title: Immunostimulation-mediated antitumor activity by preconditioning with rice-shochu distillation residue against implanted tumor in mice.
abstract: We investigated the ability of rice-shochu postdistillation residue (RSDR) to stimulate the activity of macrophages. RSDR significantly stimulated mouse macrophage activity and induced significant IL-12 production in vitro. In syngeneic C38 solid tumor model in mice, a diet containing 1.0% RSDR caused a significant suppression of tumor growth and prolonged the life span of the tumor-bearing mice. Further, using this model, mice fed for 21 days with RSDR showed significantly increased levels of serum IL-12 and IFN-gamma compared with controls. Moreover, the splenic NK cell activity of mice fed with RSDR was significantly elevated compared with that of mice on a normal diet and thereby suppressed C38 tumor growth. We also investigated the tumor growth suppressing effect of RSDR using a tumor model of B16-F10 melanoma cells. Dietary preconditioning with RSDR significantly suppressed B16-F10 tumor growth. Moreover, RSDR significantly increased the production of IL-12 either before or after B16-F10 tumor implantation. These results suggest that dietary RSDR suppresses tumor growth by stimulating the immune system of the host.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimura
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohba
authors.forename: Yueqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kida
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D012275:Oryza
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007376:Interleukin-2; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007371:Interferon-gamma