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Shufen Zhou1, Dongjie Yao2, Ling Guo3
1Department of Gerontology, Affiliated Second Hospital Mudanjiang Medical University China.
Abstract:
Hyperacidity in the stomach is known to promote the progression of gastric cancer. The plant-derived chemotherapeutic curcumin is used to treat gastric cancer. The objective of this study was to investigate whether curcumin regulates gastrin-mediated acid secretion in suppressing gastric cancer. Gastric cancer cells were treated with 25 μm curcumin, followed by Annexin V/propidium iodide double-staining assay to evaluate cell apoptosis. Western blot analysis was used to analyze caspase-3 expression in response to curcumin treatment. Gastrin levels in culture medium were also monitored. Mice bearing gastric cancers were treated with curcumin, followed by analysis of tumor caspase-3 expression, gastric acid pH, and gastric secretion in serum. Curcumin prominently inhibited gastric cancer cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis. Caspase-3 was upregulated by curcumin treatment. Curcumin also reduced gastrin secretion. Curcumin dramatically inhibited tumor growth, increased gastric pH, and reduced gastric secretion. In gastric cancer, curcumin suppresses gastrin-mediated acid secretion, which inhibits gastric cancer progression.
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