup>min\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                     <\/jats:italic>).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Male <jats:italic>Apc<jats:sup>min\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                     <\/jats:italic> mice were mated with <jats:italic>Mthfr<jats:sup>+\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                     <\/jats:italic> and\/or <jats:italic>Mthfr<jats:sup>+\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                     <\/jats:italic> females. Diets with variable folate content were administered either pre-natally or at weaning; tumours were counted in offspring at 10 weeks of age. Plasma homocysteine and levels of apoptosis, DNA methylation and nucleotide ratios (dUTP:dTTP) in normal (pre-neoplastic) intestine were measured.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                     <jats:italic>Apc<jats:sup>min\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                     <\/jats:italic> mice fed high folate diets from weaning developed more adenomas than those fed the folic acid-deficient diet (FADD) or the control diet (CD); Mthfr deficiency did not affect adenoma number. However, when the FADD and CD were administered to dams prior to conception, throughout pregnancy and continued in offspring post-weaning, Apc<jats:sup>min\/+<\/jats:sup> offspring fed FADD developed fewer adenomas than those fed CD. <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:italic>Mthfr<\/jats:italic>\n                        <jats:sup>+\/\u2212<\/jats:sup> genotype of the mother or of the offspring also reduced adenoma numbers in the <jats:italic>Apc<jats:sup>min\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                        <\/jats:italic>\n                     <\/jats:italic> offspring. Adenoma number was inversely correlated with plasma homocysteine (r\u200a=\u200a\u22120.49, p&lt;0.005, intestinal dUTP\/dTTP ratios (r\u200a=\u200a\u22120.42, p\u200a=\u200a0.05), and levels of intestinal apoptosis (r\u200a=\u200a\u22120.36, p\u200a=\u200a0.08).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Low dietary folate and <jats:italic>Mthfr<\/jats:italic> deficiency reduce adenoma formation in mice predisposed to tumorigenesis, possibly through increased apoptosis consequent to hyperhomocysteinaemia and nucleotide imbalances.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/gut.2007.143107","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,27]],"date-time":"2009-01-27T22:28:27Z","timestamp":1233095307000},"page":"805-811","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency and low dietary folate reduce 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