Curcumin inhibits COX-2, VEGF and Cyclin D1 expression in the tumors while inducing CUGBP2 and TIA-1.

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<p>(A) Total RNA from Pan02 tumor xenografts were subjected to Real time PCR. Curcumin treatment resulted in reduced COX-2, VEGF and cyclin D1 mRNA levels when compared to controls. On the other hand, CUGBP2 and TIA-1 mRNA expression was increased (*p<0.05). Data is an average from xenografts in 5 mice. (B) Western blot analysis demonstrated that tissue lysates from the curcumin treated animals have significantly lower levels of COX-2, VEGF, and cyclin D1 proteins but increased levels of CUGBP2 and TIA-1 proteins. (C) Immunohistochemistry demonstrates that curcumin treatment significantly reduced the expression of COX-2 and VEGF. (D) Immunohistochemistry demonstrates increased expression of CUGBP2 and TIA-1 in the tumor xenografts.</p

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