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[PMID]: | 28830415 |
[Au] Autor: | Khan F; Khan TJ; Kalamegam G; Pushparaj PN; Chaudhary A; Abuzenadah A; Kumosani T; Barbour E; Al-Qahtani M |
[Ad] Endereço: | Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
[Ti] Título: | Anti-cancer effects of Ajwa dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in diethylnitrosamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Wistar rats. |
[So] Source: | BMC Complement Altern Med;17(1):418, 2017 Aug 22. | [Is] ISSN: | 1472-6882 |
[Cp] País de publicação: | England |
[La] Idioma: | eng |
[Ab] Resumo: | BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for major cancer-related deaths despite current advanced therapies. Treatment and prognosis of HCC is better in patients with preserved liver function. Many natural products including ajwa dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.), are claimed to have hepatoprotective and HCC inhibitory effects, but most lack scientific validation. To prove our hypothesis, we attempted to evaluate the HCC inhibitory effects, and other beneficial properties of the aqueous extract of ajwa dates (ADE) in a rat model of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) induced liver cancer. METHODS: Thirty-two male rats were divided into four groups of eight each as follows, Group A: untreated control; Group B: DEN control (180 mg/kg bw), Group C: DEN + ADE 0.5 g/kg bw; and Group D: DEN +1.0 g/kg bw. Rats from all groups were assessed for liver cancer progression or inhibition by evaluating histological, biochemical, antioxidant enzyme status, cytokines and gene expression profiles. RESULTS: DEN treatment Groups (B, C, D) showed histological features of HCC and in rats treated with ADE (Groups C, D) partial to complete reversal of normal liver architecture was observed. Antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), glutatione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) were increased, while the liver enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels and lipid peroxidation were significantly decreased in Group C and Group D compared to Group B. Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1ß,, GM-CSF) were increased in the serum of rats in Group B while the anti-tumor cytokines (IL-2, IL-12) were increased in ADE treated Groups (C, D). In addition, Alpha-Feto Protein (AFP) and IL-6 gene expression levels were upregulated in Group B, while they were significantly downregulated in ADE treated Groups (C, D). CONCLUSIONS: ADE helped in the reversal of DEN damaged liver towards normal. Restoration of anti-oxidant enzymes, liver enzymes, cytokines balance and gene expression to normal levels following ADE treatment indicates that ADE improves liver function and inhibits HCC. ADE can, therefore, be used together with conventional therapeutics for HCC. |
[Mh] Termos MeSH primário: |
Antineoplásicos Carcinoma Hepatocelular/tratamento farmacológico Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico Phoeniceae/química Extratos Vegetais
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[Mh] Termos MeSH secundário: |
Animais Antineoplásicos/química Antineoplásicos/farmacologia Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico Antioxidantes/análise Carcinoma Hepatocelular/induzido quimicamente Carcinoma Hepatocelular/metabolismo Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patologia Citocinas/sangue Dietilnitrosamina/toxicidade Frutas/química Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos Fígado/patologia Neoplasias Hepáticas/induzido quimicamente Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia Masculino Extratos Vegetais/química Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico Ratos Ratos Wistar
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[Pt] Tipo de publicação: | JOURNAL ARTICLE |
[Nm] Nome de substância:
| 0 (Antineoplastic Agents); 0 (Antioxidants); 0 (Cytokines); 0 (Plant Extracts); 3IQ78TTX1A (Diethylnitrosamine) |
[Em] Mês de entrada: | 1709 |
[Cu] Atualização por classe: | 170911 |
[Lr] Data última revisão:
| 170911 |
[Sb] Subgrupo de revista: | IM |
[Da] Data de entrada para processamento: | 170824 |
[St] Status: | MEDLINE |
[do] DOI: | 10.1186/s12906-017-1926-6 |
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