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  Prevalence of Nsaids (Non Steroidal Inflammatory Drugs) as a Chemopreventive Agent in Different Types of Cancer: Retrospective Detail Studies
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Maria</surname><given-names>Ayub</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Amna</surname><given-names>Islam</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>maria.ayub2000@gmail.com(MA)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>28</day><month>08</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><volume>02</volume><issue>08</issue><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>11</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>10</day>	<month>August</month>	<year>2015</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>26</month>	<year>August</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>31</day>	<month>August</month>	<year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
   
   NSAIDs are the most widely used drugs globaly and are very famous for their analgesic, anti-in-flammatory and antipyretic actions. The use of NSAIDs in a variety of cancerous conditions is also approved now because of its versatile pharmacologic actions. In this research based study the use of NSAIDs as a chemointerceptive agent in a variety of cancers has been discussed. We aimed to know about the chemopreventive effects of NSAIDs that are a very diverse group of drugs having a lot of pharmacological actions. Now they are advised to prevent from various types of cancers by its different mechanisms and processes like inhibition of angiogenesis, COX-2 and it potentiates the process of apoptosis which is also a very favourable point for NSAIDs to work as a chemointerceptive agent. Heeding to the results aspirin could intercept from cancer (37%) and other NSAIDs used as acheminterceptive agents (28%). All of the NSAIDs have less side effects as compared to the drugs that are used during chemotherapy. The inhibition of COX-1 enzyme by NSAIDs is (15%) and that of COX-2 (85%). Studies suggested that the most frequent cancer in males is 14.5% of colorectal cancer and 10% prostate cancer while in female the most common cancers are 27% of breast cancer and 15% of colorectal cancer. 30% of ovarian cancer is also very common in many females of elder age groups. It was concluded that NSAIDs are a diverse group of drugs and advised to manipulate as a chemointerceptive agents in a variety of cancers. Besides these studies there are many limitations heeding to the chronic usage of NSAIDs, which should also be considered. The use of NSAIDs as a chemointerceptive agent requires more further experimental studies and needs clinical trials. 
  
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>NSAIDs</kwd><kwd> Chemopreventiveuse</kwd><kwd> Chemopreventive Mechanism</kwd><kwd> Risk and Benefits of Aspirin</kwd><kwd> Other NSAIDs as Chemopreventive Agents</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) these are the most universal analgesic, anti inflammatory and antipyretic drugs using OTC (over the counter). From many decays it has been manipulated as an analgesic and anti inflammatory drug but now a variety of researches show that it can also intercept cancer. The most hugely used NSAIDs are aspirin (DISPIRIN), sulindec (CLINORIL), celecoxib (CELEBREX), piroxicam (FELDENE), acetaminophen (PARACETAMOL), Indomethacin (INDOCIN), nabumetone (RELAFEN) etc. The mechanism of action of NSAIDs is that it blocks the cycloxygenase pathways of arachidonic acid. The two sub forms of cycloxygenase that are cox 1 and cox 2 are blocked and inhibited by NSAIDs [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref1">1</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref7">7</xref>] .</p><p>Aspirin is a very popular drug and has very well known irreversible antiplatelet activity. It is also used as anticoagulant and antipyretic (treat fever), anti inflammatory (treat inflammation) and analgesics (pain relief) actions. It is used to prevent from CHF chronic heart failure and stroke. It was previously delineated that chronic use of aspirin could prevent from ovarion cancer and colo rectal cancer by inhibiting its cancer prathological process. More special, those NSAIDs which block cox 2 pathway have more chemointerception activity. Adenomatous polyposis coli genes that are decreasing in cancerous cell can be recovered by NSAIDs. It has been reported that two most effective Nsaids Sulindac and celecoxib are effective in reducing angiogenesis of carcinoma and also effective against adenomatous polyps. The peak tolerated dose of Nsaids intercept cancer from 40% - 60%. In recent studies at the dose of 1500 (parts per minute in food) celicoxib intercept tumor progression 90% and the piroxicam at the dose of 25 (parts per minute in food) can reduce malignancy development 30%. Both selective and non selective NSAIDs are delineated to intercept from cancer but when cancer treatment become prolonged the selective cox 2 Inhibitors are the associated choice. In root of habituation of cancer NSAIDs could safely ply for a long period of time with proper monitoring of clinical counselor. In healthy population NSAIDs prevent desist cancer 30% - 50%. Therefore aspirin is consuming as a interception of colorectal cancerous conditions. It was observed in innovatory studies that the patients taking aspirin once a week for 6 months or more have low risk of digestive route cancers [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref8">8</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref15">15</xref>] .</p><p>Aspirin and other NSAIDs are also intercepted from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma which is the common tumor of white citizenry. The major root of squamous cell carcinoma (SSC) is the frequent exposure to UV radiations which activate cyclooxygenase pathway and as a result prostaglandins formation occur hence NSAIDs have capability to block this cyclooxygenase pathway so it can eventually used as a chemopreventive agent in squamous cell carcinoma. It was also observed that a popular NSAID diclofenac if applied topicaly to the skin can prevent from skin tumor. NSAIDs could intercept peoples from skin cancer who have past history of keratinocyte tumor or vulnerable to malignancy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref16">16</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref22">22</xref>] . NSAIDs are also delineated to treat gastric cancer. The second more global cancer is gastric cancer because chronic ulcer can lead to gastric tumor. The pathological process of gastric tumor is that when cox 2 is overexcited and there is less apoptosis in gastric it can lead to gastrinoma. NSAIDs are very well famous drugs to potentiate the processes of apoptosis and inhibit the cox pathway of arachidonic acid so it can absolutely be used as chemointerceptive agent. The prolonged chronic use of NSAIDs kept intercept from a variety of gastric malignencies. NSAIDs in prevention of gastric malignencies are dose dependent and also depend on duration of therapy. It’s a well famous fact about NSAIDs that it is the major source of ulcer. In that illustration the patients with H. pylori supportive results can consume NSAIDs but H. pylori negative individuals who have low risk of ulcer and gastrinoma could use NSAIDs as a chemointerceptive agent. The non-selective NSAIDs are corresponding to more GIT toxicity so their use is prohibited as a chemopreventive agent in case of gastric cancer but, all the cox 2 selective inhibitors (for example: reficoxib, celecoxib, valdicoxib, etoricoxibetc) have less GIT toxicity so they should be used in both vulnerable and non- vulnerable citizenry [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref23">23</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref30">30</xref>] .</p><p>NSAIDs are also proved to treat some of the gastrointestinal cancers especially colorectal cancer. It keeps also using to treat digestive cancers including Barrett’s disease and pancreas tumor, the source is same as others that NSAIDs inhibit formation of prostaglandins and increase apoptosis which is very beneficial to treat cancer of all forms. While the gastro-intestinal tumors are the most common lethal and tumors [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref31">31</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref39">39</xref>] . NSAIDs are also delineated to reduce risk of breast cancer in fatty women. Obesity is the mainroot cause of breast cancer and now it becomes the most universal cancer globally. Women with overweight adipocytes infiltration of macrophages stimulate the COX-2 enzyme and prostaglandins release which cause stimulation of adipocyte aromatase which contribute excessive secretion of estrogen leading to breast cancer. NSAIDs reduce estrogen production and secretion by blocking estrogen receptor alpha and cyclooxygenase so it may reduce the risk of recurrent breast cancer in a preferable woman [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref40">40</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref45">45</xref>] .</p><p>In the case of ovarian cancer NSAIDs could also manipulate as a chemointerceptive agent. Ovarian cancer is the most frequent lethal cancer of females. It was delineate that the females using aspirin, piroxicam naproxen and other NSIADs from decays have low risk of ovarian cancer. The Endometriosis of endometrium in ovaries and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is the major risk factor of ovarian cancer which can be overcomed by using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs because they decrease the local inflammatory process going on into endometrium [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref46">46</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref48">48</xref>] . Prostate cancer, the most common visceral tumor of men, could also be intercepted by using NSAIDs because in prostate cancer over expression of cox, growth factors, cytokines and inflammatory mediators contribute which can be easily inhibited by using NSAIDs and it can also decrease the risk of androgen dependent and independent prostate cancer as well as benign (non-malignant cancer) hyperplasia [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref49">49</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref52">52</xref>] .</p><p>The objective of these detailed studies is to evaluate chemoprotective role of Nsaids in different types of cancer from past studies in view of the fact to find out effective treatment option with proven role of Nsaids.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Methodology</title><p>This Retrospective Study was conducted in Karachi Last year 2014 in different oncology centers of confedential and private health care sectors of Pakistan. Now they are advised to seize from various types of cancers. This retrospective study represents data of chronically ill patient with immunocompromised system at oncology wards. During data collection especial emphasize done on the cancerous patients who me taken NSAIDs before or during therapy. Patients and prescribing pattern of different NSAIDs by physicians during therapy or before therapy was our main concern as irrational practice of Nsaids is very common in Pakistan [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.68587-ref53">53</xref>] according to that studies aspirin can prevent from cancers (37%) while other NSAIDs used as a chemopreventive agents (28%). the ratio of various cancers interception by NSAIDs is: colorectal cancer (63%), breast cancer (39%), 36% of lung cancer, 39% of prostate cancer, 73% esophageal cancer. 62% of stomach cancer and 47% of ovarian cancer. According to the guidance of world health organization (WHO) in 1986 the cancerous patients experience pain at all stages (59%) during active therapy and 65% during advance therapy while 70% - 80% experience moderate to severe pain.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Results</title><p>Ratio between chemopreventive effects of aspirin and other NSAIDs describe as in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>.</p><p><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> shows some effective COXi<sub>bs</sub> with their mechanism of actions and aspirin associated risk &amp; benefits in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref> respectively.</p><p>The cancer develop in an healthy individual by a staging system first preneoplasia then neoplasia occurs after that proper chemotherapy require to a patient as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>.</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Ratio of chemopreventive effects of aspirin and other NSAIDs</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x5.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> Therapeutic targets of different NSAIDs that is responsible for anticancer activity of agents (NSAIDs)</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Therapeutic target</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Compound</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cox-1/cox-2 inhibitors</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Piroxicam Aspirin Sulindec Celecoxib (cox-2 only)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Induction of apoptosis</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Piroxicam Sulindec aspirin</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Modulation of lipoxygenase</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Piroxicam Aspirin Sulindec</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Supprerssion of prostaglandin synthesis</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Piroxicam Aspirin Sulindec Celecoxib</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Induction of cell cycle arrest</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Sulindec Celecoxib</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Inhibition of angiogenesis</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Aspirin celecoxib</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Risks and beneficial effects of aspirin over low doses</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x6.png"/></fig><p>The effects of chemopreventive agents in diet and in NSAIDs are described in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>.</p><p>The cox-2 enzyme (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref>) is more frequently responsible for cancer and NSAIDs inhibition to cox-2 enzyme is a favourable point for a chemopreventive effects of NSAIDs as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref> and aspirin is proved to be most effective among all Nsaids (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>) at various stages of pain in cancer (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>).</p><p>The most common cancers occur in males and females, as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref> and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Discussion</title><p>NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are a diverse group of drug manipulated as an analgesic, anti- inflammatory, antipyretic actions and a most universal OTC over the counter used drugs. Heeding to new innovatory studies NSAIDs could also used as a chemopreventive agent by its many mechanisms. Aspirin is a very famous NSAIDs and could use as a cancer preventive agent for a reason that it can recover back the adenomatous</p><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> Stages of development of cancer in healthy individual</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x7.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table2" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref></label><caption><title> Comparison of chemopreventive NSAIDs with the agents present in our diet</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Agents</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Effects</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Aspirin</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Very effective</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >NSAIDs (ibuprofen, sulindec etc.)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Probably effective</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Vitamin E, Vit. C and beta carotene</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Not effective</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Folate</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Effective if mostly obtained in diet</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Calcium</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Effective almost</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Estrogen</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Effective but have other problems</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Fiber</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Not effective</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table3" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref></label><caption><title> The actions of cyclooxygenase enzymes</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Action</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Mechanism</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1. Anti-inflammatory</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >COX-2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2. Analgesic and anti-pyretic</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >COX-2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >3. Carcinoprotective</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >COX-2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >4. Anti-platelets</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >COX-1 (TXA2)</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Ratio of cyclooxygenase enzyme blockade by NSAIDs to perform a chemoprotective action</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x8.png"/></fig><fig id="fig5"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> Frequency of prescribing ratio of NSAIDs as a chemopreventive agent</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x9.png"/></fig><fig id="fig6"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref></label><caption><title> Frequency of pain in cancer patients during different stages</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x10.png"/></fig><fig id="fig7"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref></label><caption><title> Ratio of common cancers occurs in female</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x11.png"/></fig><fig id="fig8"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref></label><caption><title> Sucesptiblity of most common cancers occurs in male</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/68587x12.png"/></fig><p>polyposis coli gene which is lost during cancer also it inhibit the COX-2 enzyme which is responsible for its cancer interception effects. By inhibiting carcinogenesis aspirin delineated to treat a ovarian cancer and colo- rectal cancer. The two basic chemopreventive mechanism of NSAIDs are the inhibition of angiogenesis and stimulation of apoptosis. Topical application of diclofenac to the skin could prevent from skin cancer because of inhibition of COX-2 enzyme. The chronically usage of NSAIDs could intercept from a variety of gastric malignencies. the role of NSAIDs in prevention of gastric malignencies is dose dependent and also depends on duration of therapy. The H. pylori negative individual could use NSAIDs as a chemopreventive agent because chronic use of NSAIDs could cause GI bleeding. In an obese women the adipocytes infiltration macrophages overexcites the cox 2 enzyme due to this pro-inflammatory mediators PGs and ecosonoids are released which stimulate the adipocyte aromatase which eventually cause excess estrogen production that leads to breast cancer. NSAIDs decrease the estrogen secretion and block COX-2 enzyme hence used to intercept from breast cancer. C0X-2 enzyme is more universal to treat cancers as compare to COX-1 enzyme. Colo-rectal cancer is the most global cancer worldwide which could be prevented by using aspirin. But the chronically use of aspirin could be a basic root of GI bleeding and intracranial bleeding so use of aspirin as a chemopreventive agent should be dose dependent and also depends on duration of therapy. Studies also delineated that NSAIDs can also prevent from most lethal cancer of females that is ovarian cancer due to its inhibition of inflammatory process ocuuring in endometriosis and could also intercept from pelvic inflammatory disease. The most eventually visceral cancer of males that is prostate cancer could also prevented by chronic use of NSAIDs. Shortly cancer is a lethal disease and its prevention is a very important point that could easily be done by using NSAIDs.</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Conclusion</title><p>It was concluded that NSAIDs could be used as a chemopreventive agent by different possible mechanism of actions. We have placed a basic stair which needs more research studies and should also be taken seriously by a observational and practical point of view. As cancer is a very well-known lethal disease condition and its prevention is very important for population and also for precancerous patients or the patients who are predisposed to any type of cancer. The chemopreventive features of NSAIDs in case of brain tumor are still not approved and require further observational and experimental studies. On the other hand of these limitations NSAIDs are very diverse and famous group of drugs which are most frequently used nowadays. Clinical trials are needed to further proceed and evaluate the chemopreventive use of NSAIDs in a medical sector. Therefore, strong studies also delineated that the same medication could also be used in other disease conditions like diabetes and hypertention but it requires further experimental studies.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>Disclosure &amp; Acknowledgements</title><p>All of this work is unconditionally supported by the primary oncology centers of Pakistan. Authors are thankful to patients who share their experience and authors are heart fully thank full to the correspondence author MARIA AYUB for such a great assistance and providing a golden chance for this literature studies.</p></sec><sec id="s7"><title>Conflict of Interest</title><p>Authors do not declare any conflict of interest regarding this publication.</p></sec><sec id="s8"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Maria Ayub,Amna Islam, (2015) Prevalence of Nsaids (Non Steroidal Inflammatory Drugs) as a Chemopreventive Agent in Different Types of Cancer: Retrospective Detail Studies. Open Access Library Journal,02,1-11. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1101830</p></sec><sec id="s9"><title>Abbreviations</title><p>COX-1&amp; 2: cyclooxygenase 1 &amp; 2;</p><p>TAX-A2: thromboxane A2;</p><p>FAP: familial adenomatous polyposis;</p><p>SCC: squamous cell carcinoma;</p><p>PID: pelvic inflammatory disease.</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.68587-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.0 (2013) Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [database on the Internet]. International Agency for Research on Cancer. http://globocan.iarc.fr</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="scirp.68587-ref2"><label>2</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Siegel, R., Ma, J., Zou, Z., et al. (2014) Cancer Statistics. 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