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ArticleNutrients2017

Inhibition of Neoplastic Transformation and Chemically-Induced Skin Hyperplasia in Mice by Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formula Si-Wu-Tang.

Mandy M Liu, Kevin M Huang, Steven Yeung, Andy Chang, Suhui Zhang, Nan Mei, Cyrus Parsa, Robert Orlando, Ying Huang

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Article in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mandy M LiuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. mmliu@westernu.edu.
Kevin M HuangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. huang.2834@buckeyemail.osu.edu.
Steven YeungDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. skyeung@westernu.edu.
Andy ChangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. chang.andy.y@gmail.com.
Suhui ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Shanghai Institute for Food and Drug Control, Shanghai 201203, China. suhuizhangbc@gmail.com.
Nan MeiDivision of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA. nan.mei@fda.hhs.gov.
Cyrus ParsaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. cparsa@westernu.edu.
Robert OrlandoDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. rorlando@beverly.org.
Ying HuangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA. yhuang@westernu.edu.
Western University of Health Sciences · USNational Center for Toxicological Research · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exploring traditional medicines may lead to the development of low-cost and non-toxic cancer preventive agents. Si-Wu-Tang (SWT), comprising the combination of four herbs, Rehmanniae, Angelica, Chuanxiong, and Paeoniae, is one of the most popular traditional Chinese medicines for women's diseases. In our previous studies, the antioxidant Nrf2 pathways were strongly induced by SWT in vitro and in vivo. Since Nrf2 activation has been associated with anticarcinogenic effects, the purpose of this study is to evaluate SWT's activity of cancer prevention. In the Ames test, SWT demonstrated an antimutagenic activity against mutagenicity induced by the chemical carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). In JB6 P+ cells, a non-cancerous murine epidermal model for studying tumor promotion, SWT inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced neoplastic transformation. The luciferase reporter gene assays demonstrated that SWT suppressed EGF-induced AP-1 and TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation, which are essential factors involved in skin carcinogenesis. In a DMBA-induced skin hyperplasia assay in 'Sensitivity to Carcinogenesis' (SENCAR) mice, both topical and oral SWT inhibited DMBA-induced epidermal hyperplasia, expression of the proliferation marker Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and H-

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9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneAnimalsAnticarcinogenic AgentsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA DamageDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHyperplasiaMiceMice, Inbred SENCARNF-E2-Related Factor 2NF-kappa B9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneAnticarcinogenic AgentsCarrier ProteinsDrugs, Chinese HerbalNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2NF-kappa BPAF protein, mousesi-wu-tangTranscription Factor AP-1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAmes testAP-1cancer preventionDMBAEGFJB6NF-κBSENCAR miceskin cancerSWT

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