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Original ArticlePharmacognosy MagazineVol. 11 | Issue 44s3 | 2015 | pp. 619–624Open access
Inhibitory Effect of Spirulina maxima on the Azoxymethane‑ induced Aberrant Colon Crypts and Oxidative Damage in Mice
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- 1 Eduardo Madrigal‑Bujaidar Department of Morphology, Genetics Laboratory, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.
- 2 Department of Pharmacy, Preclinical Toxicology, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.
- 3 Department of Physiology, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.
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- 5 Department of Conservation Medicine, Superior School of Medicine, National Polytechnic Institute, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n, Casco de Santo Tomás, D. F. 11340.
- 6 Cathedra-CONACYT, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Autonomous University “Benito Juárez” of Oaxaca, Av. Universidad s/n, Exhacienda de Cinco Señores, Oaxaca de Juárez, 68120. México.
Published in Pharmacognosy Magazine
Correspondence: Isela Álvarez‑González
Eduardo Madrigal‑Bujaidar Department of Morphology, Genetics Laboratory, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.
Email: eduardo.madrigal@lycos.com
Copyright: © 2015 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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How to cite
Álvarez‑González, I., Islas‑Islas, V., Chamorro‑Cevallos, G., Barrios, J. P., Paniagua, N., Vásquez-Garzón, V. R., Villa‑Treviño, S., Osiris-Madrigal-Santillán, O. M. S., & Morales-González, J. A. (2015). Inhibitory Effect of Spirulina maxima on the Azoxymethane‑ induced Aberrant Colon Crypts and Oxidative Damage in Mice. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 11(44s3), 619–624. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.172973
Abstract
Background: Spirulina maxima (Sm) is a cyanobacterium well known because of its high nutritive value, as well as its anti‑inflammatory, anti‑hyperlipidemic, antioxidant, and anti‑genotoxic activities. Objective: To determine the capacity of Sm to inhibit the induction of aberrant colon crypts (AC), as well as the level of lipid peroxidation and DNA oxidative damage in mice treated with azoxymethane (AOM). Materials and Methods: Sm (100, 400, and 800 mg/kg) was daily administered to animals by the oral route during 4 weeks, while AOM (10 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected to mice twice in weeks 2 and 3 of the assay. We also included a control group of mice orally administered with distilled water along the assay, as well as other group orally administered with the high dose of Sm. Results: A significant decrease in the number of AC with the three tested doses of Sm, with a mean protection of 51.6% respect to the damage induced by AOM. Also, with the three doses of the alga, we found a reduction in the level of lipoperoxidation, as well as in regard to the percentage of the DNA adduct 8‑hydroxy‑2’‑deoxyguanosine. Conclusion: Sm possesses anti‑precarcinogenic potential in vivo, as well as capacity to reduce the oxidative damage induced by AOM.
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| Title | Inhibitory Effect of Spirulina maxima on the Azoxymethane‑ induced Aberrant Colon Crypts and Oxidative Damage in Mice |
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| Authors | Isela Álvarez‑González; Víctor Islas‑Islas; Germán Chamorro‑Cevallos; Juan Pablo Barrios; Norma Paniagua; Verónica R. Vásquez-Garzón; Saúl Villa‑Treviño; Osiris-Madrigal-Santillán Osiris-Madrigal-Santillán; José Antonio Morales-González |
| Affiliations | Eduardo Madrigal‑Bujaidar Department of Morphology, Genetics Laboratory, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.; Department of Pharmacy, Preclinical Toxicology, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.; Department of Physiology, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Wilfredo Massieu s/n. Lindavista, D. F. 07738.; Department of Cellular Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, D.F. 07360.; Department of Conservation Medicine, Superior School of Medicine, National Polytechnic Institute, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n, Casco de Santo Tomás, D. F. 11340.; Cathedra-CONACYT, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Autonomous University “Benito Juárez” of Oaxaca, Av. Universidad s/n, Exhacienda de Cinco Señores, Oaxaca de Juárez, 68120. México. |
| Corresponding author | eduardo.madrigal@lycos.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Magazine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 11, Issue 44s3 (2015) |
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