Figure 9.
Regulation of the mRNA levels of (A) proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), (B) vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), (C) c-fos, and (D) caspase-3 in DMBA-induced oral carcinogenesis in hamsters after treatment with water extracts isolated from the mycelia of surface liquid-cultured Cordyceps militaris (WECM). The hamsters (n = 6) were treated with DMBA for 8 weeks and then with WECM or clelcoxib for 4 weeks. Significant differences are shown by different letters (p < 0.05). DMBA = 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.