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Antimutagenic activities of various lactic acid bacteria against food mutagens: heterocyclic amines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2002

EMMANUELLE TAVAN
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Food and Colon Carcinogenesis, Bordeaux 1 University, avenue des facultés, 33405 Talence cedex, France Danone Vitapole, 15, avenue Galilée, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
CHANTAL CAYUELA
Affiliation:
Danone Vitapole, 15, avenue Galilée, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
JEAN-MICHEL ANTOINE
Affiliation:
Danone Vitapole, 15, avenue Galilée, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
PIERRETTE CASSAND
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Food and Colon Carcinogenesis, Bordeaux 1 University, avenue des facultés, 33405 Talence cedex, France

Abstract

Antimutagenic properties of various dietary components have been investigated in many studies, in order to find compounds protective against the various steps of carcinogenesis. Indeed, cancer is now the principal cause of death in industrialised countries and treatment is still difficult. Thus, research in prevention is of extreme importance. While, the etiology of most cancers has an environmental component, colon or breast cancers are highly linked to dietary habits (up to 50% of colorectal cancers are due to diet; Riboli et al. 1996). In this context, Boutron et al. (1996) showed inverse correlation between consumption of dairy products and colorectal cancer in France.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 2002

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