Inhibitory effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. on azoxymethane‑ and dextran sulfate sodium‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice

  • Authors:
    • Qiang Wang
    • Peng Sun
    • Guijie Li
    • Kai Zhu
    • Cun Wang
    • Xin Zhao
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  • Published online on: December 4, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1728
  • Pages: 493-498
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Abstract

Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. was purchased for the evaluation of azoxymethane (AOM)‑ and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. The body weights of the AOM‑ and DSS‑induced colon cancer control groups were lighter than those of the untreated mice. D. candidum increased the body weights of the mice compared with the control group, and reduced the levels of the serum proinflammatory cytokines, IL‑6, IL‑12, TNF‑α and IFN‑γ, compared with the colon cancer control group. Reverse transcription‑polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses of the apoptotic‑related genes, bax, bcl‑2, caspase‑3 and caspase‑9, were performed in the colon tissues. The high‑concentration D. candidum group showed a significant increase in the mRNA and protein expression levels of bax, caspase‑3 and caspase‑9 and decreased expression levels of bcl‑2 compared with the control group. These results indicate that D. candidum Wall ex Lindl. exhibits preventive effects against colon carcinogenesis in mice.
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Wang Q, Sun P, Li G, Zhu K, Wang C and Zhao X: Inhibitory effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. on azoxymethane‑ and dextran sulfate sodium‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. Oncol Lett 7: 493-498, 2014.
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Wang, Q., Sun, P., Li, G., Zhu, K., Wang, C., & Zhao, X. (2014). Inhibitory effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. on azoxymethane‑ and dextran sulfate sodium‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. Oncology Letters, 7, 493-498. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1728
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Wang, Q., Sun, P., Li, G., Zhu, K., Wang, C., Zhao, X."Inhibitory effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. on azoxymethane‑ and dextran sulfate sodium‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice". Oncology Letters 7.2 (2014): 493-498.
Chicago
Wang, Q., Sun, P., Li, G., Zhu, K., Wang, C., Zhao, X."Inhibitory effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. on azoxymethane‑ and dextran sulfate sodium‑induced colon carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice". Oncology Letters 7, no. 2 (2014): 493-498. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1728