Similarly, eIF4G, the subunit that binds to the 43S preinitiation complex, was less expressed in tumour-bearing rats (W = 0.0987 ± 0.0014 arbitrary densitometric units) compared to the other groups (C = 0.1222 ± 0.0093, P = 0.1040 ± 0.0045, L = 0.1329 ± 0.0066 and PL= 0.1101 ± 0.0037 arbitrary densitometric units), while the leucine-rich diet significantly increased eIF4G expression by ~20% in the WL group compared to W (0.1253 ± 0.0024 vs. 0.0987 ± 0.0014 arbitrary densitometric units, p < 0.05) (Figure 3B). This evidence concerns the gene EIF4G1 and neoplasm.