Pilot translational study of dietary vitamin C supplementation in Barrett's esophagus

Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
M BabarJ V Reynolds

Abstract

The transcription factor Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) is central to the regulation of genes encoding for mediators of inflammation and carcinogenesis. In the esophagus, NF-kappaB is progressively activated from inflammation to Barrett's metaplasia and adenocarcinoma. Vitamin C, an antioxidant, can inhibit NF-kappaB in in vitro models, and the aim of this study was to prospectively assess the effect of supplemental vitamin C on NF-kappaB and associated cytokines in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Twenty-five patients with long-segment Barrett's and specialized intestinal metaplasia received dietary vitamin C (1000 mg/day) orally for four weeks, and had pre- and post-vitamin C endoscopic biopsies. NF-kappaB activity (activated p50 and p65 subunits) of nuclear extracts was assessed using the Active Motif NF-kappaB assay, and cytokines and growth factors were measured using the Evidence Investigator biochip array. NF-kappaB and related pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors (IL-8, VEGF, IL-10) were activated in all Barrett's tissue pre-treatment. Down-regulation in activated NF-kappaB and cytokines was observed in 8/25 (35%) patients. Dietary vitamin C supplementation may down-regulate pro-inflammatory markers in a ...Continue Reading

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