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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2025

Phloretin-induced modulation in gut microbiome, mitigates colonic inflammation and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice.

Smita Kapoor, Priyanka Mehta, Vikram Patial, Rajesh Pandey, Yogendra S Padwad

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Smita KapoorPharmacology and Toxicology Lab, Dietetics & Nutrition Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India.
Priyanka MehtaAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
Vikram PatialPharmacology and Toxicology Lab, Dietetics & Nutrition Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India.
Rajesh PandeyAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
Yogendra S PadwadPharmacology and Toxicology Lab, Dietetics & Nutrition Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India.

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Abstract

Colitis associated colorectal cancer (CAC) is the fourth common cancer known to cause significant mortalities worldwide. Phloretin is a dihydrochalcone naturally found in apple, pear and strawberry. It exhibited different biological activities, namely anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-microbial. In the present study, the role of phloretin towards alleviating colonic inflammation and regulating gut microbiota was explored. The treatment of phloretin led to the reduction in the intestinal inflammation and maintained colon length-weight ratio by decreasing the total number of tumor nodules. We registered reduction in the colonic inflammatory cytokines levels namely TNFα, IL1β, IFNγ, and IL6 as well as expression of HSP90, Cox2, and Src found decreased. Results highlighted the restoration in the levels of tight junction proteins and the expression of Muc2 and Muc3. Further, role of phloretin in inducing apoptosis of tumor cells and the deregulation β-catenin pathway was studied. The histopathological analysis revealed normal colonic structure by decreasing leukocyte infiltration, as well as, circumvention in the reduction of the numbers of goblet cell, crypt abscess and ulceration in phloretin and 5-ASA (5-aminosalicylic acid) treated animals, compared to the diseased group. Metagenomic analysis of the gut microbiome in CAC mice revealed that phloretin significantly increased the abundance of

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AzoxymethaneColitis associated colorectal cancerDextran Sodium SulfateGut microbiotaPhloretin

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