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Vieira,A.; Heidor,R.; Cardozo,M.T.; Scolastici,C.; Purgatto,E.; Shiga,T.M.; Barbisan,L.F.; Ong,T.P.; Moreno,F.S.. |
β-ionone (βI), a cyclic isoprenoid, and geraniol (GO), an acyclic monoterpene, represent a promising class of dietary chemopreventive agents against cancer, whose combination could result in synergistic anticarcinogenic effects. The chemopreventive activities of βI and GO were evaluated individually or in combination during colon carcinogenesis induced by dimethylhydrazine in 48 3-week-old male Wistar rats (12 per group) weighing 40-50 g. Animals were treated for 9 consecutive weeks with βI (16 mg/100 g body weight), GO (25 mg/100 g body weight), βI combined with GO or corn oil (control). Number of total aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and of ACF ≥4 crypts in the distal colon was significantly lower in the GO group (66 ± 13 and 9 ± 2, respectively) compared to... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Colon; Carcinogenesis; Chemoprevention; Β-ionone; Geraniol; Isoprenoid; Acyclic monoterpene. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000600007 |
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