Abstract:
:Curcumin and its reduced derivative tetrahydrocurcumin have been shown to exhibit chemopreventive activity. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- or Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbria-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells was investigated using Northern blot analysis. The fimbria-stimulated expression of the COX-2 gene was inhibited by curcumin but not by tetrahydrocurcumin. LPS-stimulated COX-2 gene expression was completely inhibited by curcumin, but an increase in the concentration of tetrahydrocurcumin did not cause complete inhibition of COX-2 expression. The inhibitory effect of curcumin on nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) activation in the cells was clearly observed, but that of tetrahydrocurcumin was incomplete even at a concentration of 20 microM. To explain the difference in effect between the two compounds, analysis of the frontier orbital was performed using ab initio 6-31G* wave function. The calculated chemical hardness (eta) for curcumin was clearly smaller, whereas its electronegativity (chi) and electrophilicity (omega) were clearly greater than the corresponding values for the curcumin-related compounds tetrahydrocurcumin, isoeugenol and eugenol. This suggested that the anti-inflammatory activities of curcumin may be related to eta-, chi- and/or omega-controlled enzymes. In addition, the bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE) of the phenolic OH was calculated using the density function theory (DFT)/B3LY. The total BDE values of curcumin and tetrahydrocurcumin were almost identical, but the BDE of one-electron oxidation and ionization potential (IP) for curcumin were lower than those for tetrahydrocurcumin, suggesting the highly pro-oxidative activity of curcumin. Curcumin has both oxidant and antioxidant properties. A causal link between the anti-inflammatory activities and molecular properties of phenolic antioxidants is suggested.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Murakami Y,Ishii H,Takada N,Tanaka S,Machino M,Ito S,Fujisawa Ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-03-01 00:00:00pages
699-707issue
2Aeissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530journal_volume
28pub_type
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Anticancer research
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.13683
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
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更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12419
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.14579
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21873/anticanres.14485
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12349
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12369
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.12552
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.13920
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Studies have recommended a 21-gene recurrence score (RS) to optimize adjuvant treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer (EBC) with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HER2-) tumors. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the impact of this RS...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.11851
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The antitumor activity of (2''R)-4'-O-tetrahydropyranyl adriamycin (pirarubicin; THP) was assessed using human gastric cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxicity of THP on MKN-28 and MKN-45 was superior to that of adriamycin (ADM) as detected by a growth assay with an MTT colorimetric endpoint. When the ...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.13614
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00