1. The indole compound MA-35 attenuates tumorigenesis in an inflammation-induced colon cancer model.
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Kanehara, Keigo, Ohnuma, Shinobu, Kanazawa, Yoshitake, Sato, Keisuke, Kokubo, Shoji, Suzuki, Hideyuki, Karasawa, Hideaki, Suzuki, Takehiro, Suzuki, Chitose, Naitoh, Takeshi, Unno, Michiaki, and Abe, Takaaki
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INDOLE compounds , *NEOPLASTIC cell transformation , *COLON cancer , *TRANSFORMING growth factors , *FIBROSIS - Abstract
In inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammation results in the development of colon cancer known as colitis-associated cancer. This disease is associated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) signaling. In addition, intestinal fibrosis is a common clinical complication that is promoted by transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1). In our previous study, MA-35 attenuated renal fibrosis by inhibiting both TNF-α and TGF-β1 signaling. This study aimed to identify the possible antitumor effects and antifibrotic effects of MA-35 using an AOM/DSS mouse model. MA-35 was orally administered every day for 70 days in the AOM/DSS mouse model. There was no difference in weight loss between the AOM/DSS group and the AOMDSS + MA-35 group, but the disease activity index score and the survival rate were improved by MA-35. MA-35 blocked the anemia and shortening of the colon induced by AOM/DSS. MA-35 reduced the macroscopic formation of tumors in the colon. In the microscopic evaluation, MA-35 reduced inflammation and fibrosis in areas with dysplasia. Furthermore, the TNF-α mRNA level in the colon tended to be reduced, and the interleukin 6, TGF-β1 and fibronectin 1 mRNA levels in the colon were significantly reduced by MA-35. These results suggested that MA-35 inhibited AOM/DSS-induced carcinogenesis by reducing inflammation and fibrosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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