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In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging-Based Evaluation of Doxorubicin Anticancer Treatment in Combination with the Herbal Medicine Black Cohosh
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As a substitution for hormone replacement therapy, many breast cancer patients use black cohosh (BC) extracts in combination with doxorubicin (DOX)-based chemotherapy. In this study, we evaluated the viability and survival of BC- and DOX-treated MCF-7 cells. A preclinical model of MCF-7 xenografts was used to determine the influence of BC and DOX administration on tumor growth and metabolism. The number of apoptotic cells after incubation with both DOX and BC was significantly increased (~100%) compared to the control. Treatment with DOX altered the potential of MCF-7 cells to form colonies; however, coincubation with BC did not affect this process. In vivo, PET-CT imaging showed that combined treatment of DOX and BC induced a significant reduction in both metabolic activity (29%) and angiogenesis (32%). Both DOX and BC treatments inhibited tumor growth by 20% and 12%, respectively, and combined by 57%, vs. control. We successfully demonstrated that BC increases cytotoxic effects of DOX, resulting in a significant reduction in tumor size. Further studies regarding drug transport and tumor growth biomarkers are necessary to establish the underlying mechanism and potential clinical use of BC in breast cancer patients.
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Agata Płoska
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Marcin Woźniak
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Jamila Hedhli
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Christian J. Konopka
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Antonios Skondras
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Sarah Matatov
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Andrew Stawarz
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Sarah Schuh
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Andrzej Czerwinski
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Lawrence W. Dobrucki
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Iwona T. Dobrucki
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
no. 24,
ISSN: 1661-6596 - Language:
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- 2023
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- Płoska A., Woźniak M., Hedhli J., Konopka C. J., Skondras A., Matatov S., Stawarz A., Schuh S., Czerwinski A., Dobrucki L. W., Kalinowski L., Dobrucki I. T.: In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging-Based Evaluation of Doxorubicin Anticancer Treatment in Combination with the Herbal Medicine Black Cohosh// INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES -Vol. 24,iss. 24 (2023), s.17506-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/ijms242417506
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- This research was funded by the Research Board of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provided to I.T.D. (grant number CRB13059)
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education Poland (grant number 2/566516/SPUB/SP/2023, L.K. and “Mobility Plus” Program, A.P.).
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