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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2024

Chemoprotective effect of arbutin on azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in rat colon via modulation of PCNA/Bax protein.

K A Ahmed, S H Shareef, T A Faraj, M A Abdulla, S K Najmaldin, N F S Agha, R K Kheder

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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K A AhmedDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-6669
S H ShareefDepartment of Biology, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7241-9885
T A FarajDepartment of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-4618
M A AbdullaDepartment of Medical Analysis, Faculty of Applied Science, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-4008
S K NajmaldinDepartment of Medical Analysis, Faculty of Applied Science, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6460-726X
N F S AghaDepartment of Anesthesia, Erbil Medical Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7212-959X
R K KhederMedical Laboratory Science Department, College of Science, University of Raparin, Rania, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3039-4920

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Abstract

Arbutin is utilized in traditional remedies to cure numerous syndromes because of its anti-microbial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aimed to evaluate chemopreventive effects of arbutin on azoxymethane (AOM)-induced colon aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in rats. Five groups of rats were used: normal control group (rats injected hypodermically with sterile phosphate-buffered saline once per week for two weeks) and groups 2-5, which were subcutaneously inoculated with 15 mg/kg AOM once a week for two weeks. AOM control and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) control groups were fed 10% Tween orally daily for 8 weeks using a feeding tube. The treated groups were fed 30 and 60 mg/kg arbutin every day for 2 months. ACF from the AOM control group had aberrant nuclei in addition to multilayered cells and an absence of goblet cells. The negative control group displayed spherical cells and nuclei in basal positions. Histological examination revealed a reduced number of AFC cells from colon tissues of the 5-FU reference group. Arbutin-fed animals showed down-regulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and up-regulation of Bax protein compared to AOM control. Rats fed with arbutin displayed a significant increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in colon tissue homogenates compared to the AOM control group. In conclusion, arbutin showed therapeutic effects against colorectal cancer, explained by its ability to significantly decrease ACF, down-regulate PCNA protein, and up-regulate Bax protein. In addition, arbutin significantly increased SOD and CAT, and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, which might be due to its anti-proliferative and antioxidant properties.

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Aberrant Crypt FociArbutinAzoxymethanebcl-2-Associated X ProteinProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenAnimalsCarcinogensColonFluorouracilMaleRatsRats, WistarArbutinAzoxymethanebcl-2-Associated X ProteinCarcinogensFluorouracilProliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen

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