Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) feeding attenuates dimethylhydrazine-induced rat colon carcinogenesis

This study investigated the protective effect of spray-dried açaí powder (AP) intake on colon carcinogenesis induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) in male Wistar rats. After 4. weeks of DMH administrations, the groups were fed with standard diet, a diet containing 2.5% or 5.0% AP or a diet containing 0.2% N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for 10. weeks, using aberrant crypt foci (ACF) as the endpoint. Additionally, two groups were fed with standard diet or a diet containing 5.0% AP for 20. weeks, using colon tumors as the endpoint. In ACF assay, a reduction in the number of aberrant crypts (ACs) and ACF (1-3 AC) were observed in the groups fed with 5.0% AP (37% AC and 47% ACF inhibition, p=. 0.036) and 0.2% NAC (39% AC and 41% ACF inhibition, p=. 0.042). In tumor assay, a reduction in the number of invasive tumors (p<. 0.005) and tumor multiplicity (p=. 0.001) was observed in the group fed with 5.0% AP. Also, a reduction in tumor Ki-67 cell proliferation (p=. 0.003) and net growth index (p=. 0.001) was observed in the group fed with 5.0% AP. Therefore the findings of this study indicate that AP feeding may reduce the development of chemically-induced rat colon carcinogenesis. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Modulação da resposta imune através do consumo de produto probiótico de soja durante o desenvolvimento de câncer de mama murino experimental

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Inibição do receptor tipo-1 ativado por protease (PAR¹) na doença e reparo periodontal

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Caracterização da resposta imune celular em mulheres com câncer de ovário

Pós-graduação em Ginecologia, Obstetrícia e Mastologia - FMB

Avaliação da atividade antiinflamatória, antitumoral e antiangiogênica de compostos isolados da planta Alchornea glandulosa e de fungos endofíticos a ela relacionados

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Iogurte de soja como coadjuvante no tratamento de câncer de mama

Pós-graduação em Biociências e Biotecnologia Aplicadas à Farmácia - FCFAR

Efeitos das dietas em Ômega-3 OU Ômega-6 na expressão gênica de neoplasias mamárias de ratas Sprague-Dawley sob o tratamento com tomoxifeno

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Desenvolvimento e caracterização físico-química e biofarmacêutica de nano e microemulsões lipídicas de uso intravenoso contendo metildiidrojasmonato

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Transformadas integrais, modelagem fracionária e o sistema de Lotka-Volterra

Pós-graduação em Biometria - IBB

Avaliação da angiogênese em resposta ao tratamento com melatonina no câncer de mama: estudo in vitro e in vivo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Efeito da curcumina na angiogênese em modelo experimental de câncer de mama

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Oral squamous carcinoma cells secrete RANKL directly supporting osteolytic bone loss

Objective: Local invasion of bone is a frequent complication of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Development of these osteolytic lesions is mediated by osteoclasts. Receptor activation of NF-kappa B ligand (RANKL) signaling, counteracted by osteoprotegerin (OPG), regulates osteoclastogenesis. Previous studies in rodent models have demonstrated that inhibition of RANKL decreases tumor growth and lesions within bone. However, the contributory role of OSCC cells to this disease process has yet to be defined.Methods: RANKL expression was assessed in a panel of OSCC cell lines by qPCR, flow cytometry, and ELISA. Induction of osteoclastogenesis was assessed by co-culture with macrophages or with OSCC-derived conditioned medium. In an animal model of bone invasion, nude mice were injected intratibially with UMSCC-11B cells expressing a RANKL luciferase promoter to detect tumor-derived RANKL activity. Osteolytic lesions were analyzed by X-ray, micro-CT, and histological methods. RANKL expression was assessed in human OSCC tissues by immunohistochemistry.Results: We demonstrated that OSCCs express varied levels of all RANKL isoforms, both membrane-bound and soluble RANKL. Both co-culture and treatment with OSCC-conditioned media induced osteoclastogenesis. In mice, we demonstrated human RANKL promoter activity during bone invasion. Over the course of the experiment, animals suffered osteolytic lesions as RANKL-driven luciferase expression increased with time. After 8 weeks, human-derived RANKL was detected in areas of bone resorption by immunohistochemistry. Similar epithelial RANKL expression was detected in human OSCC tissues.Conclusion: These data demonstrate the ability of OSCCs to produce RANKL, directly altering the tumor microenvironment to increase osteoclastogenesis and mediate local bone invasion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Atividade in vivo de parasporina extraída de B. thuringiensis sobre o câncer colorretal murino (CT‐26)

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is an environmental Gram-positive spore-forming bacterium that produces crystalline parasporal protein (Cry) during sporulation. The inclusions often exhibit strong and specific insecticidal activity, making Bt an agent for agricultural controlling insects pest, mites, protozoa and nematodes. Recent studies reported that some of these Crys do not show cytotoxicity against insects but they are capable to kill some human and animal cancer cells. These proteins were denominated parasporins (PS). However, antitumor activity of Bt parasporin on the development of murine colorectal cancer (CT-26), are not well studies and these are no reports on the in vivo effect of these proteins. Thus, the present study evaluated the in vitro and in vivo anti-tumoral activity of Bt parasporin against the murine colorectal cancer line CT-26. Therefore, Balb/c mice were s.c. inoculated with CT-26 cells and weekly treated with parasporin (i.p.) pre-activated by enzymatic digestion with trypsin or proteinase K. Our results have shown, for the first time, that despite the anti-tumor activity in vitro, parasporin crystals couldn’t combat tumor growth in vivo. Instead, this protein was highly toxic, affecting the liver and spleen, with possible effect on other organs, decreasing the survival of treated animals. The results indicate the need for studies to better detoxification or manipulation of parasporin for therapeutic use and new studies for analysis of toxicological effects of repetitive exposure of farmers to this toxin

Expressão gênica de MMP-2 e 9, TIMP-1 e 2, ATM, TP53, VEGF, COX-2 e CDH-1 no TVT canino

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV