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Title: Sustained systemic delivery of green tea polyphenols by polymeric implants significantly diminishes benzo[a]pyrene-induced DNA adducts.

Authors: Cao, Pengxiao; Vadhanam, Manicka V; Spencer, Wendy A; Cai, Jian; Gupta, Ramesh C

Published In Chem Res Toxicol, (2011 Jun 20)

Abstract: The polyphenolics in green tea are believed to be the bioactive components. However, poor bioavailability following ingestion limits their efficacy in vivo. In this study, polyphenon E (poly E), a standardized green tea extract, was administered by sustained-release polycaprolactone implants (two, 2-cm implants; 20% drug load) grafted subcutaneously or via drinking water (0.8% w/v) to female S/D rats. Animals were treated with continuous low dose of benzo[a]pyrene (BP) via subcutaneous polymeric implants (2 cm; 10% load) and euthanized after 1 and 4 weeks. Analysis of lung DNA by (32)P-postlabeling resulted in a statistically significant reduction (50%; p = 0.023) of BP-induced DNA adducts in the implant group; however, only a modest (34%) but statistically insignificant reduction occurred in the drinking water group at 1 week. The implant delivery system also showed significant reduction (35%; p = 0.044) of the known BP diolepoxide-derived DNA adduct after 4 weeks. Notably, the total dose of poly E administered was >100-fold lower in the implant group than the drinking water group (15.7 versus 1,632 mg, respectively). Analysis of selected phase I, phase II, and nucleotide excision repair enzymes at both mRNA and protein levels showed no significant modulation by poly E, suggesting that the reduction in the BP-induced DNA adducts occurred presumably due to known scavenging of the antidiolepoxide of BP by the poly E catechins. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that sustained systemic delivery of poly E significantly reduced BP-induced DNA adducts in spite of its poor bioavailability following oral administration.

PubMed ID: 21574630 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Animals; Benzo(a)pyrene/antagonists & inhibitors; Benzo(a)pyrene/metabolism; Benzo(a)pyrene/toxicity*; Carcinogens, Environmental/toxicity*; Catechin/administration & dosage; Catechin/analogs & derivatives*; Catechin/pharmacology; DNA Adducts/antagonists & inhibitors; DNA Adducts/metabolism*; DNA Repair/drug effects; Drug Implants*/chemistry; Female; Lung/drug effects; Lung/enzymology; Lung/metabolism; Polyesters/chemistry; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tea/chemistry*

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