Aroonrat Pharapirom

Dr. Aroonrat Pharapirom

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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8 August 2024 in Journal of Functional Foods
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APAroonrat Pharapirom
Aroonrat Pharapirom
PSPhatthawin Setthaya
Phatthawin Setthaya
AVArpamas Vachiraarunwong
Arpamas Vachiraarunwong
AJAkkasit Jongjareonrak
Akkasit Jongjareonrak
KSKenji Sato
Kenji Sato
JRJETSADA RUANGSURIYA
JETSADA RUANGSURIYA

15 August 2025 in Cancers
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APAroonrat Pharapirom
Aroonrat Pharapirom
STSirinya Taya
Sirinya Taya
ACArpamas Chariyakornkul
Arpamas Chariyakornkul
WPWarunyoo Phannasorn
Warunyoo Phannasorn
CSChonikarn Singai
Chonikarn Singai
JRJETSADA RUANGSURIYA
JETSADA RUANGSURIYA
Background: Rice bran proteins and their hydrolysates exhibit anticancer activity. Our previous study demonstrated that Riceberry glutelin and its hydrolysates possessed potent in vitro antioxidant and antimutagenic properties. However, their cancer chemopreventive effects in animals remain unclear. Methods: This study investigated chemopreventive mechanisms in diethylnitrosamine (DEN)- and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced preneoplastic lesions, including glutathione S-transferase placental form (GST-P)-positive foci in the liver and aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in the colon of rats. Rats received GTL, GTLH, and total protein hydrolysate (TPH) at 500 mg/kg body weight, five days per week for ten weeks. Results: GTLH significantly reduced GST-P-positive foci in the liver and ACF in the colon, while GTL decreased GST-P-positive foci only in the liver. However, TPH did not affect preneoplastic lesions in both the liver and the colon. GTLH suppressed cell proliferation by reducing proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive cells and promoted apoptosis, as indicated by an increase in terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells in both organs. GTL also decreased PCNA-positive cells in the liver and colon. Moreover, GTLH significantly upregulated BAX and CASP3 in the liver, while only BAX in the colon was observed. Conclusions: This study highlighted the cancer chemopreventive potential of Riceberry GTLH with its underlying mechanism to reduce the number of preneoplastic lesions in the liver and colon through cell proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction. These findings suggested that this protein hydrolysate might be used as a functional food ingredient or dietary supplement for cancer prevention.