scholarly journals The cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of Ferulago W. Koch extracts on various cancer cell lines

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filiz Bakar-Ates ◽  
Berna Hoti ◽  
Ilhan Gurbuz ◽  
Tugba Gunbatan ◽  
Hayri Duman ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundThe studies investigating the anticancer activities of natural products have accelerated to produce new solutions in the face of increasing cancer cases. Various Ferulago species are reported to exhibit antioxidant, antiulcer and antimicrobial activities.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of ethanolic extracts of roots of five Ferulago species on various human cancer cell lines.Material and methodsHPLC analyses were performed by HP Agilent 1,100. The cytotoxicity were determined by MTT assay. The cell cycle arrest and Annexin V binding analyses were performed by Muse Cell Analyzer (Millipore).ResultsAll examined species except F. setifolia inhibited cell viability in PC3 and SW480 cells at 0.01 mg/mL and higher concentrations (p<0.05). Ferulago species inhibited cell cycle at different stages for treated cell lines. The ethanolic extracts of Ferulago species also increased Annexin V binding significantly, resulted in apoptosis (p<0.05%). In this context, F. syriaca showed the highest apoptotic activity in MCF-7 cells by increasing the apoptotic cell population to 23.54 ± 2.10% (p<0.0001).ConclusionThe findings of present study have shown that Ferulago species included in the study have potent anticancer effects and this work have the potential to result in further studies.

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 855-863
Author(s):  
Mohammed Hawash ◽  
Nidal Jaradat ◽  
Murad Abualhasan ◽  
Johnny Amer ◽  
Serkan Levent ◽  
...  

Abstract The current study aimed to design and synthesize a novel series of fluorophenyl-isoxazole-carboxamide derivatives and evaluate their antiproliferative activities. Anticancer activities of the novel compounds were evaluated by MTS assay against four cancer cell lines, including liver (Hep3B, HepG2), cervical (HeLa), and breast (MCF-7), and α-fetoprotein tumor marker, cell cycle analysis, and annexin V tests. Chemo-informatics analysis showed that all synthesized derivatives 2a–2f obeyed Lipinski’s rule. Compound 2f was the most potent compound against Hep3B and Hep-G2 cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 5.76 and 34.64 µg/mL, respectively. Moreover, compounds 2a–2c and 2e showed potent inhibitory activity against Hep3B with an IC50 value range of 7.66–11.60 µg/mL. Hep3B secretions of α-fetoprotein (α-FP) results showed that compound 2f reduced the secretion of Hep3B to 168.33 ng/mL and compound 2d reduced the secretion to value approximately 598.33 ng/mL, in comparison with untreated cells’ value of 1116.67 ng/mL. Furthermore, cell cycle analysis showed that the 2f compound induced arrest in the G2-M phase in 6.73% of the total cells and that was lower than the activity of the positive control doxorubicin (7.4%). Moreover, 2b and 2f compounds reduced the necrosis rate of Hep3B to 4-folds and shifted the cells to apoptosis.


Author(s):  
Ateeq Ahmed Al-Zahrani

Several anticancer drugs have been developed from natural products such as plants. Successful experiments in inhibiting the growth of human cancer cell lines using Saudi plants were published over the last three decades. Up to date, there is no Saudi anticancer plants database as a comprehensive source for the interesting data generated from these experiments. Therefore, there was a need for creating a database to collect, organize, search and retrieve such data. As a result, the current paper describes the generation of the Saudi anti-human cancer plants database (SACPD). The database contains most of the reported information about the naturally growing Saudi anticancer plants. SACPD comprises the scientific and local names of 91 plant species that grow naturally in Saudi Arabia. These species belong to 38 different taxonomic families. In Addition, 18 species that represent16 family of medicinal plants and are intensively sold in the local markets in Saudi Arabia were added to the database. The website provides interesting details, including plant part containing the anticancer bioactive compounds, plants locations and cancer/cell type against which they exhibit their anticancer activity. Our survey revealed that breast, liver and leukemia were the most studied cancer cell lines in Saudi Arabia with percentages of 27%, 19% and 15%, respectively. The current SACPD represents a nucleus around which more development efforts can expand to accommodate all future submissions about new Saudi plant species with anticancer activities. SACPD will provide an excellent starting point for researchers and pharmaceutical companies who are interested in developing new anticancer drugs. SACPD is available online at https://teeqrani1.wixsite.com/sapd


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (94) ◽  
pp. 91386-91393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfa Zong ◽  
Dongxu Wang ◽  
Weiting Jiao ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Guanhu Bao ◽  
...  

Oleiferasaponin C6 was isolated from Camellia oleifera Abel. and inhibits proliferation through inducing cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis on cancer cell lines in vitro.


Author(s):  
Amira El-Sayed ◽  
Maher El-Hashash ◽  
Wael El-Sayed

Background: Cancer exerts a huge strain on the health system. The emerging resistance to the current chemotherapies demands the continuous development of new anticancer agents with lower cost, higher efficacy, and greater specificity. Objective: Development of selective small molecules targeted anticancer agents Methods: The behavior of benzoxazinone 2 towards nitrogen nucleophiles such as hydrazine hydrate, formamide, ethanolamine, aromatic amines, and thiosemcarbazide was described. The behavior of the amino quinazolinone 3 towards carbon electrophiles and P2S5 was also investigated. The antiproliferative activity of 17 new benzoxazinone derivatives was examined against the growth of three human cancer cell lines; liver HepG2, breast MCF-7, and colon HCT-29, in addition to the normal human fibroblasts WI-38 and the selectivity index was calculated. The possible molecular pathways such as the cell cycle and apoptosis were investigated. Results: Derivatives 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 15 had a significant (less than 10 µM) antiproliferative activity against the three cancer cell lines investigated. Derivative 7 showed the best antiproliferative profile comparable to that of doxorubicin. The selectivity index for all the effective derivatives ranged from ~5-12 folds indicating high selectivity against the cancer cells. Derivative 15 caused ~ 7-fold and 8-fold inductions in the expression of p53 and caspase3, respectively. It also caused a ~ 60% reduction in the expression of both topoisomerase II (topoII) and cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (cdk1). Derivatives 3, 7, and 8 had a similar profile; ~ 6-8-fold increases in the expression of p53 and caspase3 but these compounds were devoid of any significant effect on the expression of topoII and cdk1. Derivatives 10 and 13 were also similar and resulted in a ~6-fold elevation in the expression of caspase3, and more than 60% downregulation in the expression of topoII. The results of the gene expression of topoII and caspase 3 were confirmed by the measurement of the topoII concentration and caspase3 activity in the HepG2 cells. Conclusion: Six derivatives exerted their antiproliferative activity by arresting the cell cycle (decreasing cdk1), preventing the DNA duplication (downregulating topo II), and by inducing apoptosis (inducing p53 and caspase3). One common feature in all the six active derivatives is the presence of free amino group. These compounds have merit for further investigations.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 3755 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Knockleby ◽  
Bruno Pradines ◽  
Mathieu Gendrot ◽  
Joel Mosnier ◽  
Thanh Tam Nguyen ◽  
...  

Natural products remain a viable source of novel therapeutics, and as detection and extraction techniques improve, we can identify more molecules from a broader set of plant tissues. The aim of this study was an investigation of the cytotoxic and anti-plasmodial activities of the methanol extract from Stephania dielsiana Y.C. Wu leaves and its isolated compounds. Our study led to the isolation of seven alkaloids, among which oxostephanine (1) is the most active against several cancer cell lines including HeLa, MDA-MB231, MDA-MB-468, MCF-7, and non-cancer cell lines, such as 184B5 and MCF10A, with IC50 values ranging from 1.66 to 4.35 μM. Morever, oxostephanine (1) is on average two-fold more active against cancer cells than stephanine (3), having a similar chemical structure. Cells treated with oxostephanine (1) are arrested at G2/M cell cycle, followed by the formation of aneuploidy and apoptotic cell death. The G2/M arrest appears to be due, at least in part, to the inactivation of Aurora kinases, which is implicated in the onset and progression of many forms of human cancer. An in-silico molecular modeling study suggests that oxostephanine (1) binds to the ATP binding pocket of Aurora kinases to inactivate their activities. Unlike oxostephanine (1), thailandine (2) is highly effective against only the triple-negative MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells. However, it showed excellent selectivity against the cancer cell line when compared to its effects on non-cancer cells. Furthermore, thailandine (2) showed excellent anti-plasmodial activity against both chloroquine-susceptible 3D7 and chloroquine-resistant W2 Plasmodium falciparum strains. The structure–activity relationship of isolated compound was also discussed in this study. The results of this study support the traditional use of Stephania dielsiana Y.C. Wu and the lead molecules identified can be further optimized for the development of highly effective and safe anti-cancer and anti-plasmodial drugs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine P. Naidek ◽  
Cristiane R. Zuconelli ◽  
Otavio M. Cruz ◽  
Ronny Ribeiro ◽  
Sheila M.B. Winnischofer ◽  
...  

We synthesized 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP), characterized it by electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry, and electron paramagnetic resonance techniques, and evaluated its cytotoxicity to human cancer cell lines. The results revealed that HHTP has accessible higher-oxidation states, especially the tris-semiquinone monoradical. This species is stable and is formed after being stored for months. HHTP exhibited cytotoxic effects on 5 human cancer cell lines, including glioma and lung cancer cells. The cytotoxic effect was evaluated based on the decrease in cell viability, increases in the percentage of cells with fragmented DNA, and elevated numbers of annexin V–PI-positive cells after HHTP treatment.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Byczek ◽  
J. Zawisza-Puchalka ◽  
A. Gruca ◽  
K. Papaj ◽  
G. Grynkiewicz ◽  
...  

Our previous studies on antiproliferative properties of genistein derivatives substituted at C7 hydroxyl group of the ring A revealed some compounds with antimitotic properties. The aim of this work was to synthesize their analogues substituted at the 4′-position of the ring B in genistein and to define their antiproliferative mechanism of action in selected cancer cell linesin vitro. C4′-substituted glycoconjugates were obtained in a three-step procedure: (1) alkylation with anω-bromoester; (2) deacylation; (3) Ferrier-type rearrangement glycosylation with acylated glycals. Biological effects including antiproliferative effects of the compounds, cell cycle, DNA lesions (ATM activation, H2A.X phosphorylation, and micronuclei formation), and autophagy were studied in human cancer cell lines. Some of the tested derivatives potently inhibited cell proliferation. The presence of a substituent at the 4′-position of the ring B in genistein correlated to a p53-independent G1 cell-cycle arrest. The derivatives substituted at C4′ did not induce DNA lesions and appeared to be nongenotoxic. The tested compounds induced autophagy and caused remarkable decrease of cell volume.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Zahra Yahyavi ◽  
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Mohammad Reza Fazeli ◽  
Mani Mirfeizi ◽  
Shima Aliebrahimi ◽  
...  

Background: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species are among the probiotics discussed due to their anti-cancer effects in the treatment of colorectal and breast cancers in recent studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effect of Familact, a commercial probiotic capsule containing seven bacterial strains (L. casei, L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, L. bulgaricus, B. breve, B. longum and Streptococcus thermophilus). Methods: Various cancer cell lines including Caco-2, HT-29, T47D and normal cell line L929 were treated with different concentrations of Familact. Using MTT assay, the cytotoxicity effect was investigated for each cell line and then flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis was evaluated. Results: Familact demonstrated inhibitory effects on the proliferation of all tested cancer cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Although Familact augmented apoptotic cell death in HT-29 human cancer cells, it was less effective in the case of Caco-2 and T47D cells. Moreover, exposure to Familact showed moderate cytotoxicity towards L929 mouse fibroblast cells. Conclusion: Familact could be considered as a complementary therapy in the treatment of cancers.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Ting Zi ◽  
Bo-Ya Shi ◽  
Ze-Hao Wang ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Yin-Rong Xie ◽  
...  

Abstract Novel glucosylated (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate derivatives 10 – 13 having the EGCG analogues conjugated to the D-glucosyl azide were synthesized by carrying out the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction, and were evaluated for their cytotoxicities against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7 and SW480) using MTT assays. Compounds 10 and 11 showed the highest levels of cytotoxicity against the HL-60 cells with IC50 values of 4.57 μM and 3.78 μM, respectively, and showed moderate selectivity towards cancer cell lines. Compound 11 was also shown to induce apoptosis in HL-60 cells. Most notably, inclusion of the perbutyrylated glucose residue in an EGCG derivative was concluded to lead to increased anticancer activity.


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