EFEKTIFITAS ANTIKANKER FRAKSI (Curcuma zedoaria) DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP EKSPRESI GEN CASPASE 3 PADA SEL HELA SECARA IN VITRO

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Apria Wilinda Sumantri

Aim : The purpose of this research was the evaluate the efficacy of anti-cancer of active fraction of temu putih (Curcuma zedoaria) and their effects on expressetion caspase 3 in Hela cells in vitro Method: Do experimental study in Vitro the research population was whie the Hell cell meanwhile the research sample was HeLa cell that grow normally in cell number of 1 x 104 cell/well. The treatment group was ethanolextract, n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetatefraction and ethanol-water fraction of temu putih (Curcuma zedoaria ) were divided into 6 concentrations, that is 1000, 500, 250, 125, 62,5 dan 31,25 ug/ml; I negative control group ; and the positive control group of cispilatin with a concentration of 200, 100, 50, 25, 12,5 dan 6,25 ug/ml. the data were analyze SPSS Version 20. Result: The research findings showed that the n-hexane fraction of temu putih (Curcuma zedoaria) with the concentration of 154,261 ug/ml has the ability to induce apoptosis of 42.34% and increased the expression of caspase 3of 29,44% in Hell cells. Where as the IC50 Valuve of 20,823 ug/ml. Conclusion : I can be said that the n-hexane fraction has the equivalent ability tp cisplatin 200 mg/ml in inhibiting growth and its effect on the expression of caspase 3 in HeLa cells In Vitro Keywords : N-hexane fraction, Temu putih (Curcuma zedoaria), anti-cancer, HeLa cells, Caspase 3

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-275
Author(s):  
Y. Peristiowati ◽  
Y. Puspitasari ◽  
Indasah

This study is aimed at analyzing the anticancer properties of papaya leaf extract, specifically the inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptotic induction through nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and p53 pathways. Twenty-five mice (Mus musculus), aged 2 months and weighing 20–30 g, was injected with 0.5 mg dexamethasone for 7 days. The mice were then injected intracutaneously with 1 ml of HeLa cells (8 × 106 HeLa cells/microliter). The mice were divided into five groups (5 each): negative control (P1) (5% CMC-Na, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose), treatment II (225 mg/kg BW (body weight) papaya leaves methanol extract), treatment III (450 mg/kg BW), treatment IV (750 mg/kg BW), and treatment PV (2 mg alcohol anticancer drug). Papaya leaf extract treatments were applied for 2 weeks. Then, the tumor tissue was isolated for hematoxylin and eosin staining. Immunohistochemical imaging was used to detect Ki-67, caspase-3, NF-κB, and p53 expression. Further analysis was undertaken using the ImmunoRatio software program. The results indicated that administration of papaya leaf methanol extract significantly increased the expression of NF-κB and p53 at a dose of 450 mg/kg BW. Our results also showed that the mice treated with 450 mg of papaya leaf extract per kg of BW (P3) had the largest increase of caspase-3 expression compared to the negative control group. Papaya leaf ethanol extract decreased the cancer cell proliferation index and increased apoptosis of cancer cells in animal models of cervical cancer; it may also work to increase NF-kB expression and expression of the p53 gene.


2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
A.-N. Ha ◽  
H.-S. Park ◽  
K.-L. Lee ◽  
Y.-G. Kim ◽  
S.-H. Song ◽  
...  

This study evaluated a modified plastic straw method for vitrification of in vitro-produced (IVP) bovine blastocysts. A modified straw was used that has a depressed area on its inner surface to which embryos attach. The IVP blastocysts were randomly assigned into 3 groups: (1) attachment of embryos to the inner surface of a plastic straw (aV), (2) attachment of embryos to the inner surface of a modified plastic straw (maV), and (3) non-vitrified (control). The recovery rates of blastocysts were not significantly different between the aV and maV groups (95.8 v. 94.3%; P > 0.05). The survival of post-thaw blastocysts did not significantly differ between the aV and maV groups (86.4 v. 88.2%; P > 0.05). The total cell number of blastocysts was significantly higher in the control group than in the aV and maV groups (142 ± 21.8 v. 117 ± 29.7 and 120 ± 25.2; P < 0.05), but not different between the aV and maV groups. The mRNA levels of the pro-apoptosis-related genes Bax and caspase-3 were significantly higher in the aV and maV groups than in the control group. By contrast, the mRNA levels of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1, which are anti-apoptotic genes, and of MnSOD and Prdx5, which are antioxidant-related genes, were significantly lower in the aV and maV groups than in the control group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the aV and maV methods can be used to vitrify IVP bovine blastocysts, and embryos are more easily loaded using the maV method than using the aV method. This work was partly supported by the Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program (grant no. PJ009587022013), IPET (grant no. 110020-5 and 112020-3), and a scholarship from the BK21 Program, Republic of Korea.


Reproduction ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Z Balboula ◽  
K Yamanaka ◽  
M Sakatani ◽  
M Kawahara ◽  
A O Hegab ◽  
...  

Cathepsin B was found to be correlated inversely with the quality of bovine oocytes and embryos. The aims of this study were to evaluate i) the relationship between heat shock during in vitro maturation (IVM) of bovine cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) and cathepsin B activity in relation to apoptosis and ii) the effect of supplementation of cathepsin B inhibitor (E-64) during IVM of heat-shocked COCs on embryonic development. After IVM at 38.5 °C for 22 h (control group) or at 38.5 °C for 5 h followed by 41 °C for 17 h (heat shock group) either with or without 1 μM E-64, activities and protein expression of cathepsin B and caspase 3 were evaluated as well as TUNEL staining. After IVF, developmental rate, total cell number, and the percentage of apoptotic cells in blastocysts were evaluated on day 8 (day 0, IVF day). Heat-shocked IVM COCs showed significantly high activities and expressions of both cathepsin B, and caspase 3 accompanied by a significant increase in number of TUNEL-positive cells. Addition of E-64 significantly decreased the activities of cathepsin B and caspase 3, and TUNEL-positive cells in heat-shocked IVM COCs. Moreover, addition of 1 μM E-64 during IVM under heat shock conditions significantly improved both developmental competence and quality of the produced embryos. These results indicate that heat shock induction of cathepsin B is associated with apoptosis of COCs, and inhibition of cathepsin B activity can improve the developmental competence of heat-shocked COCs during IVM.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-349
Author(s):  
Ebrahim S. Moghadam ◽  
Farhad Saravani ◽  
Ernest Hamel ◽  
Zahra Shahsavari ◽  
Mohsen Alipour ◽  
...  

Objective: Several anti-tubulin agents were introduced for the cancer treatment so far. Despite successes in the treatment of cancer, these agents cause toxic side effects, including peripheral neuropathy. Comparing anti-tubulin agents, indibulin seemed to cause minimal peripheral neuropathy, but its poor aqueous solubility and other potential clinical problems have led to its remaining in a preclinical stage. Methods: Herein, indibulin analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activity using MTT assay (on the MCF-7, T47-D, MDA-MB231 and NIH-3T3 cell lines), annexin V/PI staining assay, cell cycle analysis, anti-tubulin assay and caspase 3/7 activation assay. Results: One of the compounds, 4a, showed good anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 cells (IC50: 7.5 μM) and low toxicity on a normal cell line (IC50 > 100 μM). All of the tested compounds showed lower cytotoxicity on normal cell line in comparison to reference compound, indibulin. In the annexin V/PI staining assay, induction of apoptosis in the MCF-7 cell line was observed. Cell cycle analysis illustrated an increasing proportion of cells in the sub-G-1 phase, consistent with an increasing proportion of apoptotic cells. No increase in G2/M cells was observed, consistent with the absence of anti-tubulin activity. A caspase 3/7 assay protocol showed that apoptosis induction by more potent compounds was due to activation of caspase 3. Conclusion: Newly synthesized compounds exerted acceptable anticancer activity and further investigation of current scaffold would be beneficial.


Zygote ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 890-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L.S. Guimarães ◽  
S.A. Pereira ◽  
M. N. Diógenes ◽  
M.A.N. Dode

SummaryThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding a combination of insulin, transferrin and selenium (ITS) and l-ascorbic acid (AA) during in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro culture (IVC) on in vitro embryo production. To verify the effect of the supplements, cleavage and blastocyst rates, embryo size and total cell number were performed. Embryonic development data, embryo size categorization and kinetics of maturation were analyzed by chi-squared test, while the total cell number was analyzed by a Kruskal–Wallis test (P < 0.05). When ITS was present during IVM, IVC or the entire culture, all treatments had a cleavage and blastocyst rates and embryo quality, similar to those of the control group (P < 0.05). Supplementation of IVM medium with ITS and AA for 12 h or 24 h showed that the last 12 h increased embryo production (51.6%; n = 220) on D7 compared with the control (39.5%; n = 213). However, no improvement was observed in blastocyst rate when less competent oocytes, obtained from 1–3 mm follicles, were exposed to ITS + AA for the last 12 h of IVM, with a blastocyst rate of 14.9% (n = 47) compared with 61.0% (n = 141) in the control group. The results suggest that the addition of ITS alone did not affect embryo production; however, when combined with AA in the last 12 h of maturation, there was improvement in the quantity and quality of embryos produced. Furthermore, the use of ITS and AA during IVM did not improve the competence of oocytes obtained from small follicles.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Pollyanna Francielli de Oliveira ◽  
Suzana Amorim Mendes ◽  
Nathália Oliveira Acésio ◽  
Luis Claudio Kellner Filho ◽  
Leticia Pereira Pimenta ◽  
...  

The medicinal plant Vochysia divergens is a colonizing tree species of the Pantanal, a unique and little explored wetland region in Brazil. This species is used in folk medicine as syrups and teas to treat respiratory infections, digestive disorders, asthma, scarring, and skin diseases. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the antioxidant, cytotoxic, and genotoxic potential of the ethanolic extract of Vochysia divergens leaves (VdE), as well as the influence of VdE and its major component (the flavone 3′,5-dimethoxy luteolin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside; 3′5 DL) on MMS-induced genotoxicity. The extract significantly reduced the viability of V79 cells in the colorimetric XTT assay at concentrations ≥ 39 μg/mL. A significant increase in micronucleus frequencies was observed in V79 cell cultures treated with VdE concentrations of 160 and 320 μg/mL. However, animals treated with the tested doses of VdE (500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg b.w.) exhibited frequencies that did not differ significantly from those of the negative control group, indicating the absence of genotoxicity. The results also showed that VdE was effective in reducing MMS-induced genotoxicity at concentrations of 20, 40, and 80 μg/mL in the in vitro test system and at a dose of 15 mg/kg b.w. in the in vivo test system. Its major component 3′5 DL exerted no protective effect, suggesting that it is not responsible for the effect of the extract. The results of the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay showed that VdE was able to scavenge 92.6% of free radicals. In conclusion, the results suggest that the protective effect of VdE may be related, at least in part, to the antioxidant activity of its chemical constituents.


Zygote ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Popelková ◽  
Z. Turanová ◽  
L. Koprdová ◽  
A. Ostró ◽  
S. Toporcerová ◽  
...  

SummaryThe aim of the study was to determine the efficiency of two vitrification techniques followed by two assisted hatching (AH) techniques based on post-thaw developmental capacity of precompacted rabbit embryos and their ability to leave the zona pellucida (hatching) during in vitro culture. The total cell number and embryo diameter as additional markers of embryo quality after warming were evaluated. In vivo fertilized, in vitro cultured 8–12-cell rabbit embryos obtained from superovulated rabbit does were cryopreserved by two-step vitrification method using ethylene glycol (EG) as cryoprotectant or by one-step vitrification method with EG and Ficoll (EG+Ficoll). Thawed embryos were subjected to enzymatic or mechanical AH. Vitrified EG group showed significantly lower (P < 0.05) blastocyst rate (22.5%) and hatching rate (15%) than those vitrified with EG + Ficoll (63 and 63% resp.) and that of control (97 and 97% respectively). Significantly lower values of total cell number (P < 0.05) as well as embryo diameter (P < 0.01) in EG group compared with EG + Ficoll and control group were recorded. No significant difference was found in developmental potential of warmed embryos treated by either mechanical or enzymatic AH. The present study demonstrates that the EG + Ficoll vitrification protocol provides superior embryo survival rates over the EG vitrification protocol for 8–12-cell stage precompacted rabbit embryos. No positive effect of either mechanical or enzymatic AH on the post-thaw viability and quality of rabbit embryos in vitro was observed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
FERIZAL NEGERI SAMUDRA ◽  
RETNO BUDIARTI ◽  
IRMAWATI IRMAWATI

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><strong>Background</strong>; In Indonesia, most diarrhea disease in 1995 to 2001 are caused by Shigella spp. Shigella spp infection can cause various symptom dan complication. Generally, the treatment by using antibiotic can cause antibiotic resistance. Sea cucumber (Holoturia scabra) is an herb that known, available, and easy to consume by society and has an antibacterial effect. Therefore, further research to study the effect of Holoturia Scabra on <em>Shigella Dysentriae</em> growth in vitro is needed.</p><p><strong>Objectives</strong>: The goal of this research is demonstrate the effect of sea cucumber (Holoturia scabra) to the growth of the <em>Shigella dysentriae</em> bacteria in vitro.</p><p><strong>Method</strong>: The method in this research is Posttest Only Control Group. There are 6 groups, 4 types of and 2 control groups. The concentration of the treatment group is 100%,50%, 25%, and, 12.5% while for positive control tests using chloramphenicol and aquadest as a negative control.</p><p><strong>Result</strong>: The result showed there is an influence on the intake of sand cucumber to the growth of the Shigella dysenteriae.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Sea cucumber (<em>Holoturia scabra</em>) inhibit the growth of <em>Shigella dysenteriae</em>.</p><p><strong>Key words</strong>: <em>Shigella dysenteriae</em>, sea cucumber (<em>Holoturia scabra</em>), antibacterial</p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Dastorani ◽  
Muhammad javad Aliee ◽  
Raheleh Halabian ◽  
Mostafa Solati ◽  
Mohammadsadegh Alemrajabi

Abstract Background: This study aimed to assess the cytotoxicity of four commonly used endodontic sealers namely AH Plus, AdSeal, Endoseal MTA, and GuttaFlow Bioseal against human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs). Methods: After culturing the HGFs, they were exposed to the respective sealers in set form and in five different weights, after sterilization. The cytotoxicity of the sealers was evaluated after 1, 3 and 7 days using the methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay. Data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Results: After 24 h, all sealers showed low cytotoxicity. However, all sealers in 250 mg and 500 mg weights showed significantly higher cytotoxicity than the negative control group at 72 h, and 7 days (P<0.05) except for AdSeal in 80 mg weight (P>0.05). AH Plus was significantly more cytotoxic than other sealers at 3 and 7 days (P<0.05) while AdSeal had the closest results to the negative control group, and showed significantly higher biocompatibility than other sealers in 250 mg concentration. Conclusion: AdSeal showed the highest biocompatibility while AH Plus had the highest cytotoxicity among the tested sealers. Thus, its application may delay the healing of periapical lesions.


Author(s):  
Yuzhao Huang ◽  
Yuchen He ◽  
Meagan J. Makarcyzk ◽  
Hang Lin

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is a procedure used to treat articular cartilage injuries and prevent the onset of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. In vitro expansion of chondrocytes, a necessary step in ACI, results in the generation of senescent cells that adversely affect the quality and quantity of newly formed cartilage. Recently, a senolytic peptide, fork head box O transcription factor 4-D-Retro-Inverso (FOXO4-DRI), was reported to selectively kill the senescent fibroblasts. In this study, we hypothesized that FOXO4-DRI treatment could remove the senescent cells in the expanded chondrocytes, thus enhancing their potential in generating high-quality cartilage. To simulate the in vitro expansion for ACI, chondrocytes isolated from healthy donors were expanded to population doubling level (PDL) 9, representing chondrocytes ready for implantation. Cells at PDL3 were also used to serve as the minimally expanded control. Results showed that the treatment of FOXO4-DRI removed more than half of the cells in PDL9 but did not significantly affect the cell number of PDL3 chondrocytes. Compared to the untreated control, the senescence level in FOXO4-DRI treated PDL9 chondrocytes was significantly reduced. Based on the result from standard pellet culture, FOXO4-DRI pre-treatment did not enhance the chondrogenic potential of PDL9 chondrocytes. However, the cartilage tissue generated from FOXO4-DRI pretreated PDL9 cells displayed lower expression of senescence-relevant secretory factors than that from the untreated control group. Taken together, FOXO4-DRI is able to remove the senescent cells in PDL9 chondrocytes, but its utility in promoting cartilage formation from the in vitro expanded chondrocytes needs further investigation.


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