Prevention and therapy of 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine induced colon carcinogenesis by Ferula assafoetida hydroalcoholic extract / 1,2-dimetilhidrazin ile indüklenmiş kalın bağırsak kanserlerinin Ferula assa-foetida ekstraktı kullanılarak önlenmesi ve tedavisi
AbstractObjective: In this study, we have evaluated the chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic effects of Ferula assa-foetida hydroalcoholic extract in 1, 2-dimethyl hydrazine (DMH) induced colon carcinogenesis.Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups: a negative control group without DMH; control group with injected DMH (20 mg/Kg b.w) and four groups receiving DMH +F. assa- foetida extract (6.25 and 12.5 mg/Kg b.w) as chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic groups. The effects of the extracts were assessed by estimating the hepatic oxidative stress/antioxidant parameters such as malondialdehyde, glutathione and ferric reducing ability of plasma (MDA, GSH, FRAP) and the detoxification enzymes; glutathione S-transferase and Cytochrome PResults: The results showed that the F. assa-foetida extracts markedly reversed the increased levels of CYPConclusion: The achieved results suggested the beneficial effect of the extracts on DMH metabolic processes in the colon indicating its chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic effects on colon carcinogenesis induced by DMH.