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Effect of dietary kelp on lipid peroxidation and glutathione peroxidase activity in livers of rats given breast carcinogen DMBA.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1907734     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In our previous study of female rats, a diet containing 2% of powdered fronds of Laminaria religiosa (kelp) had a remarkable inhibitory effect on mammary tumorigenesis induced by orally given 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA). In this study, the effect of the dietary kelp on lipid peroxidation and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the liver was studied in the same experimental system. Two separate short- and long-term experiments were carried out on rats fed a diet with 2% kelp. DMBA (20 mg/kg body wt) was given to each animal 7 days after feeding began in short-term experiment and 27 days later in long-term experiment. Livers of all rats were obtained for quantitative determination and for histopathologic observation. Lipoperoxide in livers of the kelp-fed rats was of normal value, almost the same as that of untreated control rats; however, lipoperoxide in livers of control rats was significantly higher than in the other two groups in both experiments. A marked fatty change in livers of control rats was demonstrated in hepatic cells in peripheral zones of lobules in long-term experiment but not in short-term experiment. In long-term experiment, the amounts of GSH-Px and selenium in livers of kelp-fed rats were slightly less than those in untreated control rats but more than those in control rats. There was a more-intense positive reaction in the hepatic cells in the peripheral zones of the lobules in the kelp-fed and untreated rats and a less-intense positive reaction in control rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
H Maruyama; K Watanabe; I Yamamoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition and cancer     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0163-5581     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Cancer     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-09-09     Completed Date:  1991-09-09     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905040     Medline TA:  Nutr Cancer     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  221-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Hygienic Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / administration & dosage,  toxicity*
Administration, Oral
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
Diet*
Female
Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism*
Immunohistochemistry
Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects*
Lipid Peroxides / metabolism
Liver / chemistry,  drug effects,  metabolism*
Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / chemically induced,  prevention & control
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Seaweed / physiology*
Selenium / analysis,  metabolism
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Lipid Peroxides; 57-97-6/9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; 7782-49-2/Selenium; EC 1.11.1.9/Glutathione Peroxidase

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