{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Li X"],"funding":["BLRD VA","NCI NIH HHS","NIH"],"pagination":["163-172"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8341175"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Aim</h4>Here, we aim to evaluate the chemopreventive efficacy of kava root extracts (KRE) in transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate (TRAMP) mice and investigate potential molecular targets of kavalactones, the main components of kava.<h4>Methods</h4>TRAMP mice were administrated with KRE formulated food for different periods of time, and then the incidences of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HG-PIN) and adenocarcinomas and tumor burdens were compared between vehicle control and KRE food fed groups. In addition, the inhibitory effect of the KRE and kavalactones on monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) enzyme activities were examined by commercially available inhibitor screening kits. Histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation was also evalu"],"journal":["Journal of translational genetics and genomics"],"pubmed_title":["Kava root extracts hinder prostate cancer development and tumorigenesis by involvement of dual inhibition of MAO-A and LSD1."],"pmcid":["PMC8341175"],"funding_grant_id":["I01 BX005597","1R01CA193967-01A1","R01 CA193967"],"pubmed_authors":["Song L","Li X","Meng S","Xie J","Xu S","Uchio E","Tippin M","Zi X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Kava root extracts hinder prostate cancer development and tumorigenesis by involvement of dual inhibition of MAO-A and LSD1.","description":"<h4>Aim</h4>Here, we aim to evaluate the chemopreventive efficacy of kava root extracts (KRE) in transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate (TRAMP) mice and investigate potential molecular targets of kavalactones, the main components of kava.<h4>Methods</h4>TRAMP mice were administrated with KRE formulated food for different periods of time, and then the incidences of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HG-PIN) and adenocarcinomas and tumor burdens were compared between vehicle control and KRE food fed groups. In addition, the inhibitory effect of the KRE and kavalactones on monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) enzyme activities were examined by commercially available inhibitor screening kits. Histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation was also evalu","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021","modification":"2025-04-20T01:06:19.284Z","creation":"2022-02-11T05:53:04.717Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8341175","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34368644"],"doi":["10.20517/jtgg.2021.22"]}}