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Lung And Colon Cancer Chemoprevention By Polymethoxyflavones, Mingyue Song Mar 2017

Lung And Colon Cancer Chemoprevention By Polymethoxyflavones, Mingyue Song

Doctoral Dissertations

Cancer has been a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and characterized by the uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death. Polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) is a unique class of flavonoids that almost exclusively found in the peel of citrus fruit. Studies have shown that PMFs exhibited numerous health promoting effects, including anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory ones. Nobiletin (5,6,7,8,3’,4’-hexamethyoxflavone, NBT) is a major citrus flavonoid and has been the most studied PMFs for its potential health benefits. 5-Demethylnobiletin (5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3’,4’-pentamethoxyflavone, 5DN) is a unique flavonoid found in citrus fruits with potential chemopreventive effects against human cancers. In this dissertation, we first …


Chemopreventive Effects Of Polymethoxyflavones, Xian Wu Mar 2016

Chemopreventive Effects Of Polymethoxyflavones, Xian Wu

Doctoral Dissertations

Colon cancer is one of the major global public health issues, which severely threatens human health. Polymethoxyflavones (PMFs), a unique class of flavonoids, are abundantly and almost exclusively found in the peel of sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis) and mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata). Nobiletin (NBT) is a major citrus flavonoid that has shown various health benefits, including anti-inflammation and anti-carcinogenesis. To better understand the chemopreventive effects of NBT, we systematically investigated the inhibitory effects of dietary NBT on colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis in azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-treated mice. We found that oral administration of NBT effectively decreased …