Supplementation of Seaweeds Extracts Suppresses Azoxymethane-induced Aberrant DNA Methylation in Colon and Liver of ICR Mice
- Authors
- So Young Bu; 권훈정; 성미경
- Issue Date
- Sep-2014
- Publisher
- 대한암예방학회
- Keywords
- Seaweed; O6-methylguanine; N7-methylguanine; Azoxymethane
- Citation
- 대한암예방학회지, v.19, no.3, pp 216 - 223
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- 대한암예방학회지
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 216
- End Page
- 223
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/5846
- DOI
- 10.15430/JCP.2014.19.3.216
- ISSN
- 2288-3649
2288-3657
- Abstract
- Background: Seamustard and seatangle are commonly consumed seaweeds in Korea and rich sources of non-digestible polysaccharides which possess biological activities. However anti-mutagenic and anti-cancer activities of these seaweeds under physiological condition have not been clarified yet. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of seaweeds consumption on azoxymethane (AOM)-induced DNA methylation at N7 and O6 position of guanine base, an indicator of DNA damage related to cancer initiation.
Methods: Thirty ICR mice were divided into five groups and fed one of the following diets for two weeks: control diet, diet containing 10% water-soluble or water-insoluble fraction of seamustard or seatangle. After two weeks of experimental diet AOM was injected at 6 hours before sacrifice and N7-methylguanine (N7-meG) and O6-methylguanine (O6-meG) from the colon and liver DNA were quantified using a gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy.
Results: Water-soluble fractions of both seamustard and seatangle significantly reduced AOM-induced production of N7-meG guanine in colon and liver. Also water-soluble fractions of these seaweeds suppressed the level of methylation at O6-guanine of colon and liver directly responsible for tumorigenesis. While water-insoluble fraction of seamustard suppressed the production of N7-meG in liver this seaweed fraction decreased O6-meG and the ratio of O6/N7-meG in liver. Water insoluble fraction of seatangle decreased both O6- and N7-meG in colon and liver. Supplementation of all seaweeds extracts increased fecal weight of animals and the increase of fecal weight by water-insoluble fraction of seaweeds were higher than that by water-soluble fraction.
Conclusion: Seamustard and seatangle intake may effectively prevent colon and liver carcinogenesis by decreasing DNA damage and the mechanism of inhibiting carcinogenesis by seaweeds in a long term study are warranted.
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