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Altındağ F, Boğokşayan S, Bayram S. Eumelanin protects the liver against diethylnitrosamine-induced liver injury. Toxicology 2022; 480:153311. [PMID: 36113623 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2022.153311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study aims to evaluate in vivo protective effects of eumelanin (EU) on diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced liver injury. Wistar albino male rats were divided into 6 groups (n = 6), Control, DMSO, DEN, DEN + EU10, DEN + EU15, and DEN + EU20. Animals in the DEN group were injected i.p a single dose of 200 mg/kg DEN, DEN + EU10 group was given 10 mg/kg EU, DEN + EU15 group was given 15 mg/kg, DEN + EU20 group was given 20 mg/kg EU for a week. The results showed that there was no significant difference in vessel volume density between the groups. Inflammatory cell infiltration, hydropic degeneration, and necrotic cells were observed in the DEN group, and these histopathological changes were significantly reduced in all treatment groups. Although there was a low intensity of PAS-positive staining in the DEN groups, moderate staining was observed in the treatment groups. While Caspase-3, PCNA, TNF-α, and IL-6 expressions increased in the DEN group, their expressions decreased in the EU-treated groups. DEN increased AST, ALT, and MDA levels and decreased CAT levels. In particular, the EU10 dose significantly improved these parameters. The present study revealed that eumelanin has protective effects against DEN-induced liver injury.
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- Fikret Altındağ
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkey
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Alarcón-Sánchez BR, Pérez-Carreón JI, Villa-Treviño S, Arellanes-Robledo J. Molecular alterations that precede the establishment of the hallmarks of cancer: An approach on the prevention of hepatocarcinogenesis. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 194:114818. [PMID: 34757033 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chronic liver injury promotes the molecular alterations that precede the establishment of cancer. Usually, several decades of chronic insults are needed to develop the most common primary liver tumor known as hepatocellular carcinoma. As other cancer types, liver cancer cells are governed by a common set of rules collectively called the hallmarks of cancer. Although those rules have provided a conceptual framework for understanding the complex pathophysiology of established tumors, therapeutic options are still ineffective in advanced stages. Thus, the molecular alterations that precede the establishment of cancer remain an attractive target for therapeutic interventions. Here, we first summarize the chemopreventive interventions targeting the early liver carcinogenesis stages. After an integrative analysis on the plethora of molecular alterations regulated by anticancer agents, we then underline and discuss that two critical processes namely oxidative stress and genetic alterations, play the role of 'dirty work laborer' in the initial cell damage and drive the transformation of preneoplastic into neoplastic cells, respectively; besides, the activation of cellular senescence works as a key mechanism in attempting to prevent the onset and establishment of liver cancer. Whereas the detrimental effects of the binomial made up of oxidative stress and genetic alterations are either eliminated or reduced, senescence activation is promoted by anticancer agents. We argue that collectively, oxidative stress, genetic alterations, and senescence are key events that influence the fate of initiated cells and the establishment of the hallmarks of cancer.
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- Brisa Rodope Alarcón-Sánchez
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, CDMX, Mexico; Departament of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, CDMX, Mexico
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- Departament of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, CDMX, Mexico; Directorate of Cátedras, National Council of Science and Technology - CONACYT, CDMX, Mexico.
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Mateos-Nava RA, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Álvarez-Barrera L, García-Rodríguez MDC, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Vanadium oxides modify the expression levels of the p21, p53, and Cdc25C proteins in human lymphocytes treated in vitro. Environ Toxicol 2021; 36:1536-1543. [PMID: 33913241 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In vitro assays have demonstrated that vanadium compounds interact with biological molecules similar to protein kinases and phosphatases and have also shown that vanadium oxides decrease the proliferation of cells, including human lymphocytes; however, the mechanism, the phase in which the cell cycle is delayed and the proteins involved in this process are unknown. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of vanadium oxides (V2 O3 , V2 O4 and V2 O5 ) in human lymphocyte cultures (concentrations of 2, 4, 8, or 16 μg/ml) on cellular proliferation and the levels of the p53, p21 and Cdc25C proteins. After 24 h of treatment with the different concentrations of vanadium oxides, the cell cycle phases were determined by evaluating the DNA content using flow cytometry, and the levels of the p21, p53 and Cdc25C proteins were assessed by Western blot analysis. The results revealed that the DNA content remained unchanged in every phase of the cell cycle; however, only at high concentrations did protein levels increase. Although, according to previous reports, vanadium oxides induce a delay in proliferation, DNA analysis did not show this occurring in a specific cell cycle phase. Nevertheless, the increases in p53 protein levels may cause this delay.
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- Rodrigo Aníbal Mateos-Nava
- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM. Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Mexico
- Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Mexico
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM. Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Mexico
- Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Mexico
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM. Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Mexico
- Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Mexico
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM. Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Mexico
- Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Mexico
- Laboratorio 2, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Mexico
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Phosphotyrosine signaling is regulated by the opposing actions of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs). Here we discuss the potential of vanadium derivatives as PTP enzyme inhibitors and metallotherapeutics. We describe how vanadate in the V oxidized state is thought to inhibit PTPs, thus acting as a pan-inhibitor of this enzyme superfamily. We discuss recent developments in the biological and biochemical actions of more complex vanadium derivatives, including decavanadate and in particular the growing number of oxidovanadium compounds with organic ligands. Pre-clinical studies involving these compounds are discussed in the anti-diabetic and anti-cancer contexts. Although in many cases PTP inhibition has been implicated, it is also clear that many such compounds have further biochemical effects in cells. There also remain concerns surrounding off-target toxicities and long-term use of vanadium compounds in vivo in humans, hindering their progress through clinical trials. Despite these current misgivings, interest in these chemicals continues and many believe they could still have therapeutic potential. If so, we argue that this field would benefit from greater focus on improving the delivery and tissue targeting of vanadium compounds in order to minimize off-target toxicities. This may then harness their full therapeutic potential.
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Mateos-Nava RA, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Premature chromatid separation and altered proliferation of human leukocytes treated with vanadium (III) oxide. Drug Chem Toxicol 2016; 40:457-462. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2016.1260582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Rodrigo Anibal Mateos-Nava
- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, UNAM, Edificio E, Primer Piso, Circuito de Posgrados, Ciudad Universitaria Del. Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
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Tahir M, Rehman MU, Lateef A, Khan AQ, Khan R, Qamar W, O’Hamiza O, Ali F, Hasan SK, Sultana S. Diosmin abrogates chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis via alleviation of oxidative stress, hyperproliferative and inflammatory markers in murine model. Toxicol Lett 2013; 220:205-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lingaiah HB, Natarajan N, Thamaraiselvan R, Srinivasan P, Periyasamy BM. Myrtenal ameliorates diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis through the activation of tumor suppressor protein p53 and regulation of lysosomal and mitochondrial enzymes. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2012; 27:443-54. [PMID: 22436021 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2012.01039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Myrtenal is a novel class of compound belongs to monoterpenes found predominantly in mint, pepper, etc., and it was shown to have excellent pharmacological activities against many diseases among which cancer is imperative. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary malignancy of the hepatocytes, which rapidly leads to death in short periods. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible therapeutic efficiency of myrtenal against diethylnitrosamine-induced experimental hepatocarcinogenesis by analyzing the key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, lysosomal and mitochondrial TCA cycle enzymes, and also the possible role of tumor suppressor protein p53, and scanning electron microscopic studies. The results revealed that myrtenal significantly ameliorated the altered enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, lysosomal and mitochondrial enzymes, and interestingly the tumor suppressor protein p53 was found to be significantly accumulated in myrtenal-treated animals, which inevitably confirms that myrtenal has a prominent role in preventing the liver cancer during treatment. Furthermore, the antineoplastic property was well evidenced by the mRNA expression of p53 protein by the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot analysis. The observed anticancer property of myrtenal may be due to the involvement and expression of p53 and influence in the mitochondrial and lysosomal membrane integrity and also interference in the gluconeogenesis process of cancer cells. Our results suggest that myrtenal is very efficient and useful compound in the treatment of liver cancer in future.
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- Hari Babu Lingaiah
- Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology, University of Madras, Tharamani Campus, Chennai - 600113, Tamil Nadu, India
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Gerić M, Gajski G, Oreščanin V, Kollar R, Garaj-Vrhovac V. Chemical and toxicological characterization of the bricks produced from clay/sewage sludge mixture. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2012; 47:1521-1527. [PMID: 22702811 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.680360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The present study aimed to characterize chemical properties of clay bricks containing 20 % of sewage sludge. After detection of potentially hazardous metals, we simulated precipitation exposure of such material to determine the amount of heavy metals that could leach out of the bricks. Metals, such as copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, chromium, etc., were detected in leachate in low concentrations. Moreover, human peripheral blood lymphocytes were exposed to brick leachate for 24 h in order to evaluate its possible negative impact on human cells and genome in vitro. Cytotoxicity tests showed no effect on human peripheral blood lymphocytes viability after exposure to brick's leachate. On the contrary, the alkaline comet assay showed slight but significant increase in DNA damage with all three parameters tested. As we might predict, interactions of several heavy metals in low concentrations could be responsible for DNA damaging effect. In that manner, our findings suggest that leachates from sewage sludge-produced bricks may lead to adverse effects on the exposed human population, and that more stabile bricks should be developed to minimize leaching of heavy metals into the environment. Bricks with lower percentage of the sludge may be one of the solutions to reduce the toxic effect of the final product.
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- Marko Gerić
- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Mutagenesis Unit, Zagreb, Croatia
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Bishayee A, Mbimba T, Thoppil RJ, Háznagy-Radnai E, Sipos P, Darvesh AS, Folkesson HG, Hohmann J. Anthocyanin-rich black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) extract affords chemoprevention against diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis in rats. J Nutr Biochem 2011; 22:1035-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Revised: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fautch JM, Wilker JJ. Solution Speciation, Kinetics, and Observing Reaction Intermediates in the Alkylation of Oxidovanadium Compounds. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:4791-801. [PMID: 20420457 DOI: 10.1021/ic901922m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Jessica M. Fautch
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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Bishayee A, Waghray A, Patel MA, Chatterjee M. Vanadium in the detection, prevention and treatment of cancer: the in vivo evidence. Cancer Lett 2010; 294:1-12. [PMID: 20206439 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vanadium, a dietary micronutrient, is yet to be established as an essential part of the human diet. Over the past century, several biological effects of vanadium, such as insulin-mimetic action as well as amelioration of hyperlipidemia and hypertension, have been discovered. This transition element is known to influence a battery of enzymatic systems, namely phosphatases, ATPases, peroxidases, ribonucleases, protein kinases and oxidoreductases. Multiple biochemical and molecular actions of vanadium have been implicated in its inhibitory effects on various tumor cells of human origin. Successful in vitro studies over the past few decades have advanced the anticancer research on vanadium into the preclinical stage. Vanadium in several animal cancer models provides protection against all stages of carcinogenesis--initiation, promotion, and progression. This review focuses on the current advances in cancer prevention and treatment as well as early detection by vanadium compounds in preclinical animal models while pointing to possible mechanisms of such diverse beneficial effects. Clinical pharmacokinetic and potential toxicity studies on vanadium are also highlighted in this review. Supporting and challenging evidence as well as future directions of vanadium research exploring the possibility of using this dietary agent for detection, prevention and treatment of human cancers are critically discussed.
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- Anupam Bishayee
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272, United States.
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Bishayee A, Dhir N. Resveratrol-mediated chemoprevention of diethylnitrosamine-initiated hepatocarcinogenesis: Inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 179:131-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Revised: 11/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Assem FL, Levy LS. A review of current toxicological concerns on vanadium pentoxide and other vanadium compounds: gaps in knowledge and directions for future research. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev 2009; 12:289-306. [PMID: 20183524 DOI: 10.1080/10937400903094166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Vanadium pentoxide (V(2)O(5)) and other inorganic vanadium compounds have recently been evaluated by several occupational exposure limit (OEL) setting (occupational exposure limit, OEL) committees and expert groups in response to the publication of several new studies, including the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP, 2002) carcinogenicity study of inhaled V(2)O(5) in rats and mice, which concluded that clear evidence of lung tumors was seen in mice of both genders and that there was some evidence of carcinogenicity in male rats. This study reviews the expert evaluations of several OEL committees and expert groups and attempts to understand the strengths and weaknesses in their scientific arguments. This study also evaluates some key studies relating to potential genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, and respiratory effects of vanadium compounds and discusses how they might elucidate the mechanism(s) by which V(2)O(5) induces lung cancer in mice. All expert groups appear to agree that the lung tumors induced in mice in the NTP (2002) study are a site-specific response and, in general, verify that existing in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that tumors were induced by a secondary mechanism (presumably non-genotoxic), which is supported, though not conclusively, by a mechanistic data set. As some vanadium compounds produce a range of DNA and chromosome damage, there is no consensus on which of these changes is critical for the carcinogenic process for V(2)O(5) or whether the findings for the lung tumors seen in mice exposed to V(2)O(5) can be extrapolated to other inorganic vanadium compounds. As such, the various expert committees used the evidence differently, some to read across, i.e., to predict an endpoint for a substance based on the endpoint information of another with similar characteristics (e.g., physicochemical properties [solubility, bioaccessibility, bioavailability], structure, fate [toxicokinetics], and toxicology) for carcinogenicity from V(2)O(5) to other inorganic vanadium compounds. It is noteworthy that the toxicity of metals does not necessarily relate to carcinogenicity in a direct manner; thus, no assumptions should be made a priori when trying to extrapolate from V(2)O(5) to other inorganic vanadium compounds. Recent studies evaluated in this review provided some further insights into possible mechanisms but do not cover all relevant endpoints, address only a limited number of vanadium compounds, and have not established no-effect thresholds for carcinogenicity or respiratory tract irritation. Thresholds need to be established in order for arguments to be made for setting a health-based OEL for non-genotoxic or secondary genotoxic carcinogens. In conclusion, important knowledge gaps preclude confident classification and risk assessment for all vanadium compounds. Evidence suggests that further research that may address some of these critical gaps is needed.
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- Farida Louise Assem
- Institute of Environment and Health, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Kim EY, Kim EK, Lee HS, Sohn Y, Soh Y, Jung HS, Sohn NW. Protective effects of Cuscutae semen against dimethylnitrosamine-induced acute liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2007; 30:1427-31. [PMID: 17666798 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.30.1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the protective effect of Cuscutae semen (CS) on acute liver injury induced by dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) in Sprague-Dawley rats. CS is an important traditional herbal medicine widely used as a tonic and aphrodisiac to nourish the liver and kidney and to treat impotence and seminal emission. Rats were given a single intraperitoneal injection of DMN (40 mg/kg), and were then treated with CS daily by oral gavage for 4 d. Immunohistochemical studies for alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were performed, along with hydroxyproline and biological assay. Liver injury caused by DMN-injection was significantly inhibited in the CS-treated group compared to the silymarin-treated group. The results of blood biological assay were significantly protected by CS in serum total protein (T-protein), T-bilirubin (T-bili), D-bilirubin (D-bili), GOT, GPT, and ALP. The hydroxyproline content and amount of active alpha-SMA and PCNA were significantly decreased in the CS-treated group than in the silymarin-treated group. CS exhibited an in vivo hepatoprotective effect and anti-fibrogenic effects against DMN-induced acute liver injury and inhibited the formation of hydroxyproline, which suggests that CS may be useful in preventing fibrogenesis after liver injury.
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- Eun-Young Kim
- Department of Anatomy, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, 130-701 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Li X, Shi ZM, Feng P, Wen ZY, Wang XJ. Effect of Qi-protecting powder (Huqi San) on expression of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc in diethylnitrosamine-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13:4192-8. [PMID: 17696247 PMCID: PMC4250617 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i31.4192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the inhibitory effect of Huqi San (Qi-protecting powder) on rat prehepatocarcinoma induced by diethylinitrosamine (DEN) by analyzing the mutational activation of c-fos proto-oncogene and over-expression of c-jun and c-myc oncogenes.
METHODS: A Solt-Farber two-step test model of prehepatocarcinoma was induced in rats by DEN and 2-acetylaminofluorene (AAF) to investigate the modifying effects of Huqi San on the expression of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc in DEN-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis. Huqi San was made of eight medicinal herbs containing glycoprival granules, in which each milliliter contains 0.38 g crude drugs. γ-glutamy-transpeptidase-isoenzyme (γ-GTase) was determined with histochemical methods. Level of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (OHdG) formed in liver and c-jun, c-fos and c-myc proto-oncogenes were detected by immunohistochemical methods.
RESULTS: The level of 8-OHdG, a mark of oxidative DNA damage, was significantly decreased in the liver of rats with prehepatocarcinoma induced by DEN who received 8 g/kg body weight or 4 g/kg body weight Huqi San before (1 wk) and after DEN exposure (4 wk). Huqi San-treated rats showed a significant decrease in number of γ-GT positive foci (P < 0.001, prevention group: 4.96 ± 0.72 vs 29.46 ± 2.17; large dose therapeutic group: 7.53 ± 0.88 vs 29.46 ± 2.17). On the other hand, significant changes in expression of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc were found in Huqi San-treated rats.
CONCLUSION: Activation of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of liver cancer. Huqi San can inhibit the over-expression of c-jun, c-fos and c-myc oncogenes and liver preneolastic lesions induced by DEN.
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- Xia Li
- Pathophysiological Department, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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