Effects of Curcumin on Apoptosis and Oxidoinflammatory Regulation in a Rat Model of Acetic Acid-Induced Colitis: The Roles of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

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2013

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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc

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The present study evaluated the effects of curcumin on epithelial cell apoptosis, the immunoreactivity of the phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and phospho-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in inflamed colon mucosa, and oxidative stress in a rat model of ulcerative colitis induced by acetic acid. Rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, acetic acid, and acetic acid + curcumin. Curcumin (100 mg/kg per day, intragastrically) was administered 10 days before the induction of colitis and was continued for two additional days. Acetic acid-induced colitis caused a significant increase in the macroscopic and microscopic tissue ranking scores as well as an elevation in colonic myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and the number of apoptotic epithelial cells in colon tissue compared to controls. In the rat colon, immunoreactivity of phospho-p38 MAPK was increased, whereas the phospho-JNK activity was decreased following the induction of colitis. Curcumin treatment was associated with amelioration of macroscopic and microscopic colitis sores, decreased MPO activity, and decreased MDA levels in acetic acid-induced colitis. Furthermore, oral curcumin supplementation clearly prevented programmed cell death and restored immunreactivity of MAPKs in the colons of colitic rats. The results of this study suggest that oral curcumin treatment decreases colon injury and is associated with decreased inflammatory reactions, lipid peroxidation, apoptotic cell death, and modulating p38- and JNK-MAPK pathways.

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Apoptosis, Colitis, Curcumin, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Oxidative Stress, Rat, Signal-Transduction Pathways, Nitric-Oxide Synthase, Oxidative Stress, Barrier Function, Potential Role, Expression, Inhibition, Cells, Melatonin, Prevents

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Journal Of Medicinal Food

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16

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