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Kumar M, Hasan M, Lorenzo JM, Dhumal S, Nishad J, Rais N, Verma A, Changan S, Barbhai MD, Radha, Chandran D, Pandiselvam R, Senapathy M, Dey A, Pradhan PC, Mohankumar P, Deshmukh VP, Amarowicz R, Mekhemar M, Zhang B. Jamun (Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels) seed bioactives and its biological activities: A review. FOOD BIOSCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.102109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Eskra JN, Dodge A, Schlicht MJ, Bosland MC. Effects of Black Raspberries and Their Constituents on Rat Prostate Carcinogenesis and Human Prostate Cancer Cell Growth In Vitro. Nutr Cancer 2019; 72:672-685. [PMID: 31402717 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2019.1650943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Prostate cancer patients often use dietary supplements, such as black raspberries, which are a rich source of compounds with antioxidant and anticancer activity, particularly on gastrointestinal cancers. Feeding black raspberries inhibited mammary cancer induction in rats and growth of cancer cells in nude mice, indicating systemic bioavailability of bioactive compounds. We tested whether feeding black raspberries and its constituents would inhibit prostate cancer development. However, we did not find preventive effects in two rat prostate carcinogenesis models, even though the berry anthocyanin metabolite protocatechuic acid was detectable in their prostates. Black raspberry extract, the anthocyanin cyanidin-3-rutinoside and protocatechuic acid did not inhibit prostate cancer cell growth in vitro, but ellagic acid and its urolithin A metabolite did at high concentrations. Prostate cancer cell migration was not affected by these agents nor was growth in soft agar, except that ellagic acid reduced colony formation at physiological concentrations and protocatechuic acid at high concentrations. Low bioavailability of bioactive berry compounds and metabolites may limit exposure of tissues such as the prostate, since we found that cyanidin-3-rutinoside was not bioavailable to prostate cancer cells, but its aglycone cyanidin was and inhibited their growth. Thus, black raspberries are unlikely to prevent prostate cancer.
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- Jillian N Eskra
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Yang H, Tian T, Wu D, Guo D, Lu J. Prevention and treatment effects of edible berries for three deadly diseases: Cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2018; 59:1903-1912. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1432562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Hua Yang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- School of Food Engineering, Qinzhou University, Qinzhou, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, P. R. China
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Bak MJ, Das Gupta S, Wahler J, Suh N. Role of dietary bioactive natural products in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2016; 40-41:170-191. [PMID: 27016037 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, including luminal-A and -B, is the most common type of breast cancer. Extended exposure to estrogen is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Both ER-dependent and ER-independent mechanisms have been implicated in estrogen-mediated carcinogenesis. The ER-dependent pathway involves cell growth and proliferation triggered by the binding of estrogen to the ER. The ER-independent mechanisms depend on the metabolism of estrogen to generate genotoxic metabolites, free radicals and reactive oxygen species to induce breast cancer. A better understanding of the mechanisms that drive ER-positive breast cancer will help optimize targeted approaches to prevent or treat breast cancer. A growing emphasis is being placed on alternative medicine and dietary approaches toward the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Many natural products and bioactive compounds found in foods have been shown to inhibit breast carcinogenesis via inhibition of estrogen induced oxidative stress as well as ER signaling. This review summarizes the role of bioactive natural products that are involved in the prevention and treatment of estrogen-related and ER-positive breast cancer.
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- Min Ji Bak
- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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Mazzoni L, Perez-Lopez P, Giampieri F, Alvarez-Suarez JM, Gasparrini M, Forbes-Hernandez TY, Quiles JL, Mezzetti B, Battino M. The genetic aspects of berries: from field to health. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:365-71. [PMID: 25872898 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Berries are a relevant source of micronutrients and nonessential phytochemicals, such as polyphenol compounds, that play a synergistic and cumulative role in human health promotion. Several systematic analyses showed that berry phenolics are able to detoxify reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, blocking their production, to intervene in the cell cycle, participating in the transduction and expression of genes involved in apoptosis, and to repair oxidative DNA damage. As a consequence, the improvement of the nutritional quality of berries has become a new quality target of breeding and biotechnological strategies, to control or to increase the content of specific health-related compounds in fruits. This work reviews, on the basis of the in vitro and in vivo evidence, the main berries' phytochemical compounds and their possible mechanisms of action on pathways involved in several type of diseases, with particular attention to cancer, inflammation, neurodegeneration, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
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- Luca Mazzoni
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology 'José Mataix, Biomedical Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Area de Nutrición y Salud, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (UNINI), Campeche, CP, 24040, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology 'José Mataix, Biomedical Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO), Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Director Centre for Nutrition and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlantico (UEA), Santander, 39011, Spain
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Intuyod K, Priprem A, Limphirat W, Charoensuk L, Pinlaor P, Pairojkul C, Lertrat K, Pinlaor S. Anti-inflammatory and anti-periductal fibrosis effects of an anthocyanin complex in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected hamsters. Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 74:206-15. [PMID: 25447758 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Revised: 08/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The pharmacological activities of herbal extracts can be enhanced by complex formation. In this study, we manipulated cyanidin and delphinidin-rich extracts to form an anthocyanin complex (AC) with turmeric and evaluated activity against inflammation and periductal fibrosis in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected hamsters. The AC was prepared from anthocyanins extracted from cobs of purple waxy corn (70%), petals of blue butterfly pea (20%) and turmeric extract (10%), resulting in an enhanced free-radical scavenging capacity. Oral administration of AC (175 and 700 mg/kg body weight) every day for 1 month to O. viverrini-infected hamsters resulted in reduced inflammatory cells and periductal fibrosis. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and partial least square discriminant analysis suggested nucleic acid changes in the O. viverrini-infected liver samples, which were partially prevented by the AC treatment. AC reduced 8-oxodG formation, an oxidative DNA damage marker, significantly decreased levels of nitrite in the plasma and alanine aminotransferase activity and increased the ferric reducing ability of plasma. AC also decreased the expression of oxidant-related genes (NF-κB and iNOS) and increased the expression of antioxidant-related genes (CAT, SOD, and GPx). Thus, AC increases free-radical scavenging capacity, decreases inflammation, suppresses oxidative/nitrative stress, and reduces liver injury and periductal fibrosis in O. viverrini-infected hamsters.
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- Kitti Intuyod
- Biomedical Science Program, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Murphy MM, Barraj LM, Spungen JH, Herman DR, Randolph RK. Global assessment of select phytonutrient intakes by level of fruit and vegetable consumption. Br J Nutr 2014; 112:1004-18. [PMID: 25108700 PMCID: PMC4162485 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114514001937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Despite dietary recommendations that have repeatedly underscored the importance of increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables, intakes worldwide are lower than recommended levels. Consequently, the diets of many individuals may be lacking in nutrients and phytonutrients typical of a diet rich in a variety of fruits and vegetables. In the present study, we estimated phytonutrient intakes by adults categorised by sex, level of fruit and vegetable consumption (< 5 v. ≥ 5 servings/d), and geographic diet cluster. Intakes of nine select phytonutrients were estimated from the 2002-4 World Health Survey fruit and vegetable servings intake data (n 198,637), the FAO supply utilisation accounts data, and phytonutrient concentration data obtained from the US Department of Agriculture databases and the published literature. Percentage contributions to each phytonutrient intake from fruit and vegetable sources were also estimated. Estimated intakes of phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables varied across the thirteen geographic diet clusters, reflecting regional differences in both numbers and proportions of fruit and vegetable servings consumed, and the specific types of fruits and vegetables available in the diet. The mean phytonutrient intakes by adults consuming ≥ 5 servings/d of fruits and vegetables were approximately 2- to 6-fold the mean phytonutrient intakes by adults with low fruit and vegetable consumption (< 5 servings/d). In some cases, phytonutrient intakes by adults consuming ≥ 5 servings/d of fruits and vegetables in one geographic diet cluster were lower than the intakes by adults reporting < 5 servings/d in another cluster. The findings from this assessment provide important information regarding the major dietary patterns of phytonutrient intakes across geographic diet clusters.
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- Mary M. Murphy
- Exponent, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 1100, Washington, DC20036, USA
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- Exponent, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 1100, Washington, DC20036, USA
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- Exponent, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 1100, Washington, DC20036, USA
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- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University, Northridge, CA91330, USA
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Li X, Li Y, States VA, Li S, Zhang X, Martin RCG. The effect of black raspberry extracts on MnSOD activity in protection against concanavalin A induced liver injury. Nutr Cancer 2014; 66:930-7. [PMID: 24911141 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2014.922201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inflammation and oxidative stress are the key events in carcinogenetic transformation. Black raspberries (BRB) have been demonstrated to have antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anticancer bioactivities. In this study, a concanavalin A induced hepatitis mouse model is used to examine the effect of BRB extract on hepatic injury. Three BRB extracts, including ethanol/H2O extracts (both anthocyanin-contained fraction and nonanthocyanin-contained fraction) and hexane extract were used. The alterations in hepatic histology, apoptosis, and oxidative stress were observed in the animals pretreated with BRB extracts and then challenged by concanavalin A. Results indicate that ethanol/H2O extracts can inhibit Con A induced liver injury. The hepatic protection by the ethanol/H2O BRB extracts is associated with decreases of lipid peroxidation and NDA oxidative damage. Importantly, the BRB extracts increase manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity but not the CuZnSOD. The preservation of MnSOD by BRB extracts is associated with the protective action in the liver challenged by Con A. Ethanol/H2O BRB extracts function as antioxidants, thus demonstrating the critical role of oxidative stress in the Con A induced liver injury, and providing evidence that the protective effects of ethanol/H2O BRB extracts result, at least in part, from their antioxidant action.
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- Xuanyi Li
- a Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky , USA
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Joseph SV, Edirisinghe I, Burton-Freeman BM. Berries: anti-inflammatory effects in humans. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:3886-903. [PMID: 24512603 DOI: 10.1021/jf4044056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A sustained pro-inflammatory state is a major contributing factor in chronic disease development, progression, and complication, including the most commonly known diseases: cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, and type 2 diabetes. Fruits, such as berries, contain polyphenol compounds purported to have anti-inflammatory activity in humans. Among the most notable polyphenols in berries are anthocyanins, responsible for their distinctive colors of red, blue, and purple. Berries have been studied widely for their antioxidant properties; however, preclinical data suggest important effects on inflammatory pathways. Correspondingly, the effects of berries, including extracts and purified anthocyanins, have been the subject of a number of human trials. This review aims to evaluate the current state of the human science on berry (products) as a source of dietary polyphenols, particularly anthocyanins, to modulate inflammatory status. Identifying dietary strategies that manage the modern-day inflammatory burden has important implications for chronic disease risk reduction and informing dietary guidelines aimed at achieving and maintaining health.
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- Shama V Joseph
- Center for Nutrition Research, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology , Bedford Park, Illinois 60501, United States
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Aqil F, Munagala R, Jeyabalan J, Joshi T, Gupta RC, Singh IP. The Indian Blackberry (Jamun), Antioxidant Capacity, and Cancer Protection. Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-405205-5.00010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Phytoagents for cancer management: regulation of nucleic acid oxidation, ROS, and related mechanisms. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:925804. [PMID: 24454991 PMCID: PMC3886269 DOI: 10.1155/2013/925804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Accumulation of oxidized nucleic acids causes genomic instability leading to senescence, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis. Phytoagents are known to reduce the risk of cancer development; whether such effects are through regulating the extent of nucleic acid oxidation remains unclear. Here, we outlined the role of reactive oxygen species in nucleic acid oxidation as a driving force in cancer progression. The consequential relationship between genome instability and cancer progression highlights the importance of modulation of cellular redox level in cancer management. Current epidemiological and experimental evidence demonstrate the effects and modes of action of phytoagents in nucleic acid oxidation and provide rationales for the use of phytoagents as chemopreventive or therapeutic agents. Vitamins and various phytoagents antagonize carcinogen-triggered oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals and/or activating endogenous defence systems such as Nrf2-regulated antioxidant genes or pathways. Moreover, metal ion chelation by phytoagents helps to attenuate oxidative DNA damage caused by transition metal ions. Besides, the prooxidant effects of some phytoagents pose selective cytotoxicity on cancer cells and shed light on a new strategy of cancer therapy. The “double-edged sword” role of phytoagents as redox regulators in nucleic acid oxidation and their possible roles in cancer prevention or therapy are discussed in this review.
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Vadhanam MV, Thaiparambil J, Gairola CG, Gupta RC. Oxidative DNA adducts detected in vitro from redox activity of cigarette smoke constituents. Chem Res Toxicol 2012; 25:2499-504. [PMID: 22994544 DOI: 10.1021/tx300312f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cigarette smoke contains a variety of carcinogens, cocarcinogens, mutagens, and tumor promoters. In addition to polycyclic aromatic carcinogens and tobacco-specific nitrosamines, cigarette smoke also contains an abundance of catechols, aldehydes, and other constituents, which are DNA damaging directly or indirectly; therefore, they can also contribute to cigarette smoke-mediated carcinogenicity. In this study, we investigated the potential of cigarette smoke constituents to induce oxidative damage to DNA through their capacity to redox cycle. When DNA (300 μg/mL) was incubated with cigarette smoke condensate (0.2 mg of tobacco particulate matter/mL) and CuCl(2) as a catalyst (50-100 μM), a variety of oxidative DNA adducts were detected by (32)P-postlabeling/TLC. Of the total adduct burden (2114 ± 419 adducts/10(6) nucleotides), over 40% of all adducts were attributed to the benchmark oxidative DNA lesion, 8-oxodeoxyguanosine (8-oxodG). Adducts were formed dose dependently. Essentially, similar adduct profiles were obtained when cigarette smoke condensate was substituted with ortho- and para-dihydroxybenzenes. Vehicle treatment with Cu(2+) or CSC alone did not induce any significant amount of oxidative DNA damage. Furthermore, coincubation of cigarette smoke condensate and ortho-dihydroxybenzene with DNA resulted in a higher amount of oxidative DNA adducts than obtained with the individual entity, suggesting that adducts presumably originated from catechols or catechol-like compounds in cigarette smoke condensate. Adducts resulting from both cigarette smoke condensate and pure dihydroxybenzenes were chromatographically identical to adducts formed by reaction of DNA with H(2)O(2), which is known to produce 8-oxodG, and many other oxidative DNA adducts. When the cigarette smoke condensate-DNA reaction was performed in the presence of ellagic acid, a known antioxidant, the adduct formation was inhibited dose dependently, further suggesting that adducts originated from oxidative pathway. Our data thus provide evidence of the capacity of catechols or catechol-like constituents in cigarette smoke to produce oxidative DNA damage, which may contribute to the tumor-promoting activity of cigarette smoke.
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- Manicka V Vadhanam
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Murphy MM, Barraj LM, Herman D, Bi X, Cheatham R, Randolph RK. Phytonutrient intake by adults in the United States in relation to fruit and vegetable consumption. J Acad Nutr Diet 2012; 112:222-9. [PMID: 22741166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals consuming diets dense in fruits and vegetables consume an array of phytonutrients as well as recognized nutritional components, including vitamins, minerals, and fiber. There is a growing body of evidence that phytonutrients may play positive roles in health. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to estimate usual intakes of nine individual phytonutrients by Americans consuming recommended levels of fruits and vegetables compared to intakes by adults not meeting these recommendations, and to identify contributions of food sources to total phytonutrient intakes. The phytonutrients examined in this study are found predominantly in fruits and vegetables. DESIGN Food consumption data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2003-2006 and phytonutrient concentration data from US Department of Agriculture databases and the published literature were used to estimate energy-adjusted usual intakes. Student's t tests were used to compare mean energy-adjusted phytonutrient intakes between subpopulations who consumed recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables vs those who did not. Percentage contributions of each phytonutrient by food source were estimated for all adults. RESULTS Energy-adjusted intakes of all phytonutrients other than ellagic acid were considerably higher among both men and women meeting dietary recommendations for fruit and vegetable intakes compared to those not meeting the recommendations; energy-adjusted intakes of ellagic acid were higher only among women meeting vs not meeting the recommendations. For five of the nine phytonutrients (α-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, hesperetin, and ellagic acid), a single food accounted for 64% or more of the total intake of the phytonutrient. CONCLUSIONS Energy-adjusted intakes of carotenoids and flavonoids are higher among men and women whose diets conform to dietary guidance for fruits and vegetables. A limited number of foods provide the majority of these phytonutrients. Findings from this research provide important reference information on the phytonutrient contributions of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.
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- Mary M Murphy
- Exponent, Inc, 1150 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
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Aiyer HS, Warri AM, Woode DR, Hilakivi-Clarke L, Clarke R. Influence of berry polyphenols on receptor signaling and cell-death pathways: implications for breast cancer prevention. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:5693-708. [PMID: 22300613 PMCID: PMC3383353 DOI: 10.1021/jf204084f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide. Many women have become more aware of the benefits of increasing fruit consumption, as part of a healthy lifestyle, for the prevention of cancer. The mechanisms by which fruits, including berries, prevent breast cancer can be partially explained by exploring their interactions with pathways known to influence cell proliferation and evasion of cell-death. Two receptor pathways, estrogen receptor (ER) and tyrosine kinase receptors, especially the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family, are drivers of cell proliferation and play a significant role in the development of both primary and recurrent breast cancer. There is strong evidence to show that several phytochemicals present in berries such as cyanidin, delphinidin, quercetin, kaempferol, ellagic acid, resveratrol, and pterostilbene interact with and alter the effects of these pathways. Furthermore, they also induce cell death (apoptosis and autophagy) via their influence on kinase signaling. This review summarizes in vitro data regarding the interaction of berry polyphenols with the specific receptors and the mechanisms by which they induce cell death. This paper also presents in vivo data of primary breast cancer prevention by individual compounds and whole berries. Finally, a possible role for berries and berry compounds in the prevention of breast cancer and a perspective on the areas that require further research are presented.
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- Harini S Aiyer
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Vincent T. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, W401, Research Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20057
- Corresponding author: Harini S. Aiyer, PhD (Tel: 202-687-4060; Fax: 202-687-7505; )
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Vincent T. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, W401, Research Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20057
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- Columbia University, 5992 Lerner Hall, New York, NY 10027
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Vincent T. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, W401, Research Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20057
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Vincent T. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, W401, Research Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20057
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Ross JA, Leavitt SA, Schmid JE, Nelson GB. Quantitative changes in endogenous DNA adducts correlate with conazole in vivo mutagenicity and tumorigenicity. Mutagenesis 2012; 27:541-9. [PMID: 22492202 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ges017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The mouse liver tumorigenic conazole fungicides triadimefon and propiconazole have previously been shown to be in vivo mouse liver mutagens in the Big Blue™ transgenic mutation assay when administered in feed at tumorigenic doses, whereas the nontumorigenic conazole myclobutanil was not mutagenic. DNA sequencing of the mutants recovered from each treatment group as well as from animals receiving control diet revealed that propiconazole- and triadimefon-induced mutations do not represent general clonal expansion of background mutations, and support the hypothesis that they arise from the accumulation of endogenous reactive metabolic intermediates within the liver in vivo. We therefore measured the spectra of endogenous DNA adducts in the livers of mice from these studies to determine if there were quantitative or qualitative differences between mice receiving tumorigenic or nontumorigenic conazoles compared to concurrent control animals. We resolved and quantitated 16 individual adduct spots by (32)P postlabelling and thin layer chromatography using three solvent systems. Qualitatively, we observed the same DNA adducts in control mice as in mice receiving conazoles. However, the 13 adducts with the highest chromatographic mobility were, as a group, present at significantly higher amounts in the livers of mice treated with propiconazole and triadimefon than in their concurrent controls, whereas this same group of DNA adducts in the myclobutanil-treated mice was not different from controls. This same group of endogenous adducts were significantly correlated with mutant frequency across all treatment groups (P = 0.002), as were total endogenous DNA adduct levels (P = 0.005). We hypothesise that this treatment-related increase in endogenous DNA adducts, together with concomitant increases in cell proliferation previously reported to be induced by conazoles, explain the observed increased in vivo mutation frequencies previously reported to be induced by treatment with propiconazole and triadimefon.
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- Jeffrey A Ross
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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Berni A, Grossi MR, Pepe G, Filippi S, Muthukumar S, Papeschi C, Natarajan AT, Palitti F. Protective effect of ellagic acid (EA) on micronucleus formation induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in mammalian cells, in in vitro assays and in vivo. Mutat Res 2012; 746:60-5. [PMID: 22475933 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The beneficial effects of fruits and vegetables with respect to age-related diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis and several types of cancer are widely recognized and confirmed by several epidemiological studies. A possible approach for evaluating the protective potential of promising diet constituents is to evaluate their beneficial effect with respect to a set of biomarkers that are indicative of a potential risk for developing degenerative diseases. Among the numerous biomarkers of the effect of food-related carcinogens and for the assessment of the degree of risk for disease, chromosomal damage detection is very predictive. The aim of this study was to test antigenotoxic effect of ellagic acid (EA) both in in vitro and in vivo studies, in combination with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), a methylating agent. EA, a naturally occurring and widely distributed plant phenol, has been intensively studied but with conflicting results, depending on the endpoints considered and the experimental material employed. In vitro and in vivo studies differ in their experimental schedule: in the in vitro study pre- and post-treatments and simultaneous treatments with EA were performed, while in the in vivo study only pre-treatment was carried out. The results of this study clearly demonstrate a protective action of EA with respect to MNNG-induced micronuclei and cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. The lack of effect in the post-treatment in in vitro experiments excludes a possible effect of EA on DNA-repair systems. On the other hand, consumption of EA can have a protective action against primary DNA damage induced by oxidative stress.
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- Andrea Berni
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Largo dell'Università, Viterbo, Italy
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Mastrodi Salgado J, Baroni Ferreira TR, de Oliveira Biazotto F, Dos Santos Dias CT. Increased antioxidant content in juice enriched with dried extract of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2012; 67:39-43. [PMID: 22392496 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-011-0264-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Antioxidants are compounds responsible for free radical scavenging in the body. They protect the organism from oxidative modification of cells and tissues. These modifications have been associated with degenerative diseases, atherosclerosis and carcinogenesis. Punica granatum displays high antioxidant potential due to the presence of phenolic compounds, which are capable of disease prevention. The present study showed the highest antioxidant activity in pomegranate peel than in seeds and pulp. Based on these results, pomegranate peel was used to produce dried extract that was added to commercial tomato juice and orange juice with strawberries. Analysis to determine the content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity was performed on pomegranate pulp, seeds and peel and in juices enriched with dried extract of pomegranate peel. The dried extract was responsible for a significant increase in antioxidant activity of the juices, proportional to the concentrations added. However, although both flavors of enriched juices displayed high antioxidant levels, the samples with higher dried extract concentrations received the lowest scores from sensory analysis participants due to the characteristic astringent flavor of pomegranate peels. Therefore, to obtain greater acceptance in the consumer market, we concluded that the maximum addition of dried pomegranate peel extract is 0.5% in tomato juice and orange juice with strawberries.
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- Jocelem Mastrodi Salgado
- Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e Nutrição, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Spencer WA, Vadhanam MV, Jeyabalan J, Gupta RC. Oxidative DNA Damage Following Microsome/Cu(II)-Mediated Activation of the Estrogens, 17β-Estradiol, Equilenin, and Equilin: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species. Chem Res Toxicol 2012; 25:305-14. [DOI: 10.1021/tx200356v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Wendy A. Spencer
- James
Graham Brown Cancer Center, and §Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202, United States
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- James
Graham Brown Cancer Center, and §Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202, United States
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- James
Graham Brown Cancer Center, and §Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202, United States
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- James
Graham Brown Cancer Center, and §Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202, United States
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Chen HS, Liu M, Shi LJ, Zhao JL, Zhang CP, Lin LQ, Liu Y, Zhang SJ, Jin JC, Wang L, Shen BZ, Liu JR. Effects of Raspberry Phytochemical Extract on Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Serum Proteomics in a Rat Model. J Food Sci 2011; 76:T192-8. [PMID: 22417609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02373.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Hong-Sheng Chen
- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical Univ., 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin 150001, PR China
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Gođevac D, Tešević V, Vajs V, Milosavljević S, Stanković M. Blackberry Seed Extracts and Isolated Polyphenolic Compounds Showing Protective Effect on Human Lymphocytes DNA. J Food Sci 2011; 76:C1039-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02305.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Improvement of lymphocyte resistance against H2O2-induced DNA damage in Sprague–Dawley rats after eight weeks of a wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)-enriched diet. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2010; 703:158-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu Y, Liu M, Li B, Zhao JL, Zhang CP, Lin LQ, Chen HS, Zhang SJ, Jin JC, Wang L, Li LJ, Liu JR. Fresh raspberry phytochemical extract inhibits hepatic lesion in a Wistar rat model. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2010; 7:84. [PMID: 21108811 PMCID: PMC2999596 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-7-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Red raspberry possesses potent antioxidant capacity and antiproliferative activity against cancer in vitro. Methods The objective of this study was to determine the protective effects of raspberry 80% acetone extract in a rat hepatic lesions model induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN). Rats were treated with the red raspberry extract (0.75, 1.5 or 3.0 g/kg of body weight) by gavage starting 2 h after DEN administration and continuing for 20 weeks. Results A dose-dependent inhibition by red raspberry extract of DEN-induced hepatic nodule formation which stands for hepatic lesions was observed. Corresponding hepatic nodule incidence rates were 45.0, 40.0, 25.0 and 5.0% in positive control, low, middle and high groups, respectively (P < 0.01 or 0.05). Gross findings, histopathological and ultrastructural evaluations of hepatic lesion were performed on 9, 8, 5 and 1 hepatic nodule in positive control, low, middle and high doses of groups, respectively, identified in rats from the respective groups of 20. A decreasing trend of proportions of hepatocellular carcinoma masses accompanied the increasing doses of red raspberry extract. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that the potent capacity of red raspberry diet could not only suppress DEN-induced hepatic lesions in rats, but also reduce the definite diagnostic features of neoplasm.
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- Yan Liu
- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- Treatment Center of Oncology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 YiYuan Street, NanGang District, Harbin, 150001, The People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 6 BaoJian Road, NanGang District, Harbin, 150086, The People's Republic of China
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- Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 BaoJian Road, NanGang District, Harbin, 150081, The People's Republic of China.,Jia-Ren Liu at Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, USA
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Luo M, He H, Kelley MR, Georgiadis MM. Redox regulation of DNA repair: implications for human health and cancer therapeutic development. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:1247-69. [PMID: 19764832 PMCID: PMC2864659 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Redox reactions are known to regulate many important cellular processes. In this review, we focus on the role of redox regulation in DNA repair both in direct regulation of specific DNA repair proteins as well as indirect transcriptional regulation. A key player in the redox regulation of DNA repair is the base excision repair enzyme apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) in its role as a redox factor. APE1 is reduced by the general redox factor thioredoxin, and in turn reduces several important transcription factors that regulate expression of DNA repair proteins. Finally, we consider the potential for chemotherapeutic development through the modulation of APE1's redox activity and its impact on DNA repair.
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- Meihua Luo
- Department of Pediatrics (Section of Hematology/Oncology), Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indiana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
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- Department of Pediatrics (Section of Hematology/Oncology), Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indiana
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Aiyer HS, Gupta RC. Berries and ellagic acid prevent estrogen-induced mammary tumorigenesis by modulating enzymes of estrogen metabolism. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2010; 3:727-37. [PMID: 20501861 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-09-0260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To determine whether dietary berries and ellagic acid prevent 17beta-estradiol (E(2))-induced mammary tumors by altering estrogen metabolism, we randomized August-Copenhagen Irish rats (n = 6 per group) into five groups: sham implant + control diet, E(2) implant + control diet (E(2)-CD), E(2) + 2.5% black raspberry (E(2)-BRB), E(2) + 2.5% blueberry (E(2)-BB), and E(2) + 400 ppm ellagic acid (E(2)-EA). Animals were euthanized at early (6 wk), intermediate (18 wk), and late (24 wk) phases of E(2) carcinogenesis, and the mammary tissue was analyzed for gene expression changes using quantitative real-time PCR. At 6 weeks, E(2) treatment caused a 48-fold increase in cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1; P < 0.0001), which was attenuated by both BRB and BB diets to 12- and 21-fold, respectively (P < 0.001). E(2) did not alter CYP1B1 levels, but both berry and EA diets significantly suppressed it by 11- and 3.5-fold, respectively, from baseline (P < 0.05). There was a 5-fold increase in 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 7 (17betaHSD7), and this was moderately abrogated to approximately 2-fold by all supplementation (P < 0.05). At 18 weeks, CYP1A1 was elevated by 15-fold in E(2)-CD and only E(2)-BB reduced this increase to 7-fold (P < 0.05). Catechol-O-methyltransferase expression was elevated 2-fold by E(2) treatment (P < 0.05), and all supplementation reversed this. At 24 weeks, CYP1A1 expression was less pronounced but still high (8-fold) in E(2)-treated rats. This increase was reduced to 3.2- and 4.6-fold by E(2)-BRB and E(2)-EA, respectively (P < 0.05), but not by E(2)-BB. Supplementation did not alter the effect of E(2) on steroid receptors. The diets also significantly suppressed mammary tumor incidence (10-30%), volume (41-67%), and multiplicity (38-51%; P < 0.05). Berries may prevent mammary tumors by suppressing the levels of E(2)-metabolizing enzymes during the early phase of E(2) carcinogenesis.
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- Harini S Aiyer
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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