Oral chemoprevention with acetyl salicylic Acid, vitamin D and calcium reduces the risk of tobacco carcinogen-induced bladder tumors in mice

Cancer Invest. 2013 Aug;31(7):490-3. doi: 10.3109/07357907.2013.820316.

Abstract

Bladder cancer is a common urological malignancy with high recurrence rate, which may be reduced by chemoprevention. The aim was to evaluate chemoprevention in a mouse model of tobacco carcinogen-induced bladder tumors. A total of 60 A/J mice were randomized to normal diet, diet with low calcium, and diet with chemoprevention (acetyl salicylic acid, 1-alpha 25(OH)2-vitamin D3 and calcium). There were significantly fewer tumors (0 (0-0) vs. 0 (0-2), p = .045) and fewer animals with tumors (0/20 vs. 5/20, p = .045) in the chemoprevention group compared with controls. Thus, chemoprevention diet effectively reduced the tumor promoting effect of tobacco carcinogens in the mouse bladder.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Aspirin / administration & dosage*
  • Calcium / administration & dosage*
  • Calcium, Dietary / administration & dosage*
  • Carcinogens / toxicity
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Mice
  • Nicotiana / chemistry
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Vitamin D / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Carcinogens
  • Vitamin D
  • Aspirin
  • Calcium