title: Inhibitory effect of alkane-6,8-diols, the components of safflower, on tumor promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in two-stage carcinogenesis in mouse skin.
abstract: Erythro-alkane-6,8-diols were isolated from the flowers of Carthamus tinctorius. 12-0-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA, 1 microgram/ear), a tumor-promoting agent, was applied to the ears of mice to induce inflammation. Of 8 alkane-6,8-diols assayed, the C27, C31, C32, C33 and C35 alkane diols inhibited the inflammation. The 50% inhibitory dose of these compounds for TPA-induced inflammation was 0.5-0.7 mg/ear. However, C21, C23 and C25 alkane-6,8-diols were found to have no effect. Furthermore, the mixture of erythro-alkane-6,8-diols from the flowers of C. tinctorius markedly suppressed the promoting effect of TPA on skin tumor formation in mice following initiation with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akihisa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaminaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takido
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002273:Carcinogens; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002273:Carcinogens; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate