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This is evident when one evaluates the concentrations required to achieve anticancer, cytoprotective actions in vitro [ 19 21 25 26 27 ] . More recently in the Apc minmouse model of familial adenomatous polyposis, a condition with a massive induction of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, green tea extracts reduced polyp load and potentiated the effects of sulindac, a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor used to treat gastrointestinal cancer [ 32 ] . This further affirms the potential of this strategy in managing disorders characterized by epithelial cell death and transformation.
Harada and colleagues documented intestinal polyposis in β-catenin transgenic mice with a less than 2-fold increase in β-catenin protein level in the polyps [ 33 ] . The authors point out that because the transgene was only expressed in a fraction of cells in this tissue, protein levels are likely higher in some epithelial cells.
We therefore wanted to determine if aspirin is able to reduce the number and size of adenomas in Min /+ mice with established polyposis.
The study revealed that treatment of Min /+ mice with established polyposis with aspirin for 4 weeks produce no appreciable therapeutic effect.
Polyposis in the Min /+ mouse differs slightly from the human condition of FAP.