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Microbially mediated phenolic catabolites exert differential genoprotective activities in normal and adenocarcinoma cell lines

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Abstract

Age-associated decline of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activity and DNA repair efficiency leads to the accumulation of DNA damage and increased risk of cancer. Understanding the mechanisms behind increased levels of damaged DNA is crucial for developing interventions to mitigate age-related cancer risk. Associated with various health benefits, (poly)phenols and their microbially mediated phenolic catabolites represent a potential means to reduce DNA damage. Four colonic-microbiota-derived phenolic catabolites were investigated for their ability to reduce H2O2-induced oxidative DNA damage and modulate the Nrf2-Antixoidant Response Element (ARE) pathway, in normal (CCD 841 CoN) and adenocarcinoma (HT29) colonocyte cell lines. Each catabolite demonstrated significant (p < .001) genoprotective activity and modulation of key genes in the Nrf2-ARE pathway. Overall, the colon-derived phenolic metabolites, when assessed at physiologically relevant concentrations, reduced DNA damage in both normal and adenocarcinoma colonic cells in response to oxidative challenge, mediated in part via upregulation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)673-686
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Volume75
Issue number7
Early online date11 Sept 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished online - 11 Sept 2024

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© 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Funding

C.I.R.G. and A.C. received funding from the National Processed Raspberry Council who had no involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. G.McD. received funding from the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) Division. G.McD. received funding from BachBerry (Project No. FP7-613793).G.P.-C. was supported by a postdoctoral research contract “Juan de la Cierva Incorporación” funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (FJCI-2015-26433). C.I.R.G., A.C., G.P.-C. and T.M.A. were funded by the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP) of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

FundersFunder number
King Saud University
National Processed Raspberry Council
FP7-613793
FJCI-2015-26433

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    Keywords

    • Benzoic acid
    • colonic cells
    • COMET assay
    • 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
    • 3-(3′-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
    • 3-(phenyl)propanoic acid
    • Humans
    • Hydrogen Peroxide
    • Phenols/pharmacology
    • Colon/metabolism
    • Oxidative Stress/drug effects
    • HT29 Cells
    • DNA Repair
    • Colonic Neoplasms/metabolism
    • NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism
    • Cell Line, Tumor
    • Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects
    • Adenocarcinoma/metabolism
    • DNA Damage/drug effects

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