Piperlongumine Alleviates Mouse Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer

Autor: Jia-Rong Huang, Sheng-Te Wang, Meng-Ning Wei, Kun Liu, Jing-Wen Fu, Zi-Hao Xing, Zhi Shi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 11 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1663-9812
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.586885
Popis: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and lethal cancers in the world. An important causative factor of colorectal cancer is ulcerative colitis. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of piperlongumine (PL) on the dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis and azoxymethane (AOM)/DSS-induced colorectal cancer mouse models. Our results showed that PL could inhibit the inflammation of DSS-induced mouse colitis and reduce the number of large neoplasms (diameter >2 mm) of AOM/DSS-induced mouse colorectal cancer by downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines cyclooxygenase-2 and interleukin-6 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related factors, β-catenin, and snail expressions, but fail to improve the colitis symptoms and to decrease the incidence of colonic neoplasms and the number of small neoplasms (diameter
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