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Effect and Mechanism of Apple Polysaccharides on Experimental Colitis Associated Colorectal Cancer in Mice

??OBJECTIVE To study the effects and mechanisms of apple polysaccharides(AP) on tumorigenesis in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer. METHODS AP was obtained from apple pomace and its protective efficacy was evaluated on carcinogenesis in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer induced by azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). The effects of AP on TLR4/MyD88/NF-??B pathway were measured using immunohistochemistry , ELISA and Western blot.The serum were collected and TNF-?? was measured by ELISA kits. RESULTS After 20 weeks of continuous treatment, the incidence of colon cancer formation was 95% in the mice treated with AOM/DSS (model group), and these reduced to 26%, 10% and 5% in AP (1.25%, 2.5% and 5%) treatment group respectively. Western blot analysis demonstrated that TLR4 (membrane protein), MyD88, NF-??B p65 (nuclear protein) expression decreased significantly at protein level; and the secretion of TNF-?? decreased in control group(P<0.05). CONCLUSION AP could protect ICR mice from CACC effectively and the possible mechanism may be related to the inhibition of TLR4/MyD88/ NF-??B pathways.