title: Vitamin B-6-supplemented diets compared with a low vitamin B-6 diet suppress azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis in mice by reducing cell proliferation.
abstract: Male ICR mice were examined for the effect of vitamin B-6 [pyridoxine (PN) HCl] on azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis. Mice were fed the diets containing 1, 7, 14 or 35 mg PN HCl/kg for 22 wk, and given a weekly injection of azoxymethane (5 mg/kg body) for the initial 10 wk. Compared with the 1 mg PN HCl/kg diet, 7, 14 and 35 mg PN HCl/kg diets significantly suppressed the incidence and number of colon tumors, colon cell proliferation and expressions of c-myc and c-fos proteins. For some variables, 14 and 35 mg PN HCl/kg diets were more effective than the 7 mg/kg diet. Supplemental vitamin B-6 had no influence on the number of colon apoptotic cells. The results suggest that elevating dietary vitamin B-6 suppresses colon tumorigenesis by reducing cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied Biochemistry, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuge
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001397:Azoxymethane / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001835:Body Weight; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011736:Pyridoxine; D001397:Azoxymethane