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Table 1 In vivo solid cancer preventive effects of CDDO-Me

From: Preclinical evidences toward the use of triterpenoid CDDO-Me for solid cancer prevention and treatment

Effects

Mechanisms

Dose/duration

Route

Reference

Decreased the average tumor burden of vinyl carbamate-induced andenocarcinoma in female A/J mice

Suppression of the ability of IFN-γ to induce de novo formation of NO synthase; Induction of HO-1; Suppression of phosphorylation of STAT3 as well as induction of apoptosis

60 mg/kg, 2 weeks

Diet

[16]

Prevented the formation of ER- negative mammary tumors in the mouse mammary tumor virus-neu transgenic model

Inhibited constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation and the degradation of IKBα

60 mg/kg, 45 weeks

Diet

[17]

Increased survival of the KPC mice by 3 to 4 weeks

Interacted with both STAT3 and IKK to decrease constitutive IL-6 secretion, inhibited constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation, and blocked the degradation of IKBα when challenged with TNF-α

60 mg/kg diet or 15 mg/kg body weight. Beginning at 4 weeks of age until detect tumor

Diet

[18]

Delayed ER–negative mammary carcinogenesis in polyoma middle T Mice

Inhibited cyclin D1 and decreased phosphorylation of EGFR and STAT3

50 mg/kg, 4–8 weeks

Diet

[19]

Delayed tumor development in the BRCA1-mutated mice by an average of 5.2 weeks

Interacted with ErbB2, decreased constitutive phosphorylation of ErbB2, inhibited proliferation, and induced G0/G1 arrest

50 mg/kg. Beginning at 12 weeks of age until detect tumor

Diet

[20]

Inhibited the progression of preneoplastic lesions in the DLP and VP lobes to adenocarcinoma in TRAMP mice

Inhibited cell proliferation, reduced the density of blood vessels and promoted apoptosis in the prostatic tissue

10 μmol/kg. 20 weeks

Oral gavage

[21]

Inhibited the progression of the preneoplastic lesions to adenocarcinoma in the DLP and VP lobes of TRAMP mice

Inhibited the expression of prosurvival p-Akt and NF-κB in the prostate

7.5 mg/kg/day, 5 days/week. Early intervention initiated at five weeks of age for 20 weeks. Delayed administration started at 12 week of age for 12 weeks

Oral gavage

[22]

Inhibited the progression of preneoplastic lesions to adenocarcinoma of the prostate in TRAMP mice

Decreased TERT and its regulatory proteins in the prostate

15 μmol/kg/day, 5 days/week, 20 weeks

Oral gavage

[23]

  1. Akt: protein kinase B1; BRCA1:breast cancer-associated gene 1; DLP: dorsolateral prostate; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; ER: estrogen receptor; ErbB2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HO-1: heme oxygenase-1; IKBα, inhibitor of nuclear factor-κBα; IKK:IKB kinase; IL-6: interleukin-6; IFN-γ: Interferon-γ; KPC; LSL-KrasG12D/+; LSL-Trp53R127H/+; Pdx-1-Cre; NF-κB: nuclear factor-κB; NO: nitric oxide; STAT3: transcription factor signal transducers and activators of transcription 3; TERT: telomerase reverse transcriptase TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α; TRAMP: transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate model; VP: ventral prostate.