Erythroxylum cuneatum (E. cuneatum) which belongs to Erythroxylaceae family is a tropical flowering plant from the genus of Erythroxylum. It is used in Malaysia and Thailand's traditional medicines, yet there is limited scientific reports on its medicinal value. This study aimed at exploring the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of E. cuneatum alkaloid leaf extract. The alkaloid extract was obtained through Soxhlet heat extraction method, while the antioxidantive properties were assessed via 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and xanthine oxidase inhibition (XOI) assays. Further, anti-inflammatory property of the extract was evaluated on rat's model of carrageenan induced paw model of edema via physical measurements and histology. The extract exhibited antioxidant activity with an EC 50 value of 1482 μg/ml in the DPPH radical scavenging assay, an EC 1 value of 2191 μg/ml in the FRAP assay and 10.15 AE 6.20% in the XOI assay. Rats pretreated with the extract have shown dose dependent decrease in paw edema when compared to non-treated group of rats. The highest dose (50 mg/kg) of extract exhibited similar effects to aspirin in terms of reducing paw thickness, leucocytes infiltration and disruption of collagen. In conclusion, the E. cuneatum alkaloid leaf extract possesses both antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties suggesting its potentials for future development of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Studies with Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in humans and rodents have resulted in a spectrum of toxic and carcinogenic effects. Previous findings on gene expression profiles following DES treatment showed that p53, p21 and bax was transcriptionally regulated in this model. In the present studies,Reverse Transcriptase in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction and immunohistochemistry techniques for localization and expression of p53, p21 and bax at cellular levels was applied. Animal were housed individually and treated with 500μmole/kg b.w of DES, (ip) once daily up to 4 days. Our results have shown, the expression of p53, p21 and bax mRNA were greater in wild-type compared to p53+/- knockout mice. In addition, p53, p21 and bax mRNA were significantly higher in DES-treated compared to control-vehicle animals. Collectively, similar patterns of expression also were seen in p53 and p21 proteins and scored according to the percentage of positive nuclear staining. Therefore, the combination of p53 and p21 were concluded to be a valuable markers and prognostic for carcinogenesis and progression of endometrial cancer. Citation Format: Mohd Nazil Salleh, Tan Mei Cheng, Thuaibah Hashim, Henkie Isahwan Ahamd Mulyadi Lai, Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ramli. p53 and p21 mRNA and protein expression in treated synthetic estrogen in mouse transgenic animal model. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Third AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research; Sep 18-22, 2013; National Harbor, MD. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(19 Suppl):Abstract nr A51.
Problem statement: Recent studies using conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction have shown that anti-apoptotic (Cyclooxygenase-2, COX-2 and Nuclear Factor-κB, NF-κB) and proapoptotic mRNA (Bax and Bad) are involved in the tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to localize the expression of anti and pro-apoptotic mRNA genes using Reverse Transcription in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT in situ PCR) and immunodetection technique in the early stage of human colorectal adenocarcinoma. Approach: Reverse Transcription in situ Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT in situ PCR) and immunodetection technique was applied throughout of this studies. 20 paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of human colorectal adenocarcinoma samples was used compared to controls. Results: Morphologically, the glands and crypts were well-differentiated, enlarged and irregular with active secretion of mucin. COX-2, NF-κB, Bax and Bad mRNA were expressed in both normal and human colorectal cancer tissues. All mRNA genes were expressed in the cytoplasm and nuclei. However, COX-2 and NF-κB mRNA genes were highly expressed with higher intensity of brown staining compared to Bax and Bad at tubular epithelium cells. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that by using RT in situ PCR, COX-2 and NF-κB mRNA genes were shown to be involved in the development of human colorectal cancer.
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