Fig. 5From: Long-term administration of the fungus toxin, sterigmatocystin, induces intestinal metaplasia and increases the proliferative activity of PCNA, p53, and MDM2 in the gastric mucosa of aged Mongolian gerbilsp53 and MDM2 immunostaining images in the gastric mucosa of Mongolian gerbils. a, b Non-treated control gerbils, whose nuclei are negative on p53 and MDM2 immunostaining. c, d p53 and MDM2 expressions are observed in the gastric mucosa from ST-administered gerbils. Faintly stained cells are seen in the mucous glands. The arrows indicate positive nuclei. Stains: p53 immunohistochemistry (a, c), MDM2 immunohistochemistry (b, d). Groups: non-treated control group (a, b), ST 1,000 ppb administration group (c, d)Back to article page