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Curcumin suppresses colorectal tumorigenesis via the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway by downregulating Axin2
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Abstract
Introduction
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide (1), and it has been estimated that the morbidity and mortality of CRC are increasing rapidly, with nearly 1.2 million new patients and 600,000 mortalities annually (2). CRC treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are commonly used; however, patients suffer severe side effects following these therapies, such as toxicity, hepatic injury and drug resistance (3,4). Thus, it remains urgent to identify novel therapies for CRC, with high efficacy and fewer adverse effects.
Curcumin (CUR), a natural product extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa (5), is a drug with strong pharmacological effects and limited side effects (6,7). Increasing evidence have confirmed that CUR exerts antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferation and anticancer effects (8–11). Furthermore, curcuminoids have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as ‘Generally Recognized As Safe’ (GRAS) (12), and clinical trials have demonstrated good tolerability and safety profiles, at doses between 4,000–8,000 mg/day (12,13). In another phase I clinical trial, CUR (at doses 0.45–3.6 g) was administered to 15 patients with advanced CRC who were resistant to chemotherapy for 4 months. The results demonstrated that treatment with CUR was well tolerated and there was no toxicity at any doses (14).
Previous studies have reported several molecular mechanisms for the anticancer effects of CUR. For example, CUR inhibits Axin2 expression in the colorectal cancer line, HCT116, and modulates the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway (15). Yan et al (16) demonstrated that Axin2 is upregulated and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is activated in human colon tumor samples. It has also been reported that CUR can target colorectal stem cells via the Wnt pathway to inhibit their proliferation and drug resistance to chemotherapy (14), indicating the important role of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in the tumorigenesis of CRC. Another study demonstrated that CUR inhibits the proliferation and induces apoptosis of human non-small cell lung cancer cells via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway (17). Furthermore, the results of a squamous cell carcinoma study reported that CUR inhibits cancer cell proliferation via the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway (18). In addition to the effects of CUR on CRC progression through the NBR2/AMPK/mTOR pathway (19), CUR regulates the NF-κB and Src protein kinase signaling pathways by inhibiting IκBα kinase activation and IκBα phosphorylation (20). Collectively, these results indicate several molecular mechanisms of the anticancer effects of CUR in vitro. However, the in vivo mechanism remains to be elucidated. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the anticancer effects of CUR and determine its underlying mechanisms in CRC, in vivo.
The results of the present study demonstrated that CUR abrogated CRC induced by azoxymethane (AOM)-dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). In addition, reverse transcription-quantitative (RT-q)PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis demonstrated that CUR attenuated CRC by downregulating Axin2 expression, which is a key downstream target in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway (14), and decreasing the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Taken together, these results demonstrate the mechanisms of the anticancer effects of CUR in vivo, and suggest that Axin2 may act as a potential therapeutic target for CRC.
Materials and methods
Reagents and chemicals
AOM (cat. no. SLBX6213) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA, while DSS (cat. no. S0798) was purchased from MP Biomedicals, LCC., and CUR (cat. no. LH80S20) was purchased from J&K Scientific, Ltd. (https://www.jkchemical.com). PEG 400 (cat. no. C1925030) was purchased from Aladdin Industrial Corporation (https://www.linkedin.com). The Easy Pure RNA kit (cat. no. N10312), TransScript ALL-in-One First-Strand cDNA Synthesis Super Mix (cat. no. N10117) and TransStart Tip Green qPCR Super Mix (cat. no. N10710) were all purchased from Beijing Transgen Biotech Co., Ltd. The Rabbit primary antibody against Axin2 (1:2,000; cat. no. GR3203132-3; Abcam) and HRP-conjugated secondary antibody (goat anti-rabbit IgG; 1:10,000; cat. no. ab6722; Abcam) were purchased from Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (https://www.chemicalbook.com/ContactUs_186262.htm). All other reagents in the experiment were pure analytical pure grade.
Animals and drug administration
A total of 60 C57BL/6 male mice (20±2 g; 6–8 weeks old) were obtained from the Laboratory Animal Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University. Mice were randomly divided into three groups (20 mice/group) as follows: Control group, AOM-DSS group and mice treated with AOM-DSS and 500 mg/kg of CUR per day through oral gavage. Mice were fed in an air-conditioned room at 22±2°C and relative humidity of 55±5%, received standard water and chow freely, with a 12 h light/dark cycle for 1 week prior to treatment. All experimental animal protocols were approved by the Northwest University Animal Ethics Committee (Xi'an, China, approval no. NWU-AWC-20190202M), and all procedures were in line with relevant ethical norms (euthanasia was used to treat the animals) (21). Sevoflurane (8%; Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., http://www.chemicalbook.com/ContactUs_186262.htm) was used for anesthesia (21).
Mice in the AOM-DSS group were treated with 10 mg/kg AOM via intraperitoneal injection. After 7 days, mice were given 2% DSS drinking water for 1 week plus regular drinking water for 2 weeks in one of three rounds to induce colorectal tumors. Mice treated with CUR were given 500 mg/kg CUR suspension, while mice in the other groups were given the same volume of vehicle control PEG 400 via oral gavage until the end of the experiment. The behavior of mice, changes in body weight, hematochezia and the number of dead mice were recorded daily. At week 10, the mice were sacrificed using inhaled 8% sevoflurane to harvest plasma and colorectal tissues for analysis. Mortality was verified by checking for a heartbeat and consciousness. Colorectal tissues were cut open longitudinally, washed in PBS and inspected under a dissection microscope (magnification, ×20). Tumor size was determined as follows: π × d2/4, where d is the diameter of each tumor.
RT-qPCR
RT-qPCR analysis was performed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Total RNA was extracted from colorectal tumor tissues using the Easy Pure RNA kit. Each colonic tissue was ground with a pestle, with continuous addition of liquid nitrogen. Different amounts of lysates were added according to the weight of colorectal tissue (1:1) and incubated in a water bath at 56°C for 20 min. The mixture was centrifuged at 9,710 × g for 5 min at room temperature to collect the supernatant. Equal volumes of 70% ethanol was subsequently added, mixed with the supernatant and centrifuged 9,710 × g for 30 sec at 4°C. Finally, the mixture was centrifuged at 9,710 × g for 2 min at room temperature to completely remove the residual ethanol. A total of 30 µl RNase-free water was added and the mixture was left to stand for 1 min, prior to centrifugation 9,710 × g for 2 min at room temperature to elute the RNA. The quality of extracted RNA was measured using Nano-Drop 2000 (Shanghai Danding Trading Co., Ltd., http://www.china.cn/fenguangguangduji/4679745796.html) and subsequently reverse transcribed into cDNA using a cDNA synthesis kit for 15 min at room temperature.
The expression levels of β-catenin, cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2), Axin2, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were determined using the SYBR Green PCR kit (Beijing Transgen Biotech Co., Ltd.) on an ABI7300 system (Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The following thermocycling conditions were used for qPCR: Initial denaturation at 95°C for 3 min, followed by 39 cycles of 5 sec at 95°C and 1 min at 58°C. Relative expression levels were quantified using the 2−∆∆Cq method (22) and normalized to GAPDH. The primer sequences used for qPCR are listed in Table I (https://pga.mgh.harvard.edu/primerbank).
Western blotting
Total protein was extracted by centrifuging 1 ml ice-cold RIPA buffer (cat. no. BC3710; Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Co., Ltd.) with 10 µl phosphatase inhibitor, 10 µl protease inhibitor and 10 µl PMSF supplemented with 10–20 mg of grounded colorectal tissues, at 9,710 × g for 30 min at 4°C. Protein concentration was determined using a bicinchoninic acid kit (cat. no. PC0020; Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Co., Ltd.). Samples were mixed with 2X sample buffer supplemented with 0.5 mol/l Tris-HCl (pH=6.8), 10% SDS, 50% glycerol, β-mercaptoethanol and 1% bromophenol blue. (Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., http://www.chemicalbook.com/ContactUs_186262.htm). The mixture was boiled at 100°C for 5–8 min. Proteins (50–100 µg) were separated using SDS-PAGE with 10% concentrated glue and 15% separated glue and transferred onto PVDF membranes (Pall Corporation) using transfer buffer supplemented with 10 X electrode buffer and methanol (Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.). The membranes were blocked with 5% non-fat milk (Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Limited by Share Ltd., http://www.yili.com/cms/index#section-1) for 2 h at room temperature and incubated with primary antibody against Axin2 for 12 h at 4°C (1:2,000). Following the primary incubation, membranes were incubated with HRP-conjugated rabbit secondary antibodies (1:10,000) for 2 h at room temperature. Protein bands were visualized using an enhanced chemiluminescence kit (cat. no. c6100460100, Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.). GAPDH was used as the loading control (1:10,000; cat. no. 20536IAP; ProteinTech Group).
Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and IHC
H&E staining was performed as previously described (23). Briefly, fresh colorectal tissue was placed in a glass dish filled with physiological saline (Xi'an Zhuangzhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) and washed several times. One third of the colorectal tissue at the anal end was placed in an embedding box and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde overnight at 4°C. Tissue sections were subsequently cut into 4-µm-thick sections and dewaxed in a series of xylene at about 60°C. Pathological changes of the colorectal tissues were observed via H&E staining for 15–20 min at room temperature.
For IHC analysis, samples were fixed with 40% paraformaldehyde for 24–48 h at room temperature, embedded in paraffin, and blocked with goat serum (Beijing Zhongshan Jinqiao Biology Technology Co., Ltd., http://www.zsbio.com) for 30 min at room temperature. Tissue sections were incubated with anti-Axin2 (1:150) overnight at 4°C, and subsequently incubated with a secondary antibody for 50 min at room temperature, followed by addition of HRP-labeled streptavidin triple-antibody. Tissue sections were stained with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine for 50 sec at −20°C, and Axin2 expression was observed under a light microscope (Eclipse C1) http://zh.medwow.com/med/confocal-microscope/nikon/eclipse-c1-plus/33643.model-spec. The results were analyzed using ImageJ v1.51 software (National Institutes of Health).
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism v8.0.1 software (GraphPad Software, Inc.). At least three mice in each group were analyzed in the experiments. RT-qPCR and western blot analyses were performed three times, while all other experiments were performed once, and data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. One-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's post hoc test were used to compare differences in normally distributed data, and singularity of variance and independence between three groups. One-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's post hoc test were used to compare differences between three independent groups. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
CUR suppresses AOM-DSS induced colorectal tumorigenesis in mice
The animal experimental scheme is presented in Fig. 1A. The effects of CUR on AOM-DSS induced CRC was investigated simultaneously. The results demonstrated that treatment with CUR significantly decreased the colorectal tumor number and tumor size (The maximum tumor diameter is about 11 mm) compared with the AOM-DSS treated group. The average number of tumors in the AOM-DSS group was 8.25±3.24. Following administration of CUR, the average total number of tumors in mice decreased to 5.25±2.65 (P=0.0018), while the tumor size decreased from 45.86±29.86 mm2 to 13.89±9.99 mm2 (P=0.0057; Fig. 1B and C). The mice were not sacrificed in the middle of the experiment in order to assess the tumor size at different time points since the AOM-DSS induced CRC model is a long-term and integral process. Thus, sacrificing the mice in the middle of the experiment may have resulted in failure of the whole animal model (no tumors in mice).
CUR exhibits slower weight loss and has little effect on the survival rate of AOM-DSS induced CRC mice
Mice were treated with 500 mg/kg CUR for 7 weeks, and the body weight of the mice was recorded every day following administration of 2% DSS water. During the three rounds of 7 days of DSS treatment, little body weight was lost in the first 3–5 days. Notably, the body weight rapidly decreased on day 6, whereby 7–8 mice died due to excessive weight loss (the maximum percentage weight loss was 12.26% during the full course of the experiment). In addition to the rapid weight loss, the mental state of the mice weakened following administration of 2% DSS water. Thus, for humane endpoints, 8% sevoflurane was used to euthanize the mice.
The results demonstrated that CUR significantly slowed the weight loss of mice on the last day of the first round of DSS water compared with the AOM-DSS group (P<0.05; Fig. 2Aa). However, no significant differences were observed in mortality between the AOM-DSS (65%) and AOM-DSS+CUR (60%) groups (Fig. 2B). This may be due to the oral gavage treatment period of vehicle control or CUR, and the small sample size. The oral gavage is a common technique used in rodent experiments and the most straight forward approach involving passing a feeding needle through the mouth and into the esophagus (24). However, this technique is associated with potential adverse effects, including (but not limited to) esophageal trauma, aspiration pneumonia and weight loss (24), which may have led to no significant differences in the mortality rates between the AOM-DSS and AOM-DSS+CUR groups.
CUR downregulates the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and protumorigenic proteins
RT-qPCR analysis demonstrated that the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, Cox-2 (P<0.0001) and β-catenin (P<0.01) significantly decreased in the CUR-treated group compared with the AOM-DSS group (Fig. 3), suggesting that CUR suppresses AOM-DSS induced tumorigenesis by downregulating cytokines expression.
The H&E staining results demonstrated that treatment with AOM-DSS disordered cell arrangement, enlarged the nucleus and imbalanced the ratio of nuclear-cytoplasmic cell morphology compared with the control group (Fig. 4A).
IHC analysis demonstrated that AOM-DSS increased the expression levels of the tumorigenic markers, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and β-catenin, while treatment with CUR significantly decreased PCNA and β-catenin expression (both P<0.0001; Fig. 4B). Taken together, these results suggest that CUR attenuates tumor occurrence by downregulating the expression of β-catenin and pro-inflammatory cytokines, and decreasing tumor cell proliferation, which further validates the anticancer effect of CUR in vivo.
CUR attenuates AOM-DSS induced CRC by downregulating Axin2
Axin2 is one of the important regulatory downstream genes of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, which is involved in several biological functions, including proliferation, mutation, migration and apoptosis (25–28). The results of the present study demonstrated that treatment with CUR suppressed Axin2 expression in the colorectal tissue of mice compared with the AOM-DSS group (P=0.0004; Fig. 5A). These results were consistent with those of western blotting (Fig. 5B). Furthermore, IHC analysis demonstrated that CUR decreased Axin2 expression induced by AOM-DSS (P=0.0480; Fig. 5C). Collectively, these results suggest that CUR attenuates AOM-DSS induced CRC by downregulating Axin2, which is as important downstream target gene involved in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway (14), thus indicating the potential anticancer target of CUR.
Discussion
CUR, a spice widely used in cooking condiments for hundreds of years, is a natural extract from rhizome of Curcuma longa (5,29). Studies have confirmed that CUR exerts antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferation and anticancer effects (8–11). CUR is unstable and easily degrades (30–32). In vitro studies have demonstrated that the anticancer effects are exerted by CUR rather than its degradation products (30–32). However, the in vivo molecular mechanism for the anticancer effect of CUR remains to be elucidated. One of the mechanism studies in vitro revealed that CUR can inhibit Axin2 expression in the CRC cell line, HCT116, and regulate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway (15), while the effect and mechanisms in vivo remain largely unknown. Thus, the present study chose the high reproducibility and potency AOM-DSS induced CRC model instead of the xenograft model, as the AOM-DSS induced CRC model recapitulates the aberrant crypt foci-adenoma-carcinoma sequence that occurs in human CRC well (33), while the xenograft model occurs by injecting colon cancer cells to the subcutaneous, which cannot fully mimic the pathology of CRC in humans. The results of the present study highlighted the effect of CUR against CRC in vivo, and demonstrated that the in vivo mechanism occurs via regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by decreasing Axin2 expression in AOM-DSS induced CRC.
The results of the present study demonstrated that CUR attenuated AOM-DSS induced CRC in mice, which is consistent with previous studies that have reported the anticancer effects of CUR (17,18,34–36). The results of the present study demonstrated that administration of CUR significantly decreased both the tumor number and tumor size compared with the AOM-DSS treatment group. Dou et al (36) reported that CUR also suppresses tumor growth in a xenograft CRC model, where 200 mg/kg CUR attenuates cell growth in the xenograft model via subcutaneous injection of human colon cancer cells SW480 into the mice. Lv et al (37) demonstrated similar results in a breast cancer model, which indicated that CUR inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft breast tumor model by subcutaneous injection of MDA-MB-231 cells in mice. These results are consistent with the present study, demonstrating the inhibitory effects of CUR on tumor growth. In addition, the results of the present study demonstrated that CUR downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which further supports the hypothesis that inflammation plays an important role in the progress of tumorigenesis. A previous study demonstrated that inflammation is associated with at least 15% of malignant tumors, worldwide (38). Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of developing CRC compared with the general population (39). In addition, CUR has been extensively reported for its efficacy in the prevention and treatment of several inflammatory diseases, such as IBD, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), atherosclerosis and multiple sclerosis (40). Chen et al (41) demonstrated that CUR prevents cytokines production (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α) induced by hyperosmotic stimulation in corneal epithelial cells. β-catenin is the downstream effector of the Wnt/adenomatous polyposis coli protein (APC)/β-catenin signaling pathway, which controls the proliferation of colon epithelial cells and is generally imbalanced in colon aberrant crypt foci and tumors (42,43). TNF-α is an important inflammatory cytokine in the early stages of inflammation, which is mainly produced by monocytes and macrophages. TNF-α can activate the cytokine cascade reaction, resulting in a waterfall effect and triggering the synthesis of secondary inflammatory mediators, including IL-1β and IL-6 (44,45). IL-1β and IL-6 are important indicators for assessing inflammatory reactions and therapeutic effects in clinical and basic research (44,45). Taken together, the results of the present study suggest that the antitumor effects of CUR may be partially exerted through its anti-inflammatory effects.
The present study demonstrated that CUR suppressed tumorigenesis by downregulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is important for normal growth and development, and is one of the most frequently dysregulated pathways in CRC (46). Aberrant activation of this pathway is associated with cell proliferation, invasive behavior and cell resistance, suggesting its potential value as a therapeutic target in CRC treatment (47). Axin2, which is one of the main downstream target genes (48), acts as a negative feedback regulator of the stability of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in CRC (49). In the absence of stimulation, β-catenin is phosphorylated by a multiprotein complex containing adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), casein kinase 1, glycogen synthase kinase 3β and either Axin1 or Axin2, subsequently undergoing ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis (50). Under abnormal conditions, the multiprotein complex is disintegrated, resulting in the accumulation and nuclear translocation of β-catenin (51–53). β-catenin is associated with the lymphoid enhancer factor/T-cell factor family (TCF), converting them from transcription repressors to activators, thereby activating several Wnt-responsive genes (51–53). Compared with Axin1, Axin2 is more likely to promote β-catenin degradation even in the presence of upstream signaling, which is a characteristic of negative feedback regulation (51–53). However, Wu et al (54) demonstrated that endogenous Axin2 promotes the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) initiated by β-catenin/TCF in β-catenin-mutant and APC mutant CRC. Upregulated Axin2 levels in CRC trigger a significant increase in Snail1 activity and induce EMT, while silencing of Axin2 initiates mesenchymal-like epithelioid-like conversion, which not only downregulates Snail1 but also triggers extensive changes in the classical Wnt signaling transcriptome (54). These studies have demonstrated that Axin2 can function as an effective tumor promoter rather than a tumor suppressor (54). Yan et al (16) came to the same conclusion by analyzing the gene expression profile produced by the CRC cell line, SW620, in which antisense oligo deoxy nucleotide transfection decreased β-catenin protein levels. In the present study, Axin2 was demonstrated to be the target gene induced by decreased β-catenin. Notably, the present study performed experiments on human colon tumor samples, where Axin2 mRNA expression was upregulated in colorectal tumors when the Wnt/β-catenin pathway was activated. These results, along with the aforementioned studies, indicate the importance of Axin2 in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in CRC. The results of the present study demonstrated that CUR inhibited CRC via Axin2 downregulation in the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, further demonstrating the molecular mechanism of the anticancer effects of CUR in vivo. These results suggest that CUR may be a promising drug for the prevention and treatment of CRC. However, further studies are required to confirm that CUR regulates Axin2.
Previous studies have reported that the molecular mechanisms of CUR anticancer effects include several other signaling pathways, such as the PI3k/Akt-1/Mtor (55–57), Akt/GSK-3β (58) and NF-κB signaling pathways (59). The PI3K/Akt-1/mTOR signaling pathway is important in cell proliferation, cell survival, cell development and signal transduction during cellular metabolism (60). A previous study demonstrated that CUR induces G2/M arrest and autophagy by suppressing the Akt/mTOR/p70S6K pathway (61). Zhao et al (56) validated that CUR inhibits cancer cell proliferation and invasion by downregulating the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in human melanoma cells. CUR induces apoptotic cell death through GSK-3β activation in NCCIT human embryonic carcinoma cells (58). The NF-κB signaling pathway abates the survival and proliferation of cancer cells (59). CUR inhibits NF-κB reporter activity, which is associated with decreased levels of phosphorylated-IκBα and expression of its downstream target genes, Cox-2 and cyclin D1, to act as an anticancer effector (59).
In conclusion, a better understanding of CUR roles and mechanisms involved in colorectal tumorigenesis may aid in the development of novel therapeutic targets of CRC, promoting the progress of effective, safe and mechanism-based strategies to decrease the risks of CRC.
Acknowledgements
Not applicable.
Funding
The present study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81702832).
Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
YW conceived and designed the present study. JH and XD performed the experiments and analyzed the datasets. JH was a major contributor in drafting the initial manuscript. JG, YL, ZH and ZC helped perform the experiments. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the research in ensuring that the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
All experimental animal protocols were approved by the Northwest University Animal Ethics Committee (Xi'an, China; approval no. NWU-AWC-20190202M), and all procedures were in line with relevant ethical norms (21).
Patient consent for publication
Not applicable.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Glossary
Abbreviations
Abbreviations:
AOM-DSS |
azoxymethane-dextran sodium sulfate |
CUR |
curcumin |
CRC |
colorectal cancer |
IL |
interleukin |
H&E |
hematoxylin and eosin |
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