Conceição da Silva Martins

Prof. Dr. Conceição da Silva Martins


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 April 2023 in Cancers
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MBMárcio Alencar Barreira
Márcio Alencar Barreira
MCMarcio Wilker Soares Campelo
Marcio Wilker Soares Campelo
CMConceição da Silva Martins
Conceição da Silva Martins
AGAntoniella Souza Gomes
Antoniella Souza Gomes
MBMaria Lucianny Lima Barbosa
Maria Lucianny Lima Barbosa
PVPaulo Roberto Leitão de Vasconcelos
Paulo Roberto Leitão de Vasconcelos
Dietary supplementation with pterostilbene (PS) and/or a probiotic (PRO) may ameliorate the intestinal microbiota in disease conditions. This study aims to evaluate PS and PRO for the chemoprevention of putative precursor lesions for colorectal cancer (CRC) in an experimental model of intestinal carcinogenesis with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (1,2-DMH). Sixty male Wistar rats were equally divided into five groups: Sham, 1,2-DMH, 1,2-DMH + PS, 1,2-DMH + PRO, and 1,2-DMH + PS + PRO. PRO (5 × 107/mL) was offered in water, and PS (300 ppm) was provided in the diet ad libitum. 1,2-DMH (20 mg/kg/week) was administered for 15 consecutive weeks. In the 25th week, proctocolectomy was conducted. PRO alone and PRO combined with PS were the best intervention strategies to improve experimental 1,2-DMH-induced CRC regarding several parameters of carcinogenesis. Our findings may contribute to the development of novel preventive strategies for CRC and may help to identify novel modulators of colon carcinogenesis.