PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 21541537-0 1996 Dysregulation of transforming growth factor-beta 1 expression in N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis. nitrosobenzylmethylamine 65-91 transforming growth factor, beta 1 Rattus norvegicus 17-50 21541537-2 1996 To further investigate the role of TGF-beta 1 in chemically-induced esophageal tumorigenesis, the expression of TGF-beta 1 was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (T-PCR) and immunohistochemical studies in N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA)-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis. nitrosobenzylmethylamine 230-256 transforming growth factor, beta 1 Rattus norvegicus 112-122 21541537-4 1996 However, TGF-beta 1 mRNA levels were increased 2.9-fold (p<0.05) in 45-week papillomas induced by NMBA, when compared to normal rat esophageal epithelium. nitrosobenzylmethylamine 101-105 transforming growth factor, beta 1 Rattus norvegicus 9-19 21541537-7 1996 These findings suggest that overexpression of TGF-beta 1 mRNA occurs late in NMBA-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis, and the discordant mRNA and protein expression may result in tumor evasion from TGF-beta 1 controlled negative growth regulation, thus promoting tumor progression in this model. nitrosobenzylmethylamine 77-81 transforming growth factor, beta 1 Rattus norvegicus 46-56