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Sekino N, Kano M, Matsumoto Y, Sakata H, Akutsu Y, Hanari N, Murakami K, Toyozumi T, Takahashi M, Otsuka R, Yokoyama M, Shiraishi T, Okada K, Hoshino I, Iida K, Akimoto AK, Matsubara H. Antitumor effects of metformin are a result of inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B nuclear translocation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2018; 109:1066-1074. [PMID: 29396886 PMCID: PMC5891201 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an intractable digestive organ cancer that has proven difficult to treat despite multidisciplinary therapy, and a new treatment strategy is demanded. Metformin is used for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its antitumor effects have been reported recently. Metformin exerts antitumor effects in various respects, such as inhibiting inflammation, tumor growth and epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, few reports have described the efficacy of metformin on ESCC, and their findings have been controversial. We analyzed the antitumor effects of metformin and clarified its effects on anti‐inflammation, growth suppression and EMT inhibition. Activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB), the major transcription factor induced by inflammation, was investigated by immunostaining. We found that localization of NF‐κB in the nucleus was reduced after metformin treatment. This suggests that metformin inhibited the activation of NF‐κB. Metformin inhibited tumor growth and induced apoptosis in ESCC cell lines. Associated with EMT, we examined cell motility by a wound healing assay and the epithelial marker E‐cadherin expression of various ESCC cell lines by western blotting. Metformin inhibited cell motility and induced E‐cadherin expression. In conclusion, metformin showed multiple antitumor effects such as growth suppression, invasion inhibition, and control of EMT by inhibiting NF‐κB localization on ESCC. Further exploration of the marker of treatment efficacy and combination therapy could result in the possibility for novel treatment to use metformin on ESCC.
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- Nobufumi Sekino
- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Lordelo GS, Miranda-Vilela AL, Akimoto AK, Alves PCZ, Hiragi CO, Nonino A, Daldegan MB, Klautau-Guimarães MN, Grisolia CK. Association between methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase and glutathione S-transferase M1 gene polymorphisms and chronic myeloid leukemia in a Brazilian population. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:1013-26. [PMID: 22576927 DOI: 10.4238/2012.april.19.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chronic myeloid leukemia is a hematopoietic stem cell disorder that causes uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells. Although the clinical and biological aspects are well documented, little is known about individual susceptibility to this disease. We conducted a case-control study analyzing the prevalence of the polymorphisms MTHFR C677T, MTHFR A1298C, del{GSTM1}, del{GSTT1}, and haptoglobin in 105 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and 273 healthy controls, using PCR-based methods. A significant association with risk of developing CML was found for MTHFR 1298AA (odds ratio (OR) = 1.794; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.14-2.83) and GSTM1 non-null (OR = 1.649; 95%CI = 1.05-2.6) genotypes, while MTHFR 1298AC (OR = 0.630; 95%CI = 0.40-0.99) and GSTM1 null (OR = 0.606; 95%CI = 0.21-0.77) genotypes significantly decreased this risk. There appeared to be selection for heterozygosity at the MTHFR 1298 locus. The considerable range of variation in this and other human populations may be a consequence of distinctive processes of natural selection and adaptation to variable environmental conditions. The Brazilian population is very mixed and heterogeneous; we found these two loci to be associated with CML in this population.
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- G S Lordelo
- Departamento de Genética e Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil
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Miranda-Vilela AL, Akimoto AK, Alves PCZ, Pereira LCS, Gonçalves CA, Klautau-Guimarães MN, Grisolia CK. Dietary carotenoid-rich pequi oil reduces plasma lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in runners and evidence for an association with MnSOD genetic variant -Val9Ala. Genet Mol Res 2009; 8:1481-95. [PMID: 20082261 DOI: 10.4238/vol8-4gmr684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Physical training induces beneficial adaptations; however, exhausting exercise increases reactive oxygen species generation, resulting in damage to DNA and tissues. Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense), a fruit of the Brazilian Cerrado, contains a carotenoid-rich oil. We investigated whether pequi oil had antioxidant effects in runners. Evaluations were made after outdoor races before and after ingestion of 400 mg pequi-oil capsules for 14 days. Blood samples were taken after races and submitted to comet and TBARS assays and biochemical analyses of creatine kinase (CK), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). To determine if the protective effects of pequi-oil were influenced by antioxidant enzyme genotypes, MnSOD (-Val9Ala), CAT (-21A/T) and GPX1 (Pro198Leu) gene polymorphisms were also investigated. Pequi oil was efficient in reducing tissue injuries evaluated for AST and ALT, particularly in women, and in reducing DNA damages in both sexes. Except for CK levels, the results were influenced by MnSOD genotypes; heterozygous excess was related to less DNA damage, tissue injury and lipid peroxidation, besides presenting a better response to pequi oil against exercise-induced damage.
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- A L Miranda-Vilela
- Departamento de Genética e Morfologia, Laboratório de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
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Moreira LRS, Miranda-Vilela AL, Silva ICR, Akimoto AK, Klautau-Guimarães MN, Grisolia CK. Antioxidant effect of haptoglobin phenotypes against DNA damage induced by hydrogen peroxide in human leukocytes. Genet Mol Res 2009; 8:284-90. [PMID: 19291877 DOI: 10.4238/vol8-1gmr569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Human haptoglobin is classified into three major phenotypes: Hp1-1, Hp2-1 and Hp2-2; there are two autosomal alleles Hp*1 and Hp*2, and the Hp*1 allele has two subtypes, Hp*1F and Hp*1S. Haptoglobin acts as an antioxidant, preventing hemoglobin-driven oxidative damage. We used the comet assay to examine oxidative damage to DNA induced by hydrogen peroxide in human leukocytes; we also looked for differences in the antioxidant capacity of haptoglobin subtypes. Haptoglobin genotypes were determined through allele-specific polymerase chain reaction, visualized on a polyacrylamide gel. The Hp1-1 genotype had the least DNA damage; this indicates that Hp alleles differ in their protective effects against oxidative damage. Among Hp*1 alleles, Hp*1F was the most protective.
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- L R S Moreira
- Departamento de Genética e Morfologia,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Charchar MJD, Anjos JRN, Akimoto AK. First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Gueroba in Brazil. Plant Dis 2002; 86:72. [PMID: 30823005 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2002.86.1.72a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gueroba (Syagrus oleracea (Mart.) Becc.), a member of the family Arecaceae, is an important native palm tree in central Brazil and has great potential as a cultivated crop and ornamental plant (1). In July 1999, anthracnose symptoms were observed on several gueroba plants growing in a field in Planaltina, Federal District. Leaves showed spots or small circular to irregular, brown-to-black necrotic lesions, which generally coalesced as symptoms progressed. Tissue sections from leaves with symptoms were plated aseptically on potato dextrose agar (PDA). A fungus was consistently isolated from leaves of symptomatic plants and was identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penzig) Penzig & Sacc. by P. F. Cannon of CABI Bioscience, Egham, UK, where a culture (IMI 384186) has been deposited. An isolate was tested for pathogenicity by inoculating 20 plants at the two-leaf stage by placing a mycelial PDA plug from a 10-day-old fungal culture on a previously wounded leaf. Noninoculated plants served as controls. Plants were enclosed in a plastic bag and incubated for 4 days at 26 ± 2°C and ≈100% relative humidity. Ten days after inoculation, plants developed leaf lesions similar to those observed in the field. Symptoms did not develop on the control plants. C. gloeosporioides was reisolated from 95% of the inoculated leaves, completing Koch's postulates. The pathogenicity test was repeated with the same results. To our knowledge, this is the first report of C. gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on gueroba in Brazil. Reference: (1) H. Lorenzi. Page 288 in: Árvores Brasileiras. Plantarum. Nova Odessa, Brazil 1998.
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- M J d'A Charchar
- Embrapa Cerrados, C.P.08223, BR 020 KM 18, 73.301-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Cerrados, C.P.08223, BR 020 KM 18, 73.301-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Cerrados, C.P.08223, BR 020 KM 18, 73.301-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil
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