1,2,4-Triazoles are used as antifungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antioxidant against some oxidative radical species. Recently, many 1,2,4triazoles continue to be synthesized. In this study, the effect of the 1,2,4-triazole derivatives on human colon cancer (HT29) was investigated in vitro and in vivo in rats. MTT test was applied to in in vitro experiments. For in vivo study, rats were divided into seven groups as follows: Control group (negative control), azoxymethane (AOM), AOM + cisplatin 15, AOM + L1, AOM + L2, AOM + L3, and AOM + L4. To create colon cancer, the AOM injection was injected subcutaneously at a dose of 15 mg/kg, three times (once weekly). The in vivo studies were completed at 28 weeks. It was found that the 1,2,4-triazole derivatives reduced the cell viability (P < 0.05). In all animals in the experimental groups, mild dysplasia was detected in 100% of the colon mucosal epithelium. Severe dysplasia and adenocarcinoma were observed in L1 groups. As a result, this study determined that the 1,2,4-triazole derivatives exhibit antitumor activity.
K E Y W O R D Sazoxymethane, colon cancer, HT29, 1,2,4-triazole
| INTRODUCTIONIn the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. 1 In United States, 135 430 people were diagnosed with CRC and about 50 260 died from CRC in 2017. 2 CRC is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-specific mortality in both men and women. As of 2017, 95 520 new colon cancer cases (colon cancer alone) and 50 260 deaths (colon and rectum cancers in combination) are estimated to occur in the United States. With the increase in the access to and use