Chemopreventive potential of vanillic acid against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemopreventive potential of vanillic acid against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch oral carcinogenesis.

Materials And Methods: Determine the tumor incidence, tumor volume and burden, assessment of the status of Phase I and Phase II detoxification enzymes were measured in the liver and buccal mucosa of hamsters using specific colorimetric methods.

Results: One hundred percent tumor formation was observed in DMBA alone treated hamsters.

Assessment of Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Status in Vanillic Acid Treated 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene Induced Hamster Buccal Pouch Carcinogenesis.

Introduction: Vanillic acid, a naturally occurring bioactive substance, possesses diverse pharmacological potential including free radical scavenging and anticancer properties. Excessive generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and insufficient antioxidant potential has been involved in numerous pathological disorders, including cancer.

Aim: To explore the anti-lipid peroxidative and antioxidant efficacy of vanillic acid in Dimethylbenz[a]Anthracene (DMBA) induced oral carcinogenesis.