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The effect of crocetin (C 20 H 24 O 4 ) on methylcholanthrene- (MCA-) induced uterine cervical cancer in mice was studied in this paper. After the mice were treated orally with crocetin, maleic dialdehyde (MDA), polymorphonuclear cells (PMN), interleukin-1 β  (IL-1 β ), and tumor necrosis factor- α  (TNF- α ) were examined by ELISA or immunohistochemistry. The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activation in  HeLa  cells was analyzed using fluorescence microscopy for light microscopic examination. The MCA mice showed a significant increase in plasma MDA, PMN, IL-1 β , TNF- α , and nitrates levels. At the same time, the mRNA level of COX-2 in  HeLa  cells was also significantly increased. These changes were attenuated by crocetin supplementation in the MCA mice. Crocetin supplementation in the MCA mice also showed protection against cervical cancer. These results suggest that crocetin may act as a chemopreventive and an anti-inflammatory agent.

biomed research international

Crocetin Downregulates the Proinflammatory Cytokines in Methylcholanthrene-Induced Rodent Tumor Model and Inhibits COX-2 Expression in Cervical Cancer Cells