Wpływ ekstraktu z wychmielin (Humulus lupulus L.) na przeżywalność ludzkich nowotworowych i prawidłowych komórek jelita
Introduction. The hop (Humulus lupulus L.) is used in the production of beer and is responsible for its taste and specific aroma. The female cones of this plant as well as the spent hops after the hops extraction by supercritical CO2 are the source of the substances with high biological activity. These include phenolic compounds among others: catechin, epicatechin, quercetin, kaempferol having a lot of properties which could be used in the medicine. They also demonstrate anti-proliferative activity which is responsible for the inhibition of the cancer cells growth. Aim. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of spent hops extract on the viability of cancer and normal colon epithelial cells. Materials and methods. Three cell lines were tested: two colon cancer lines (SW-480 and HT-29) and normal epithelial colon (CCD841CoN) cell line. The activity of the spent hops extract was tested on the basis of cell growth by means of the MTT test. The cells were incubated with the tested extract at 37°C with the constant of CO2 content in atmosphere for 24, 48, 72 hours. Results. The results showed that tested extract inhibited the growth of two colon cancer cell lines (SW-480 and HT-29) more than the growth of normal cell line (CCD841CoN). The IC50 value for SW-480 cell line was obtained at the concentration 400 μg/ml after 48-hours incubation, for HT-29 cell line at the concentration 200 μg/ml after 72-hours incubation while for normal epithelial CCD841CoN cell line the IC50 value was not received. Conclusions. The spent hops extract has anti-proliferative activity. The most susceptible to extract was SW-480 cell line. The normal CCD841CoN epithelial cells were the least sensitive to the extract activity.