Abstract
The present study was carried out to assess the effect of Pterios volitans venom (mixture of peptides) on Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma (EAC) and its influence on antioxidant status in the liver. Among six groups of albino mice, three were treated with sublethal doses of venom, along with the standard drug, 5-fluorouracil. In EAC-bearing mice, mean life span and antioxidants were significantly decreased, whereas, body weight, tumor volume, viable tumor cell count, lipid peroxidation and expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen were significantly increased. These changes were brought back to near normal in treatment groups. The findings are further confirmed by histopathological observations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6219-6225 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 15 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fish venom
- PCNA
- Tumor metastasis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry