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ArticleNutrients2023

Propolis Has an Anticancer Effect on Early Stage Colorectal Cancer by Affecting Epithelial Differentiation and Gut Immunity in the Tumor Microenvironment.

Ming-Hung Shen, Chih-Yi Liu, Kang-Wei Chang, Ching-Long Lai, Shih-Chang Chang, Chi-Jung Huang

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-Hung ShenDepartment of Surgery, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 243089, Taiwan.
Chih-Yi LiuSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3996-8452
Kang-Wei ChangTaipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 110301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4476-3603
Ching-Long LaiDivision of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 333324, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7401-362X
Shih-Chang ChangDivision of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City 106438, Taiwan.
Chi-Jung HuangDepartment of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8382-1303
Cathay General Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWChang Gung University of Science and Technology · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

Funding

Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital PL-202008001-V, PL-202108022-V, and PL-202208022-V
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Due to the westernization of diets, young patients with CRC are often diagnosed at advanced stages with an associated poor prognosis. Improved lifestyle choices are one way to minimize CRC risk. Among diet choices is the inclusion of bee propolis, long recognized as a health supplement with anticancer activities. Understanding the effect of propolis on the gut environment is worth exploring, and especially its associated intratumoral immune changes and its anticancer effect on the occurrence and development of CRC. In this study, early stage CRC was induced with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for one month in an animal model, without and with propolis administration. The phenotypes of early stage CRC were evaluated by X-ray microcomputed tomography and histologic examination. The gut immunity of the tumor microenvironment was assessed by immunohistochemical staining for tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and further comparative quantification. We found that the characteristics of the CRC mice, including the body weight, tumor loading, and tumor dimensions, were significantly changed due to propolis administration. With further propolis administration, the CRC tissues of DMH/DSS-treated mice showed decreased cytokeratin 20 levels, a marker for intestinal epithelium differentiation. Additionally, the signal intensity and density of CD3

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Colorectal NeoplasmsPropolisAnimalsForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansMiceNeoplasm StagingTumor MicroenvironmentX-Ray MicrotomographyForkhead Transcription FactorsPropolisCD4 proteincytokeratin 20early stage colorectal cancerforkhead box protein P3gut immunitypropolistumor microenvironment

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