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Promising anticancer activity of pomegranate peels extract (PPE) against bacterial pathogens-induced colon cancer in mice model

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is one of the most invaded lethal types of malignancy worldwide. It's an important issue to find prophylactic and curative agents against that life-threatening ailment, preferably from cheap, natural, commonly available nutraceuticals. Herein, total pomegranate peel extract was tested for its significance as an anticancer agent against bacterial pathogens-induced colon cancer in mice model. The phytochemical investigation was carried out via quantitative estimation of phenolic and flavonoid contents along with metabolomic analysis. In this study, Bagg Albino/c (BALB/c) mice were classified into 4 groups including negative control group, untreated mice with pathogen-induced colon cancer group, mice treated with 5-flurouracil and mice treated pomegranate peels extract (PPE). B cell lymphoma gene 2 (BCL2) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 -α (HIF1-α) proteins were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits in all groups. Histopathological changes occurred in the colon of 4 groups were evaluated. The bioactive extract was found to possess a potent antioxidant capacity (357.6 ± 0.5 and 408.4 ± 0.55 mg Trolox equivalents/g) for 1, 1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2‵-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate (ABTS) assays, respectively, owing to its high amount of phenolic acids (174.0±0.65) mg gallic acid equivalent/g and flavonoids (23.2 ±0.3 mg catechin equivalent/g). Furthermore, metabolomics investigation by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization - tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) analysis revealed the identification of 73 metabolites from varying chemical classes, most abundantly gallotannin and ellagitannin derivatives, flavonoids and their glycosides, pentacyclic triterpenes, coumarins, in addition to many phenolic and fatty acids. In vivo experiment, the metabolomics investigation by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) revealed a decrease in 1H-indole-3-acetic acid and heptanedioic acid in mice treated PPE compared with untreated mice with pathogen-induced colon cancer group. Moreover, an increase in benzoic acid, alanine, phenylalanine, and glucose were observed in mice treated PPE compared with untreated mice. Finally, reduction in of BCL2 and HIF1-α serum levels in treated groups compared to untreated group. PPE showed anticancer activity against bacterial pathogen-induced colon cancer in vivo via reduction of serum levels of BCL2 and HIF1-α as apoptosis controlling factors leading to histopathological improvement of colon of PPE treated group.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.206671.7885

Keywords

pomegranate, Anticancer activity, colorectal cancer

Authors

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Ammar

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Therapeutic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622

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nm.ammar@nrc.sci.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Heba A.

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Therapeutic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt

Email

ha.el-saud@nrc.sci.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elkady

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-

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University

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mohamedelkady1565.el@azhar.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-6475-6937

First Name

Maii

Last Name

Maamoun

MiddleName

Abdelnaby Ismail

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacognosy, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

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maimaamoun0nrc@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-7832-094x

First Name

Gamal Eldein

Last Name

Fathy Abd-Ellatef

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Therapeutic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt

Email

gamalology@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-0858-4840

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Serag

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Al-Azhar University

Email

ahmedserag777@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-1559-8079

First Name

Amr

Last Name

El-Waseif

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Dept., Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

amrelwaseif@azhar.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-8605-9067

First Name

Olfat

Last Name

Shaker

MiddleName

Gamil

Affiliation

Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Email

olfatshaker@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdel-Hamid

Last Name

Zaki

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Therapeutic Chemistry Department, NRC

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abdelhamidzaki@hotmail.com

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-

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-

Volume

66

Article Issue

13

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43707

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-04-19

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2023-12-01

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1,259

Page End

1,277

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_300169.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Promising anticancer activity of pomegranate peels extract (PPE) against bacterial pathogens-induced colon cancer in mice model

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30 Dec 2024