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. 2019 Apr 15:18:100637.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2019.100637. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Biochemical and biophysical study of chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic anti-tumor potential of some Egyptian plant extracts

Samir Ali Abd El-Kaream  1
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Biochemical and biophysical study of chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic anti-tumor potential of some Egyptian plant extracts

Samir Ali Abd El-Kaream. Biochem Biophys Rep. .

Abstract

the present study the was done to evaluate chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic anti-tumor potential of some Egyptian plant extract (moringa, graviola, ginger garden cress and artemisinin) against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary carcinogenesis in Swiss albino mice. chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic evaluation was assessed by monitoring the tumor incidence and tumor volume as well as by analyzing the status of (a) biochemical markers (maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 gene expressions), oxidative stress related profile including; total antioxidant capacity (TAC), glutathione reductase (GR) activity, glutathione-s-transferase (GST) activity assay, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity and lipid peroxidation (MDA), renal and hepatic toxicity markers (urea, creatinine, alanine transaminase (alt) activity, aspartate aminotransferase (ast) activity, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Activity and γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity also study of (b) biophysical markers (trace and heavy metals (lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), selenium (Se), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn)), dielectric properties and body water distribution) finally (c) histopathological examination oral administration of increasing dose of moringa, graviola, ginger garden cress and artemisinin extracts, respectively significantly prevented the tumor incidence and tumor volume as well as brought back the status of the above mentioned biochemical and biophysical variables. Histopathological changes also confirmed the formation of tumor tubules and neovascularization after the treatment. Overall, these results suggest that treatment with moringa, graviola, ginger garden cress and artemisinin extracts provided antioxidant defense with strong chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activity against DMBA-induced mammary tumors.

Keywords: 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA); Chemopreventive; Chemotherapeutic; Plant extract.

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aEffect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on tumor volume (mm3). b: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on study animals survival and death rate. c: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on dielectric properties. d: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on boy water distribution (%).
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aEffect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on tumor volume (mm3). b: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on study animals survival and death rate. c: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on dielectric properties. d: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on boy water distribution (%).
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aEffect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on tumor volume (mm3). b: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on study animals survival and death rate. c: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on dielectric properties. d: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on boy water distribution (%).
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aEffect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on tumor volume (mm3). b: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on study animals survival and death rate. c: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on dielectric properties. d: Effect of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin on boy water distribution (%).
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a: concentrations of eight heavy metals (selenium, iron, nickel chromium, cadmium, lead, zinc and copper) in all studied groups. b: activities of oxidative stress related parameters; (SOD, CAT, GR, GST antioxidants, TAC) and MDA concentrations in all studied groups. c: concentrations of renal and hepatic function tests (urea, creatinine, ALT, AST, ALP and GGT) in all studied groups. d: maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 mRNAs gene expressions in all studied groups.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a: concentrations of eight heavy metals (selenium, iron, nickel chromium, cadmium, lead, zinc and copper) in all studied groups. b: activities of oxidative stress related parameters; (SOD, CAT, GR, GST antioxidants, TAC) and MDA concentrations in all studied groups. c: concentrations of renal and hepatic function tests (urea, creatinine, ALT, AST, ALP and GGT) in all studied groups. d: maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 mRNAs gene expressions in all studied groups.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a: concentrations of eight heavy metals (selenium, iron, nickel chromium, cadmium, lead, zinc and copper) in all studied groups. b: activities of oxidative stress related parameters; (SOD, CAT, GR, GST antioxidants, TAC) and MDA concentrations in all studied groups. c: concentrations of renal and hepatic function tests (urea, creatinine, ALT, AST, ALP and GGT) in all studied groups. d: maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 mRNAs gene expressions in all studied groups.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a: concentrations of eight heavy metals (selenium, iron, nickel chromium, cadmium, lead, zinc and copper) in all studied groups. b: activities of oxidative stress related parameters; (SOD, CAT, GR, GST antioxidants, TAC) and MDA concentrations in all studied groups. c: concentrations of renal and hepatic function tests (urea, creatinine, ALT, AST, ALP and GGT) in all studied groups. d: maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 mRNAs gene expressions in all studied groups.
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Ethidium bromide stained agarose gel electrophoresis of maspin, survivin, livin, caveolin-1, osteopontin and Fucosyltransferase 4 mRNAs gene expressions in all studied groups.
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The histological evaluation of (moringa, graviola, ginger, cress and artemisinin; different doses), tamoxifen and doxorubicin groups.
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