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Indole glucosinolates exhibit anti-inflammatory effects on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells through modulation of inflammatory markers and miRNAs

Journal

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
Volume 48, Issue 10, Pages 6845-6855

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06683-5

Keywords

Inflammation; Nuclear factor-kappa B; Indole-3-carbinol; 3; 3-Diindolylmethane; 5-Fluorouracil; Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; miR-21; miR-31

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  1. National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt [11010332]

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The study found that I3C and DIM have strong anti-inflammatory effects, suggesting that their use as a co-treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs can effectively improve the anti-tumor effect of chemotherapeutic drugs.
Background Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) has been identified as the major link between inflammation and cancer. Natural agents that inhibit this pathway are essential in attenuating inflammation induced by cancer or chemotherapeutic drugs. High intake of Brassicaceae vegetables has been determined to modulate essential pathways related to chronic diseases. In this study, we investigated the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects of the indole glucosinolates; indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and its metabolite 3,3-diindolylmethane (DIM) on the inflammatory biomarkers and miRNAs controlling the NF-kappa B pathway. Methods and results In our study, we inoculated Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells in female albino mice, which increased their packed cell volume and induced a significant increase in the levels of several cytokines and inflammatory biomarkers (NF-kappa B IL-6, IL-1b, TNF-alpha, and NO). A significant elevation in inflammatory-medicated miRNAs (miR-31 and miR-21) was also noted. Treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) significantly reduced packed cell volume and viable cell count. However, it was accompanied by a significant increase in the levels of inflammatory markers and expression of miR-31 and miR-21. Nevertheless, although treatment with indoles (I3C and DIM) significantly reduced the packed cell volume and viable cell count, their prominent effect was the marked reduction of all inflammatory biomarkers compared to both the EAC untreated group and the EAC group treated with 5-FU. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory effect of I3C or DIM was accompanied by a significant decrease in the expression of miR-31 and miR-21. Conclusion Our findings have; therefore, revealed that I3C and DIM have strong anti-inflammatory effects, implying that their use as a co-treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs can effectively improve the anti-tumor effect of chemotherapeutic drugs.

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