Abstract
In this study, we investigated the effects of the natural antioxidant curcumin on the HPV16-positive oral carcinoma cell line 93VU147T and demonstrated that curcumin is not only a potent inhibitor for the activity of host nuclear transcription factors AP-1 and NF-kB but it also selectively suppresses transcription of the HPV16/E6 oncogene during the carcinogenic process in oral cancer cells. This study suggests a therapeutic potential of curcumin for high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV)-infected oral cancers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 525 |
Journal | ecancermedicalscience |
Volume | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Apr 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Activator protein-1 (ap-1)
- Curcumin
- Human papilloma virus (hpa)
- Nuclear factor kappab (nf-kb)
- Transcription