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Pomegranate Bioactive Constituents Suppress Cell Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma : Role of Wntβ-Catenin Signaling Pathway
Joint Authors
Darvesh, Altaf S.
Samtani, Karishma A.
Mandal, Animesh
Bhatia, Deepak
Thoppil, Roslin J.
Bishayee, Anupam
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and chemoprevention represents a viable approach in lowering the mortality of this disease.
Pomegranate fruit, an abundant source of anti-inflammatory phytochemicals, is gaining tremendous attention for its wide-spectrum health benefits.
We previously reported that a characterized pomegranate emulsion (PE) prevents diethylnitrosamine (DENA)-induced rat hepatocarcinogenesis though inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB).
Since NF-κB concurrently induces Wnt/β-catenin signaling implicated in cell proliferation, cell survival, and apoptosis evasion, we examined antiproliferative, apoptosis-inducing and Wnt/β-catenin signaling-modulatory mechanisms of PE during DENA rat hepatocarcinogenesis.
PE (1 or 10 g/kg) was administered 4 weeks before and 18 weeks following DENA exposure.
There was a significant increase in hepatic proliferation (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) and alteration in cell cycle progression (cyclin D1) due to DENA treatment, and PE dose dependently reversed these effects.
PE substantially induced apoptosis by upregulating proapoptotic protein Bax and downregulating antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2.
PE dose dependently reduced hepatic β-catenin and augmented glycogen synthase kinase-3β expression.
Our study provides evidence that pomegranate phytochemicals exert chemoprevention of hepatic cancer through antiproliferative and proapoptotic mechanisms by modulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
PE, thus, targets two interconnected molecular circuits (canonical NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin pathways) to exert chemoprevention of HCC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhatia, Deepak& Thoppil, Roslin J.& Mandal, Animesh& Samtani, Karishma A.& Darvesh, Altaf S.& Bishayee, Anupam. 2013. Pomegranate Bioactive Constituents Suppress Cell Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma : Role of Wntβ-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhatia, Deepak…[et al.]. Pomegranate Bioactive Constituents Suppress Cell Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma : Role of Wntβ-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhatia, Deepak& Thoppil, Roslin J.& Mandal, Animesh& Samtani, Karishma A.& Darvesh, Altaf S.& Bishayee, Anupam. Pomegranate Bioactive Constituents Suppress Cell Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma : Role of Wntβ-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466797
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466797