Analysis of PC-3 prostate cancer cells incubated with arachidonic acid (AA). AA is an omega-6 fatty acid shown to induce cancer cell proliferation. Results suggest AA plays an important role in stimulation of growth-related genes and proliferation via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling.
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[HG-U133A] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array
Citation:
Hughes-Fulford M, Li CF, Boonyaratanakornkit J, Sayyah S. Arachidonic acid activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling and induces gene expression in prostate cancer. Cancer Res 2006 Feb 1;66(3):1427-33. PMID: 16452198