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Dietary 5-demethylnobiletin Inhibits Cigarette Carcinogen NNK-induced Lung Tumorigenesis in Mice

Dietary 5-demethylnobiletin Inhibits Cigarette Carcinogen NNK-induced Lung Tumorigenesis in Mice

Mingyue Song, Xian Wu, Noppawat Charoensinphon, Minqi Wang, Jinkai Zheng, Zili Gao, Fei Xu, Zhengze Li, Fang Li, Jiazhi Zhou, Hang Xiao

Food Funct. 2017 Mar 22;8(3):954-963.

PMID: 28154877

Abstract:

5-Demethylnobiletin (5DN) is a unique citrus flavonoid with various beneficial bioactivities. In this study, we determined the inhibitory effects of 5DN and its two major metabolites in the 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)-induced lung tumorigenesis mouse model as well as in human and mouse lung cancer cell models. In NNK-treated female A/J mice, dietary administration of 5DN (0.025% or 0.05% w/w in the diet) significantly decreased both lung tumor multiplicity and tumor volume. Immunohistochemical analysis showed strong anti-proliferative effects of 5DN in lung tumors. Two major metabolites of 5DN, named 5,3'-didemethylnobiletin (M1) and 5,4'-didemethylnobiletin (M2), were found in the lung tissue of 5DN-fed mice. Cell culture studies demonstrated that 5DN, M1 and M2 significantly inhibited the growth of human and mouse lung cancer cells by causing cell cycle arrest, inducing apoptosis and modulating key signaling proteins related to cell proliferation and cell death. Interestingly, the metabolites of 5DN, especially M1 produced much stronger inhibitory effects on both human and mouse lung cancer cells than those produced by 5DN itself. Our results demonstrated that dietary administration of 5DN significantly inhibited NNK-induced tumorigenesis in mice, and this effect may be partially associated with the metabolites of 5DN in lung tissues.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2174596	5-Demethylnobiletin		2174-59-6	Price

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