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Berry ellagitannins may not be sufficient for prevention of tumors in the rodent esophagus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20121200     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Biodirected fractionation is used to identify the active inhibitory constituents in berries for esophageal cancer in rats. The present study was undertaken to determine if ellagitannins contribute to the chemopreventive activity of an alcohol/water-insoluble (residue) fraction of berries. Rats consumed diets containing residue fractions of three berry types, that is, black raspberries (BRBs), strawberries (STRWs), and blueberries (BBs), that differ in their content of ellagitannins in the order BRB > STRW > BB. Animals were fed residue diets beginning 2 weeks before treatment with the esophageal carcinogen N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA) and throughout the 30-week bioassay. Residue fractions from all three berry types were about equally effective in reducing NMBA tumorigenesis in the rat esophagus irrespective of their ellagitannin content (0.01-0.62 g/kg of diet). These results suggest that the ellagitannins may not be responsible for the chemopreventive effects of the alcohol/water-insoluble fraction of berries.
Authors:
Li-Shu Wang; Stephen Hecht; Steven Carmella; Claire Seguin; Claudio Rocha; Nanxiong Yu; Kristen Stoner; Steven Chiu; Gary Stoner
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of agricultural and food chemistry     Volume:  58     ISSN:  1520-5118     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Agric. Food Chem.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-07     Completed Date:  2010-08-31     Revised Date:  2011-12-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374755     Medline TA:  J Agric Food Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3992-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio 43240, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blueberry Plant / chemistry*
Disease Models, Animal
Esophageal Neoplasms / drug therapy,  prevention & control*
Fruit / chemistry*
Humans
Hydrolyzable Tannins / administration & dosage*
Male
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage*
Random Allocation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Rosaceae / chemistry*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 CA103180-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hydrolyzable Tannins; 0/Plant Extracts
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