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American ginseng attenuates azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate-induced colon carcinogenesis in mice

  • Yu, Chunhao (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Wen, Xiao-Dong (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Zhang, Zhiyu (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Zhang, Chun-Feng (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Wu, Xiao-Hui (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Martin, Adiba (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Du, Wei (Ben May Department for Cancer Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • He, Tong-Chuan (Department of Surgery, University of Chicago) ;
  • Wang, Chong-Zhi (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago) ;
  • Yuan, Chun-Su (Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, University of Chicago)
  • Received : 2014.04.17
  • Accepted : 2014.07.11
  • Published : 2015.01.15
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Abstract

Background: Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death, and inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for this malignancy. We previously reported colon cancer chemoprevention potential using American ginseng (AG) in a xenograft mice model. However, the nude mouse model is not a gut-specific colon carcinogenesis animal model. Methods: In this study, an experimental colitis and colitis-associated colorectal carcinogenesis mouse model, chemically induced by azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) was established and the effects of oral AG were evaluated. The contents of representative ginseng saponins in the extract were determined. Results: AG significantly reduced experimental colitis measured by the disease activity index scores. This suppression of the experimental colitis was not only evident during DSS treatment, but also very obvious after the cessation of DSS, suggesting that the ginseng significantly promoted recovery from the colitis. Consistent with the anti-inflammation data, we showed that ginseng very significantly attenuated azoxymethane/DSS-induced colon carcinogenesis by reducing the colon tumor number and tumor load. The ginseng also effectively suppressed DSS-induced proinflammatory cytokines activation using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay array, in which 12 proinflammatory cytokine levels were assessed, and this effect was supported subsequently by real-time polymerase chain reaction data. Conclusion: AG, as a candidate of botanical-based colon cancer chemoprevention, should be further investigated for its potential clinical utility.

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