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The review presents the results of experimental studies conducted by the author. CBA, SHR, HER-2/neu and SAM mice revealed inhibition of age-related alterations in estrus function and spontaneous tumour development and showed life span extension under the influence of the pineal gland hormone Melatonin, synthetic peptide bioregulator Epitalon, delta-sleep-inducing peptide Deltaran, enterosorbent Aqualen and succinic acid containing preparation Neuronol (Noogam). The observed effect depended on the dose and conditions of administration, as well as genetic predisposition of the particular mice strains to tumour development.
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PMID:[The influence of substances revealing geroprotective of spontaneous carcinogenesis in mice]. 1555 8

The effect of the pineal indole hormone melatonin on the life span of mice, rats and fruit flies has been studied using various approaches. It has been observed that in female CBA, SHR, SAM and transgenic HER-2/neu mice long-term administration of melatonin was followed by an increase in the mean life span. In rats, melatonin treatment increased survival of male and female rats. In D. melanogaster, supplementation of melatonin to nutrient medium during developmental stages produced contradictory results, but and increase in the longevity of fruit flies has been observed when melatonin was added to food throughout the life span. In mice and rats, melatonin is a potent antioxidant both in vitro and in vivo. Melatonin alone turned out neither toxic nor mutagenic in the Ames test and revealed clastogenic activity at high concentration in the COMET assay. Melatonin has inhibited mutagenesis and clastogenic effect of a number of indirect chemical mutagens. Melatonin inhibits the development of spontaneous and 7-12-dimethlbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)- or N-nitrosomethylurea-induced mammary carcinogenesis in rodents; colon carcinogenesis induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in rats, N-diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats, DMBA-induced carcinogenesis of the uterine cervix and vagina in mice; benzo(a)pyrene-induced soft tissue carcinogenesis and lung carcinogenesis induced by urethan in mice. To identify molecular events regulated by melatonin, gene expression profiles were studied in the heart and brain of melatonin-treated CBA mice using cDNA gene expression arrays (15,247 and 16,897 cDNA clone sets, respectively). It was shown that genes controlling the cell cycle, cell/organism defense, protein expression and transport are the primary effectors for melatonin. Melatonin also increased the expression of some mitochondrial genes (16S, cytochrome c oxidases 1 and 3 (COX1 and COX3), and NADH dehydrogenases 1 and 4 (ND1 and ND4)), which agrees with its ability to inhibit free radical processes. Of great interest is the effect of melatonin upon the expression of a large number of genes related to calcium exchange, such as Cul5, Dcamkl1 and Kcnn4; a significant effect of melatonin on the expression of some oncogenesis-related genes was also detected. Thus, we believe that melatonin may be used for the prevention of premature aging and carcinogenesis.
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PMID:Melatonin as antioxidant, geroprotector and anticarcinogen. 1667 84

Methylation abnormalities of cancer-related genes are recognized to play an important role in carcinogenesis. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) regulates DNA methylation by affecting synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine, which is a universal methyl donor for methylation reactions. MTHFR gene polymorphisms that affect enzymatic activity may be associated with DNA methylation and cancer susceptibility. In the present study, we investigated the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in 247 cancer patients and 100 healthy subjects using PCR-RFLP, as well as the methylation status of the CpG island in the promoter region of the C-erbB-2 oncogene in 247 tumor and matched adjacent tissue samples using methylation-specific PCR. The results revealed that the methylation rate of the C-erbB-2 gene was significantly lower in the tumor tissues than in the matched adjacent tissues (43.3 vs. 69.2%, P=0.000). No correlation was observed between the methylation patterns of C-erbB-2 in tumor tissues and the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients. The frequency of the MTHFR gene 677 T allele was significantly higher in cancer patients than in the healthy subjects, and the combined variant genotypes (677CT+TT) significantly increased the risk of developing cancer (OR=1.619, 95% CI 1.012-2.588, P=0.043). Among the cancer patients, the methylation rate of the C-erbB-2 gene was higher in indi-viduals with the CC genotype than in those with the CT/TT genotype (50.0 vs. 39.4%). This difference was not significant (P=0.103). However, a significant difference was found in patients with breast cancer (P=0.008). In conclusion, the C-erbB-2 promoter CpG island was hypomethylated in cancer patients, and the MTHFR 677 CT/TT genotype increased the risk of developing the disease. Moreover, in breast cancer patients, the MTHFR gene C677T polymorphism had an effect on the methylation status of the C-erbB-2 gene.
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PMID:Effect of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T polymorphism on C-erbB-2 methylation status and its association with cancer. 2147 26