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Chemopreventive effects of FITOPROT against 5-fluorouracil-induced toxicity in HaCaT cells

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 193; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.lfs.2017.09.035

1879-0631

Edvande Xavier dos Santos Filho, Artur Christian Garcia da Silva, Renato Ivan de Ávila, Aline Carvalho Batista, Ricardo Neves Marreto, Eliana Martins Lima, Cecília Maria Alves de Oliveira, Elismauro Francisco Mendonça, Marize Campos Valadares,

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

This study evaluated the mechanisms involved in the chemopreventive effects of a mucoadhesive formulation (FITOPROT), containing curcuminoids from Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) and Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae) extract, against 5-FU-induced cellular toxicity using an in vitro oral mucositis model.Effects of FITOPROT on 5-FU-induced cytotoxicity in HaCaT and SSC-4 cells were evaluated by MTT assay. For mechanistic analyses, HaCaT cells were first pretreated with FITOPROT (0.005%) for 24h followed by treatment with FITOPROT and simultaneously exposed to 5-FU (10μg/mL) for additional 24h.FITOPROT was able to protect HaCaT cells from 5-FU-triggered cell damage. Moreover, the FITOPROT+5-FU association showed higher cytotoxic effects on SSC-4 cancer cells. Flow cytometry and/or fluorescence microscopy analysis showed FITOPROT was able to significantly reduce ROS generation and prevent mitochondrial changes in HaCaT cells. In addition, it avoided the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytoplasm in cells exposed to 5-FU, and restored their proliferative activity via Ki-67 expression. Furthermore, FITOPROT regulated 5-FU-induced oxidative stress via Nrf2 involvement. HaCaT cells pretreated/treated with FITOPROT also showed normal expression of TNF-R1 and NF-κB inflammatory proteins and decreased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8). Moreover, a high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis showed the presence of flavonoids rutin, glucoronylated quercetin and dimethylquercetin rutenoside in FITOPROT.It was showed that FITOPROT, an antioxidant phytochemicals-rich mucoadhesive formulation, exerts chemopreventive effects against 5-FU-triggered toxicity through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms and restoration of proliferative capacity in HaCaT cells.