Luteolin inhibits cell proliferation during Azoxymethane-induced experimental colon carcinogenesis via Wnt/ β-catenin pathway
- 15 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Investigational New Drugs
- Vol. 29 (2), 273-284
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-009-9359-9
Abstract
The protective role of Luteolin (LUT) against Azoxymethane (AOM)-induced mouse colon carcinogenesis has been documented earlier. The aim of this study is to investigate on the mechanism of chemopreventive action exhibited by LUT employing AOM-induced colon carcinogenesis in mice as an experimental model. LUT inhibited AOM-induced colon tumorigenesis by decreasing tumor incidence and size. LUT reduced the cell proliferation by decreasing the number of Argyrophillic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR)/nucleus and Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) index. It was known that β-catenin is a key effector in Wingless and Int (Wnt) signaling pathway and 90% of colon tumors arise from mutations in this pathway. In this study, we show evidence that LUT inhibited colon carcinogenesis by decreasing AOM-induced cell proliferation through the involvement of β-catenin, Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β and cyclin D1, the key components in Wnt signaling pathway. In conclusion, the protective effect of LUT could be attributed to inhibition of AOM-induced cellular proliferation probably through the involvement of β-catenin, GSK-3β and cyclin D1.Keywords
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