Introduction: Baccharis genistelloides leaves ethanol extract may reduce gastric cancer development and is an oxidative stress marker. Objectives: To determine the chemoprotector efficacy of Baccharis genistelloides (EEBG) leaves ethanol extract in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced colon cancer in male rats. Design: Experimental. Setting: Pharmacology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Biological material: Carqueja collected in Huancayo, Junin, and 145 + 15 g male rats. Interventions: Intestinal tumors were induced by weekly subcutaneous injection of DMH for 22 weeks at 20 mg/kg. Six groups were formed: Group 1 saline, Group 2 100 mg /kg EEBG; Group 3 DMH; Group 4 DMH plus 100 mg/kg EEBG; Group 5 DMH plus 250 mg/kg EEBG; Group 6 DMH plus 500 mg/kg EEBG. Finally, blood samples were drawn to determine malondialdehyde and nitric oxide le...

Objectives: To determine the influence of Bidens pilosa L. whole plant ethanolic extract on colon cancer induced in rats. Design: Experimental study. Setting: Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biochemistry and Biologic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Biologic material: Holzmann rats. Interventions: Fortyeight 2 months 100 g to 130 g Holtzmann rats were separated in six groups of eight each and 1,2-dimethylhidrazine induction of colon cancer was performed. Groups were normal control, group with pathology and groups with pathology and treatments. Main outcome measures: Nitric oxide levels, oxidative stress markers and colon cellular pattern modifications. Results: There was increment of nitric oxide levels and lipoperoxidation in the 1,2-dimethylhidrazine (DMH) animals, and decrease in those receiving both the toxic and the plant extract. Histopathology re...

Objective: To determine the influence of both the ethanolic extract and the methanolic fraction containing phenolic and flavonoids compounds of Bidens pilosa L whole plant on gastric cancer induced in rats with N-nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU). Design: Experimental. Setting: Instituto de Investigaciones ClínicasBioterio, Facultad de Medicina UNMSM. Biologic material: Holtzmann male albino rats. Interventions: Following Ferraz de Souza et al., 2002, we had a normal control group, a group with NMU and NMU groups plus treatments with ethanolic extract and methanolic fraction at 300 mg/kg doses. For statistical significance we considered p<0,05. Main outcome measures: Progresion of gastric neoplasia induced in rats. Results: Indicate dysplasia and initial stages of carcinoma in the rats stomachs, which was less evident in the animals with treatment, being better the group that received the m...