scholarly journals Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Apoptotic behavior of Cerium Oxide/Zinc Oxide/ Graphene Oxide in HeLa and VERO cell Lines

Author(s):  
saranya J ◽  
BS Sre ◽  
M Arivanandan ◽  
K Bhuvaneswari ◽  
S Sherin ◽  
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Abstract Using the ultrasonic approach, we produced a morphology involving cerium oxide/ Zinc oxide/graphene oxide (CeO2/ZnO/GO) nanocomposite-based system. The developed nanocomposite was examined using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The average crystallite size was found to be 11.44 nm, as determined by XRD. FTIR analysis was used to confirm the existence of functional groups. FESEM was used to verify the morphological properties of CeO2/ZnO/GO. The micromorphology of CeO2/ZnO/GO nanocomposite reveals a smoother sheet-like structure. In addition, using an antiproliferative assay test, the developed nanosystem was evaluated for its scavenging anti-cancer capability against HeLa cell lines at various doses and incubation intervals. In our investigation, the effective IC50 concentration was reported to be 62.5 µg/ml at 72 h. Further, the developed nanosystem was evaluated for its killing efficacy against normal cell line. To identify apoptosis-associated alterations of cell membranes throughout the apoptosis process, a dual acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) fluorescent staining was done using CeO2/ZnO/GO nanocomposite at three specific concentrations. The quantitative analysis was carried out using flow cytometry (FACS study) to determine the cell cycle during which the greatest number of HeLa cells were destroyed. According to the results of the FACS investigation, maximum cell cycle has taken place in P2, P4.As a result, the newly designed CeO2/ZnO/GO hybrid has demonstrated improved anti-cancer efficacy against the HeLa cell line, making it a better therapeutic agent for cervical cancer detection.

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 5052-5052
Author(s):  
Hanan Mohammad ◽  
Daniel j Lindner ◽  
Michael Kalafatis

Abstract Abstract 5052 Protein Kinase II (CK2) is a pleiotropic, and ubiquitous serine/threonine kinase taht utilizes both ATP and GTP as phosphate donors. Protein kinase CK2 mostly exists as a tetramer composed of two catalytic subunits α and α‘, which exists in heterogeneous or homogenous nature, and two regulatory β subunits. CK2 is a key regulator of signaling pathways involved in cell cycle, proliferation and apoptosis. It is consistently overexpressed in cancer tissue and capable of shuttling between cellular compartments but mainly localized in the nuclear matrix of cancer cells. CK2 is highly involved in apoptosis suppression, oncogene activation and tumorigenesis. It is also considered a bad prognostic marker in cancer tissue and is suggested to be a promising target for cancer therapy. In this study, we examined the effect, of a specific protein kinase inhibitor, and ATP competitor, 2-dimethylamino-4,5,6,7-tetrabromo-1H-benzimidazole (DMAT), on the growth of various cancer types. We have reported DMAT as a potent cancer therapy. In vitro analysis of the viability of hematologic neoplasms and solid tumors, including human lymphoma U937, hormone dependent breast cancer MCF7, hormone independent breast cancer MDA-MB231 and MDA-MB468, and human cervical cancer HeLa cell lines, revealed marked reduction of cellular viability upon treatment with different DMAT concentration at varying time periods. Lymphoma cell line U937 showed an IC50 between 6 -12 μM. A sharp decrease in cancer cells growth was specifically observed following DMAT treatment of cervical carcinoma HeLa cell line with IC50 between 0.2-0.3 μM. Each of the breast cancer cell lines showed IC50 of 6, 10, and 20 μM DMAT for MDA-MB468, MCF7 and MDA-MB231 respectively. The more cancer cell lines we screen, the more evidence we have to suggest DMAT as a potential anti-cancer therapy. However, the specific mechanism of action of DMAT-inhibited-CK2 pathway in cancer ablation is not clear yet. Using Propidium-Iodide staining in conjunction with flow cytometry techniques, we analyzed and compared cell cycles of treated U937, MCF-7, MDA-MB231, MDA-MB468, and HeLa cell lines. Our data indicate that DMAT induces cell cycle arrest in HeLa cell line at G0/G1 phase. No effect on cell cycle was observed for all other cell lines tested. However, all cell lines underwent apoptosis following treatment with DMAT. Thus far our results suggest that DMAT can induce cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and maybe necrosis or multiple processes at the same time. We suggest that the mechanism of DMAT in cancer inhibition could be of multiple actions which further validate this molecule as a potent cancer therapy that could be suitable for clinical investigation. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2020 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin S. Samuel ◽  
E. Selvarajan ◽  
Kalidass Subramaniam ◽  
Thangavel Mathimani ◽  
Sangeetha Seethappan ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400901
Author(s):  
Uppuluri V. Mallavadhani ◽  
Banita Pattnaik ◽  
Nitasha Suri ◽  
Ajit K. Saxena

Ursolic acid (1), a natural pentacyclic triterpenic acid, afforded a variety of ring-C transformed products (5–11) when treated with N-bromosuccinimide under the influence of a range of protective groups and solvents. The synthesized compounds have been evaluated for cytotoxic activity against prostate PC 3, leukemia THP 1, cervical Hela and lung A-549 cancer cell lines. Among the tested analogs, compounds 5, 8, 9 and 10 showed potent activity against PC 3, THP 1 and Hela cell lines. Especially, compound 10 showed enhanced activity against the Hela cell line than the parent compound. Compounds 5, 8 and 9 showed comparable activities against PC 3 and THP 1 cell lines.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (07n08) ◽  
pp. 908-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Yurt ◽  
Kasim Ocakoglu ◽  
Ozge Er ◽  
Hale Melis Soylu ◽  
Mine Ince ◽  
...  

This study, subphthalocyanines (SubPc) and SubPc integrated TiO2 nanoparticles (SubPc-TiO[Formula: see text] were synthesized as novel photosensitizers. Their PDT effects were evaluated. Furthermore, nuclear imaging potential of [Formula: see text]I-labelled SubPc/SubPc-TiO2 were examined in mouse mammary carcinoma (EMT6) and cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cell lines. The uptake results show that SubPc labelled with [Formula: see text]I radionuclide ([Formula: see text]I-SubPc) in EMT6 and HeLa cell lines was found to be approximately the same as in the WI38 cell line. However, the uptake values of SubPc-TiO2 labelled with [Formula: see text]I ([Formula: see text]I-SubPc-TiO[Formula: see text] in EMT6 and HeLa cell lines were determined to be two times higher than in the WI38 cell line. In other words, the target/non-target tissue ratio was identified as two in the EMT6 and HeLa cell lines. [Formula: see text]I-SubPc-TiO2 is promising for imaging or treatment of breast and cervix tumors. In vitro photodynamic therapy studies have shown that SubPc and SubPc-TiO2 are suitable agents for PDT. In addition, SubPc-TiO2 has higher phototoxicity than SubPc. As a future study, in vivo experiments will be held and performed in tumor-bearing nude mice.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Mahsa Daneshmand ◽  
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Jamileh Salar Amoli ◽  
Tahereh Ali Esfahani ◽  
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...  

Background: Cotton seed is one of the main sources of protein in animal feeds, containing gossypol, which has been shown to have toxic effects. Results reported by various studies also indicate the anti-cancer effects of gossypol on various cell types. However, its toxic effects on human and animal cells have not been fully established. This study was planned to investigate, for the first time, the cytotoxic effects and oxidative stress induced by gossypol on normal Bovine Kidney (BK) and HeLa cell lines, representing typical healthy and cancer cells, respectively. Methods: The BK and HeLa cell lines were treated for 24, 48 or 72 hours with 5, 10 or 20 ppm of gossypol (+/-). The cellular bio-availability and cytotoxicity were measured by MTT assay. The catalase and Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were also measured to represent the oxidative stress parameters. Results: The percentages of cytotoxicity in BK and HeLa cell lines were calculated at a gossypol concentration of 5, 10 and 20 ppm over 24, 48 or 72 hours of incubation, respectively. The Lethal Concentration 50 (lC50) values were also determined for the two cell lines. No changes in the catalase and lipid peroxidase activities were observed in either cell line. Conclusion: The percentage of the gossypol cytotoxicity was concentration-dependent. By comparing the IC50 in both cell lines using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analysis, a significant difference was observed, suggesting that Hela cells were less sensitive to gossypol than the BK cells. Lack of changes in the oxidative stress, as tested by catalase and MDA assays, demonstrated that gossypol did not induce oxidative stress in either cell line.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapojyoti Sanyal ◽  
Swapan Kumar Ghosh

AbstractIn global scenario cervical cancer is increasing. New drugs from natural compounds are in search. Mushrooms are now recognized as miniature pharmaceutical factories producing hundreds of novel constituents. We have taken ethanolic extract Lenzities betulina (LBE) wild mushroom for evaluation of its as anti-cancer property against cervical cancer cell lines e.g. HeLa, CaSki and SiHa and anti tumor activity against HeLa implanted tumor on mice. The extraction was done by dip and stirring method in 90% ethanol for 72 h. For evaluation of anti-cervical cancer, several assays were performed such as MTT assay, cell morphology by phase contrast microscope and F-action polymerization by Laser scanning confocal microscope and nuclear morphology DAPI staining under inverted fluorescence microscope, MMP, ROS, cell cycle, autophagy and stem cell population by flow cytometry and DNA laddering were done. Western blotting was done for protein expression. To evaluate anti-metastatic activity, anti-cologenic assay and wound healing assay were adopted. For chemo-analysis of the LBE, GC-MS was done. The results from Cytotoxicity assay showed that at highest dose of LBE (1000 µg/ml) after 24 h, percentage of cell inhibitions were 85.13 %, 77.13 % and 47.70 % against HeLa, CaSki and SiHa respectively and the calculated IC50 values were 492.52 ± 2.6 µg/ml, 612.22 ± 4.2 µg/ml, and 1210.30 ± 6.4 µg/ml respectively. Depending upon the cytotoxicity screening, HeLa cell line was considered for the further studies. Cell morphology study exhibited that LBE treated HeLa cells became round from normal spindle shape. DAPI staining showed that LBE treated nucleus became condensed and fragmented. DNA fragmentation at 230 and 300 base pair zone from agarose gel assay was observed. LBE induced ROS generation and reduced MMP. It up regulated the expression of apoptotic genes and p53 while down regulated Bcl2, pro-caspase 3 and pro caspase-9 gene. Cell cycle was arrested at G2/M checkpoint. Autophagic induction was exhibited by vacuole formation in treated cells. CSC population of treated cells was reduced and F-actin polymerization was observed in treated cells. In addition, LBE suppressed metastatic nature by inhibition of cell migration and colonization. The inhibition of growth of the tumors in HeLa cell-implanted mice showed that treatment with 50 mg LBE/kg of body weight of mice led to a marked reduction in the volume (93.22 ± 9.2 %) and weight (90.42 ±9.55 %) of the tumors. The GC-MS profile of LBE shows that out of 69 compounds, 9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z, Z) and Ergosta-5, 8, 22-trien-3-ol, (3.beta22E) are in a significantly higher proportion with the percentage peak area 22.13 and 19.72 respectively. Library search for bioactivity showed that these compounds are anti-cancerous and interestingly 4’-Hydroxy-6-methoxyaurone binding with P-glycoprotein inhibits the cancer cells to become drug resistant. In conclusion, LBE is very prominent anti-cervical cancer having a lot of anti-cancerous compounds which are probably acting synergistically. This report of anti-cervical cancer property of L. betulina is probably first time in oncology. Its therapeutic use in human model is urgent for new drug development.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
K. Mohan ◽  
A. M. Padmanaban ◽  
V. Uthayakumar ◽  
R. Chandirasekar ◽  
T. Muralisankar ◽  
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