Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel diseases have long been recognized as entities with a higher risk of colorectal cancer. An increasing amount of information has been published regarding ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer and its unique mechanisms in recent decades, as ulcerative colitis constitutes a...

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Main Authors: Jesus K. Yamamoto-Furusho, Fausto D. Gutierrez-Herrera
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
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description Inflammatory bowel diseases have long been recognized as entities with a higher risk of colorectal cancer. An increasing amount of information has been published regarding ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer and its unique mechanisms in recent decades, as ulcerative colitis constitutes a chronic process characterized by cycles of activity and remission of unpredictable durations and intensities; cumulative genomic alterations occur during active disease and mucosal healing, resulting in a special sequence of events different to the events associated with sporadic colorectal cancer. The recognition of the core differences between sporadic colorectal cancer and colitis-associated cancer is of great importance to understand and guide the directions in which new research could be performed, and how it could be applied to current clinical scenarios. A DSS/AOM murine model has allowed for a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms in colitis-associated cancer, as it is currently the closest model to this unique scenario. In this review, we provide a summary of the main molecular mechanisms and the clinical aspects of colitis-associated cancer in ulcerative colitis.
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spelling doaj-art-a5eaf1e6e4f343c991c2b40ae02cbeb52025-08-20T02:48:06ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092025-01-0114316210.3390/cells14030162Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative ColitisJesus K. Yamamoto-Furusho0Fausto D. Gutierrez-Herrera1Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México 14080, MexicoInflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México 14080, MexicoInflammatory bowel diseases have long been recognized as entities with a higher risk of colorectal cancer. An increasing amount of information has been published regarding ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer and its unique mechanisms in recent decades, as ulcerative colitis constitutes a chronic process characterized by cycles of activity and remission of unpredictable durations and intensities; cumulative genomic alterations occur during active disease and mucosal healing, resulting in a special sequence of events different to the events associated with sporadic colorectal cancer. The recognition of the core differences between sporadic colorectal cancer and colitis-associated cancer is of great importance to understand and guide the directions in which new research could be performed, and how it could be applied to current clinical scenarios. A DSS/AOM murine model has allowed for a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms in colitis-associated cancer, as it is currently the closest model to this unique scenario. In this review, we provide a summary of the main molecular mechanisms and the clinical aspects of colitis-associated cancer in ulcerative colitis.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/3/162ulcerative colitisdysplasiamolecular mechanismscolitis-associated cancer
spellingShingle Jesus K. Yamamoto-Furusho
Fausto D. Gutierrez-Herrera
Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
Cells
ulcerative colitis
dysplasia
molecular mechanisms
colitis-associated cancer
title Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
title_full Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
title_fullStr Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
title_full_unstemmed Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
title_short Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Colitis-Associated Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis
title_sort molecular mechanisms and clinical aspects of colitis associated cancer in ulcerative colitis
topic ulcerative colitis
dysplasia
molecular mechanisms
colitis-associated cancer
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/3/162
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