Chemopreventive efficacy of mangiferin against benzo( a )pyrene induced lung carcinogenesis in experimental animals

Abstract Chemoprevention has emerged as a very effective preventive measure against carcinogenesis. Several bioactive compounds present in fruits and vegetables have revealed their cancer curative potential on carcinogenesis. Tumor markers correlate strongly with prognosis on tumor burden. Glycoprot...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental toxicology and pharmacology 2008-11, Vol.26 (3), p.278-282
Hauptverfasser: Rajendran, Peramaiyan, Ekambaram, Ganapathy, Magesh, Venkatraman, Sakthisekaran, Dhanapal
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Chemoprevention has emerged as a very effective preventive measure against carcinogenesis. Several bioactive compounds present in fruits and vegetables have revealed their cancer curative potential on carcinogenesis. Tumor markers correlate strongly with prognosis on tumor burden. Glycoprotein and membrane ATPases play an important role in carcinogenesis. Hence this study was launched to evaluate the effect of mangiferin on the changes in glycoprotein components, ATPases and membrane lipid peroxidation in control and lung carcinoma bearing mice. A significant increase in the levels of glycoproteins, membrane ATPases and membrane lipid peroxidation were observed in animals with lung carcinoma. On administration of mangiferin, these changes were reverted back to near normal levels. The increased levels of glycoprotein components found in lung carcinoma were also significantly decreased in mangiferin treated. Overall, the above data shows that the anticancer effect of mangiferin is more pronounced when used as an chemopreventive agent rather than as a chemotherapeutic agent against B( a )P induced lung carcinogenesis.
ISSN:1382-6689
1872-7077
DOI:10.1016/j.etap.2008.05.005