Aloe arborescens extract inhibits TPA-induced ear oedema, putrescine increase and tumour promotion in mouse skin.
The ethyl acetate extract of the acetone-soluble Aloe arborescens fraction was found to inhibit 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear oedema, putrescine increase and tumour promotion in mouse skin. Chromatographic analyses of this extract revealed that phenolic compounds such as aloenin, barbaloin and isobarbaloin could be useful as cancer chemopreventive agents against tumour promotion.
Fujita Memorial Institute of Pharmacognosy, Fujita Health University, Hisai, Mie 514-1296, Japan. shimpo@fujita-hu.ac.jp
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Ida
Takeshi
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Chihara
Hidehiko
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Beppu
Takaaki
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Kaneko
Hiroshi
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Kuzuya
D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000494:pharmacology; D000504:Aloe / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004423:Ear / Q000473:pathology*; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011700:Putrescine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D011700:Putrescine