Table 5

Nuclear receptor and COX-2 mRNA expression in colorectal tumors of patients with BMI < 25

Gene
n
Healthy colon mucosa
Tumor tissue
pa







Median
Range
Median
Range


PPARγ
9
1.00
(0.65–3.19)
1.17
(0.35–3.67)
n.s.
PPARδ
9
1.35
(0.69–2.34)
1.55
(0.57–4.96)
0.012
RXRα
9
0.76
(0.37–1.20)
1.09
(0.54–1.84)
<0.001
RARα
9
1.09
(0.69–1.85)
1.58
(0.95–3.93)
<0.001
RARβ
9
1.53
(0.52–2.49)
2.78
(0.18–8.49)
0.001
RARγ
9
1.21
(0.76–3.68)
4.49
(0.91–9.68)
<0.001
COX-2
9
1.11
(0.51–3.48)
12.40
(0.50–560.46)
<0.001

Delage et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:20   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-20