Absorption study showed that gossypetin was methoxylated and conjugated to form glucuronide during the first-pass metabolism after oral administration. Glucuronide conjugate was the major circulating form in the plasma. As determined by HPLC analysis, the total gossypetin concentration in the plasma was higher than the unchanged gossypetin indicating that most of gossypetin underwent first-pass metabolism. Moreover, urinary excretion was not a main elimination route. / Uses of foods and dietary supplements present a safe chemopreventive strategy. The application of phytochemicals for cancer prevention currently receives a great deal of attention. Flavonoids are known to be antiproliferative and may play an important role in the prevention of carcinogenesis. In addition to epidemiologic studies, basic science research to elucidate mechanisms and evaluate chemopreventive potential of phytochemicals is also necessary. In this study, gossypetin was found to have stronger antiproliferative activity when compared with quercetin, a well studied flavonoid, in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells and human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cells. The results demonstrated that gossypetin induced growth inhibition in MCF-7 cell line by arresting cell cycle at G0/G1 phase. The inhibition of cell cycle progression was associated with the decrement of cyclin D1 expression, cdk6 kinase activity and phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb). Although the cdk inhibitor p21 could not be detected, its upstream protein, p53 tumor suppressor protein, was activated by gossypetin in the MCF-7 cell line. Also, the proliferation of MCF-7 cells was suppressed through down-regulating the Erk1/2 pathway. / Ngai Lei-ka. / "August 2005." / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-11, Section: B, page: 6156. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-250). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_343719 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Ngai, Lei-Ka., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, theses |
| Format | electronic resource, microform, microfiche, 1 online resource (xix, 250 p. : ill.) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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