TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of the Chemopreventive Activity of Grape Skin Extract Using Medium-term Oral Carcinogenesis Assay Induced by 4-Nitroquinoline 1-Oxide JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 177 LP - 182 DO - 10.21873/anticanres.13095 VL - 39 IS - 1 AU - CAROLINA FOOT GOMES DE MOURA AU - GLAUCIA RESENDE SOARES AU - FLAVIA ANDRESSA PIDONE RIBEIRO AU - MARCELO JOSE DIAS SILVA AU - WAGNER VILEGAS AU - ALINE BOVETO SANTAMARINA AU - LUCIANA PELLEGRINI PISANI AU - DEBORA ESTADELLA AU - DANIEL ARAKI RIBEIRO Y1 - 2019/01/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/1/177.abstract N2 - Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemoprotective potential of grape skin extract following rat tongue carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO). Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were distributed into four groups (n=5, per group): Control Group: free access to commercial diet and drinking water for 12 weeks; 4NQO Group: received 4NQO diluted in drinking water daily, for 12 weeks; Grape Skin Extract Group: free access to water and received grape skin extract incorporated with diet for 12 weeks; 4NQO + Grape Skin Extract Group: received 4NQO in drinking water daily and grape extract incorporated with diet for 12 weeks. Results: Animals treated with grape skin extract revealed a significant reduction in epithelial dysplasia. Also, 8-hydroxy-2’–deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and ki-67 immunoexpression was reduced in animals treated with grape skin extract. Western blot analysis showed a significant decrease of p-NFκB p50 and MyD88 protein expression in the groups treated with grape skin extract. Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, manganese superoxide dismutase, and catalase gene expression did not present any statistically significant differences (p>0.05). Conclusion: Grape skin extract displayed chemopreventive activity in oral carcinogenesis assays as depicted by its antioxidant, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties. ER -