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Author(s): | Magda S. S. Moutinho Sofia Aragão Diogo Carmo Fátima Casaca Sandra Silva Joana Ribeiro Hugo Sousa Isabel Pires Felisbina Queiroga Bruno Colaço Rui Medeiros Paula A. Oliveira Carlos Lopes Margarida M. S. M. Bastos Rui M. Gil da Costa Oliveira |
Title: | Curcumin and Rutin Down-regulate Cyclooxygenase-2 and Reduce Tumor-associated Inflammation in HPV16-Transgenic Mice |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Abstract: | Aim: Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX2) plays a prominent role in carcinogenesis. This study addresses the effects of two nutraceutical compounds on the expression of COX2 and tumor-associated inflammation in human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16)-transgenic mice. Materials and Methods: Six-week - old FVB/n mice were supplemented with rutin or curcumin for 24 weeks: HPV16(-/-) no treatment, n=12; HPV16(+/-) no treatment, n=13; HPV16(+/-) rutin, n=12; HPV16(+/-) curcumin, n=13. HPV16-induced skin lesions and their inflammatory infiltrates were studied histologically. COX2 expression was assessed immunohistochemically. Results: Rutin reduced COX2 expression in the dermis (immunostaining score 7.83 versus 11.25 in untreated HPV16-transgenic mice) and epidermis (4.5 versus 10.0). Curcumin led to dermal and epidermal scores of 10.5 and 4.5. Both compounds reduced leukocytic infiltration, but neither prevented epidermal dysplasia. Conclusion: COX2 expression in HPV16-induced lesions may be modulated by nutraceuticals, reducing tumor-associated inflammation. However, this was not sufficient to block carcinogenesis, calling for additional studies focused on combination therapies. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/115857 |
Related Information: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Projetos Estratégicos/UID/EQU/00511/2013 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939/Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia/LEPABE |
Document Type: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
Rights: | restrictedAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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