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Testing the Effect of Curcumin on Proliferative Capacity of Colorectal Cancer Cells
Tannaz Jamialahmadi1,2, Paul C Guest3,4, Amir R Afshari5
1Department of Food Science and Technology, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran.
Abstract:
This chapter presents a protocol for studying the effects of curcumin in a colorectal cell line and a mouse model of colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis. The protocol using the CT26 cell line incorporates cell proliferation, migration, invasion, spheroid formation, cell cycle, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and western blot analyses. For the mouse model, this involved a macroscopic and histological examination of the colon and assays for oxidative damage markers.

