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Anti‐Inflammatory and Anti‐Tumor Effects of Α-L-Guluronic Acid (G2013) on Cancer-Related Inflammation in a Murine Breast Cancer Model Publisher Pubmed



Hosseini F1 ; Mahdianshakib A2, 3 ; Jadidiniaragh F4, 5 ; Enderami SE6 ; Mohammadi H4, 5 ; Hemmatzadeh M4, 5 ; Mohammed HA2 ; Anissian A7 ; Kokhaei P1 ; Mirshafiey A2 ; Hassannia H2
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  1. 1. Cancer Research Center and Department of Immunology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Students’ ScientificResearch Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Molecular Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar, Iran

Source: Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy Published:2018


Abstract

Cancer-related inflammation (CRI) is associated with the malignant progression of several cancer types. Targeting these pathways is a novel promising strategy for cancer prevention and treatment. In this present study, we evaluated the efficacy of α-L-guluronic acid (ALG), a potent anti-inflammatory agent on breast cancer-related inflammation both in vitro and in vivo conditions. Our results indicated that ALG can effectively inhibit the CRI and tumor-promoting mediators (COX-2, MMP2, MMP9, VEGF and proinflammatory cytokines) without direct toxic effects on the cells. Moreover, it was found that, ALG can effectively inhibit the tumor cell adhesion to extracellular matrix, seeding in implantation tissue, reduce accumulation of immunosuppressive and inflammatory cells in tumor-bearing mice. These findings were associated with decreased tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis and prolonged mice survival. In conclusion, our data provide a cellular and molecular justification for the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in treating cancer and imply the potential anti-tumor activity of ALG therapy via inhibition of CRI. These findings could lead to the establishment of novel NSAID-based cancer therapy in the near future and open a new horizon for cancer treatment. © 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS
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