Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Assessing the anti-tumour properties of Iraqi propolis in vitro and in vivo / G.M. Sulaiman, A.H. Ad'hiah, K.W. Al-Sammarrae, R. Bagnati, R. Frapolli, E. Bello, S. Uboldi, M. Romano, N. Panini, E. Scanziani, M. Pezzolato, E. Erba, M. D'Incalci. - In: FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY. - ISSN 0278-6915. - 50:5(2012 May), pp. 1632-1641.
Abstract:
The study was designed to evaluate anti-tumour properties of Iraqi propolis collected from Mosul region (M) on HL-60 and HCT-116 cell lines and on HCT-116 in vivo. M induced an inhibitory effect against the proliferation of HL-60 and colony potential of HCT-116 cells. The apoptosis in HL-60 cells was associated with down-regulation of Bcl-2 and activation of Bax, while in HCT-116 cells, necrotic features were observed; size of cells was dramatically increased by swelling of cytoplasm and loss of membrane integrity, cell rupture and release of cellular contents. Analysis of BrdU/DNA cell cycle in both cell lines showed that M induced cell cycle perturbations in both BrdU positive and BrdU negative cells. The exposure of HL-60 to M caused γ-H2AX in a dose dependent manner and was associated with induction of apoptosis. The experiments in HCT-116 tumor-bearing mice showed that oral administration of propolis at doses that caused no detectable toxicity was associated with a decrease in mitotic cells and an increase in endoreduplications, increased p53 and decreased Ki-67 expression of cells in tumor sections. This study provides the rationale to investigate the potential beneficial effect of propolis in the diet of patients receiving anti-cancer therapies.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Iraqi propolis; cytotoxicity; BrdU/DNA cell cycle
Elenco autori:
G.M. Sulaiman, A.H. Ad'hiah, K.W. Al-Sammarrae, R. Bagnati, R. Frapolli, E. Bello, S. Uboldi, M. Romano, N. Panini, E. Scanziani, M. Pezzolato, E. Erba, M. D'Incalci
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