Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Inhibitory Effects of Low-Dose Aloe-Emodin on the Development of Colorectal Tumors in Min Mice

  • Shimpo, Kan (Division of Biochemistry, Fujita Memorial Nanakuri Institute, Fujita Health University) ;
  • Chihara, Takeshi (Division of Biochemistry, Fujita Memorial Nanakuri Institute, Fujita Health University) ;
  • Kaneko, Takaaki (Division of Biochemistry, Fujita Memorial Nanakuri Institute, Fujita Health University) ;
  • Beppu, Hidehiko (Division of Biochemistry, Fujita Memorial Nanakuri Institute, Fujita Health University) ;
  • Wakamatsu, Kazumasa (Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences) ;
  • Shinzato, Masanori (Department of Pathology, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences) ;
  • Yukitake, Jun (Department of Clinical Immunology, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences) ;
  • Sonoda, Shigeru (Division of Biochemistry, Fujita Memorial Nanakuri Institute, Fujita Health University)
  • Published : 2014.07.30
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Abstract

Aloe-emodin (AE), a natural anthraquinone compound, has been reported to exhibit anticancer activity in various cancer cell lines and anti-inflammatory effects in murine macrophages. In the present study, we investigated the cancer chemopreventive effects of AE in an Apc-deficient Min mouse model. In the first experiment, male Min mice were fed a basal diet or diets containing 5 ppm AE and 10 ppm AE for 12 weeks. The dietary administration of 5 ppm AE significantly reduced the number of colorectal tumors. In a second experiment, we investigated the effects of AE on colitis-related colon carcinogenesis in Min mouse treated with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). Female Min mice were administered 1% DSS in their drinking water for 7 days. AE was given to mice in their diet at a dose of 5 or 50 ppm for 5 weeks. Feeding with AE significantly reduced the number of colorectal tumors. When proliferation of cells in normal-appearing colonic mucosa was assessed by monoclonal anti-rat Ki-67 antibody (MIB-5) immunohistochemistry in experiments 1 and 2, the AE treatment significantly decreased the mean MIB-5-labeling index. These results suggest that the dietary administration of low-dose AE may have chemopreventive effects against development of colorectal tumors in Min mice, possibly in part by reducing cell proliferation in colorectal mucosa.

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