Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
The toxicities associated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a potent broad-spectrum chemotherapeutic agent, can not only affect the morbidity and the efficacy of chemotherapy but also limit its clinical use. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a commercial anthocyanin-rich extract from bilberry (AREB) against 5-FU-induced myelotoxicity in vivo, and against chemosensitivity to 5-FU in vitro. A single injection of 5-FU at 200 mg/kg induced severe peripheral erythrocytopenia, thrombocytopenia and leucopenia as well as hypocellularity of the spleen and bone marrow in C57BL/6 mice. Oral administration of 500 mg/kg of AREB for 10 days significantly increased the number of red blood cells, neutrophils, and monocytes in peripheral blood to 1.2-fold, 9-fold, and 6-fold, respectively, compared with those seen after treatment with 5-FU alone (p< 0.05-0.001). The hypocellularity of the spleen and bone marrow caused by 5-FU was also distinctly alleviated in the AREB-treated group. Furthermore, AREB treatment with 50 and 100 microg/ml as a monomeric anthocyanin did not interfere with, but rather enhanced the chemotherapeutic efficacy of 5-FU in vitro. These results suggest that AREB may have protective potential against 5-FU-induced myelotoxiciy and/or the ability to enhance the chemotherapeutic effectiveness of 5-FU.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0951-6433
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-65
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Anthocyanins, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Fluorouracil, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-HT29 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17611294-Vaccinium myrtillus
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Protective effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) against myelotoxicity induced by 5-fluorouracil.
pubmed:affiliation
Food Safety Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute, San 46-1, Backhyun, Bundang-gu, Sungnam, Kyonggi-do, 463-746, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't