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Preventive inositol hexaphosphate extracted from rice bran inhibits colorectal cancer through involvement of Wnt/β-catenin and COX-2 pathways


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Shafie, Nurul Husna and Mohd Esa, Norhaizan and Ithnin, Hairuszah and Md. Akim, Abdah and Saad, Norazalina and Pandurangan, Ashok Kumar (2013) Preventive inositol hexaphosphate extracted from rice bran inhibits colorectal cancer through involvement of Wnt/β-catenin and COX-2 pathways. BioMed Research International, 2013. art. no. 681027. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2314-6133; ESSN: 2314-6141

Abstract

Nutritional or dietary factors have drawn attention due to their potential as an effective chemopreventive agent, which is considered a more rational strategy in cancer treatment. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of IP₆ extracted from rice bran on azoxymethane- (AOM-) induced colorectal cancer (CRC) in rats. Initially, male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups, with 6 rats in each group. The rats received two intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of AOM in saline (15 mg/kg body weight) over a 2-week period to induce CRC. IP₆ was given in three concentrations, 0.2% (w/v), 0.5% (w/v), and 1.0% (w/v), via drinking water for 16 weeks. The deregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and the expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 have been implicated in colorectal tumorigenesis. β-Catenin and COX-2 expressions were analysed using the quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. Herein, we reported that the administration of IP₆ markedly suppressed the incidence of tumors when compared to the control. Interestingly, the administration of IP₆ had also markedly decreased β-catenin and COX-2 in colon tumors. Thus, the downregulation of β-catenin and COX-2 could play a role in inhibiting the CRC development induced by IP₆ and thereby act as a potent anticancer agent.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Bioscience
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/681027
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Keywords: IP6; Rice bran; Colorectal carcinoma; Anticancer agent
Depositing User: Umikalthom Abdullah
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2015 00:34
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2016 02:19
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30727
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