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PROTECTING AGAINST INFLAMMATION-INDUCED COLORECTAL CANCER RISK BY UNIQUE NUTRACEUTICAL ANTHOCYANIN-ENRICHED BIOENGINEERED TOMATOES

Objective

The goal of this proposal is to explore chemopreventive efficacy of anthocyanin-enriched bioengineered tomatoes as a novel nutraceutical food for the prevention of colorectal cancer by targeting at the inflammatory cytokine-stimulated proliferation and anti-apoptosis signaling.

Investigators
Wang, W.
Institution
KANSAS STATE UNIV
Start date
2024
End date
2029
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
KS55231953
Accession number
1032124
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1032124.html