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Anticancer activity of "Trigno M", extract of Prunus spinosa drupes, against in vitro 3D and in vivo colon cancer models.
Condello, Maria; Pellegrini, Evelin; Spugnini, Enrico Pierluigi; Baldi, Alfonso; Amadio, Bruno; Vincenzi, Bruno; Occhionero, Giovanni; Delfine, Sebastiano; Mastrodonato, Franco; Meschini, Stefania.
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  • Condello M; National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome 00161, Italy. Electronic address: maria.condello@iss.it.
  • Pellegrini E; National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome 00161, Italy. Electronic address: evelin.pellegrini@guest.iss.it.
  • Spugnini EP; SAFU Department, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome 00144, Italy. Electronic address: spugnini.vet@gmail.com.
  • Baldi A; Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Campania University "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta 81100, Italy. Electronic address: alfonsobaldi@tiscali.it.
  • Amadio B; SAFU Department, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome 00144, Italy. Electronic address: bruno.amadio@ifo.gov.it.
  • Vincenzi B; Medical Oncology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome 00128, Italy. Electronic address: b.vincenzi@unicampus.it.
  • Occhionero G; Italian Society of Biointegrated Medicine, Bagnoli del Trigno, Isernia 86091, Italy. Electronic address: giovanniocchionero@hotmail.com.
  • Delfine S; Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy. Electronic address: delfine@unimol.it.
  • Mastrodonato F; Italian Society of Biointegrated Medicine, Bagnoli del Trigno, Isernia 86091, Italy. Electronic address: mastrodonato.f@gmail.com.
  • Meschini S; National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome 00161, Italy. Electronic address: stefania.meschini@iss.it.
Biomed Pharmacother ; 118: 109281, 2019 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31377469
In 2018 there were over 1.8 million new cases worldwide of colorectal cancer and relapses after clinical treatments. Many studies ascribe the risk of the appearance of this cancer to the Western life style : a sedentary life, obesity, and low -fiber, high -fat diets can promote the onset of disease. Several studies have shown supplement phytochemicals to have an inhibiting effect on the growth of various cancers through the activation of apoptosis. Our goal was to prove the effectiveness of a natural compound in the combined therapy of colorectal cancer. Trigno M supplement was an optimal candidate as anticancer product for its high concentrations of phenolic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins. Our work showed the antitumor activity of Trigno M, extract of Prunus spinosa drupes combined with the nutraceutical activator complex (NAC), in 2D, 3D and in vivo colorectal cancer models. The cellular model we used both in vitro and in vivo was the HCT116 cell line, particularly suitable for engraftment after inoculation in mice. Trigno M inhibited the growth and colony formation of HCT116 cells (35%) as compared to the chemotherapy treatment with 5-fluorouracil (80%) used in clinical therapy. The reduction of the morphological dimensions in the spheroid cells after Trigno M, was compared with 5-fluorouracil demonstrating the efficacy of the Trigno M compound also in 3D models. Flow cytometric analysis on 3D cells showed a significant increase in the apoptotic cell fraction after Trigno M treatment (44.8%) and a low level of necrotic fraction (6.7%) as compared with control cells. Trigno M and 5-fluorouracil induced the apoptosis in a comparable percentage. Monotherapy with Trigno M in severely immunodeficient mice, carrying colon rectal cancer xenografts, significantly reduced tumor growth. The histopatological analysis of the ectopic tumors showed a lower level of necrosis after Trigno M treatment compared with the control. We conclude that Trigno M is well tolerated by mice, delays colorectal cancer growth in these animals and should be weighed up for integration of the current multi-drug protocols in the treatment of colon carcinoma.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Extractos Vegetales / Neoplasias del Colon / Prunus / Modelos Biológicos / Antineoplásicos Tipo de estudio: Guideline Límite: Animals / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Biomed Pharmacother Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Francia

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Extractos Vegetales / Neoplasias del Colon / Prunus / Modelos Biológicos / Antineoplásicos Tipo de estudio: Guideline Límite: Animals / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Biomed Pharmacother Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Francia