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ArticleCarcinogenesis2011

Anti-inflammatory effects of freeze-dried black raspberry powder in ulcerative colitis.

David C Montrose, Nicole A Horelik, James P Madigan, Gary D Stoner, Li-Shu Wang, Richard S Bruno, Hea Jin Park, Charles Giardina, Daniel W Rosenberg

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Article in Carcinogenesis, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 141 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David C MontroseCenter for Molecular Medicine and Colon Cancer Prevention Program, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Nicole A Horelik
James P Madigan
Gary D Stoner
Li-Shu Wang
Richard S Bruno
Hea Jin Park
Charles Giardina
Daniel W Rosenberg
UConn Health · USThe Ohio State University · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

Altered Arachidonic Acid Balance and Colon CancerR01CA114635 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ROSENBERG, DANIEL WILLIAM · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA114635NCI NIH HHS R01CA114635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colonic mucosa that can dramatically increase the risk of colon cancers. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of a dietary intervention of freeze-dried black raspberries (BRB), a natural food product with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory bioactivities, on disease severity in an experimental mouse model of UC using 3% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). C57BL/6J mice were fed either a control diet or a diet containing BRB (5 or 10%) for 7-14 days and then the extent of colonic injury was assessed. Dietary BRB markedly reduced DSS-induced acute injury to the colonic epithelium. This protection included better maintenance of body mass and reductions in colonic shortening and ulceration. BRB treatment, however, did not affect the levels of either plasma nitric oxide or colon malondialdehyde, biomarkers of oxidative stress that are otherwise increased by DSS-induced colonic injury. BRB treatment for up to 7 days suppressed tissue levels of several key pro-inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β. Further examination of the inflammatory response by western blot analysis revealed that 7 day BRB treatment reduced the levels of phospho-IκBα within the colonic tissue. Colonic cyclooxygenase 2 levels were also dramatically suppressed by BRB treatment, with a concomitant decrease in the plasma prostaglandin E₂ (276 versus 34 ng/ml). These findings demonstrate a potent anti-inflammatory effect of BRB during DSS-induced colonic injury, supporting its possible therapeutic or preventive role in the pathogenesis of UC and related neoplastic events.

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PhytotherapyAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBlotting, WesternColitis, UlcerativeCytokinesDextran SulfateDinoprostoneFreeze DryingFruitImmunoenzyme TechniquesIntestinal MucosaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDextran SulfateDinoprostonePlant ExtractsPowdersRNA, Messenger

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PMID21098643
PMCPMC3047236
OpenAlexW2112315837

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