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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 45
| Issue : 3 | Page : 286-288 |
Chemopreventive effect of montelukast in n-nitroso n-methyl urea induced mammary carcinogenesis in female Sprague-Dawley rats
Manonmani Alvin Jose, Ramakrishna Amathi, Duraiswami Sathyamurthy, Balasubramanian Nandha Kumar
Department of Pharmacology, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Manonmani Alvin Jose
Department of Pharmacology, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.111897
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the chemopreventive effect of montelukast sodium; selective reversible cysteinyl leukotriene D 4 -receptor antagonist in N-nitroso N-methyl urea (NMU) induced mammary carcinogenesis in virgin female Sprague-Dawley rats.
Materials and Methods: Thirty rats were divided into five groups (normal control, disease control, montelukast1 mg/kg, montelukast10 mg/kg, tamoxifen10 mg/kg) of six animals each.The drug was administered in two doses,1 mg/kg,and 10 mg/kg orally and compared with the standard drug tamoxifen (10 mg/kg)p.o.
Results: Montelukast sodium 1 mg/kg,10 mg/kg, and tamoxifen10 mg/kg decreased the tumor incidences by 50%,66.67%, and 83.33% and the total number of tumors in group by 41.67%, 58.33% and 91.67% respectively, when compared to the disease control. Montelukast sodium 1 mg/kg,10 mg/kg,and tamoxifen10 mg/kg decreased the average tumor burden by 86.41%,94.8% and 95.97%and average tumor volume by 89.52%, 95.84%, and 95.4%respectively, when compared to disease control group.
Conclusion: The results revealed that montelukast sodium prevent the mammary carcinogenesis and confirms the role of cysteinyl leukotriene D 4 -receptor in mammary gland neoplasia.
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