scholarly journals Antiproliferative Activity on Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells and In Vitro Antioxidant Effect of Anthocyanin-Rich Extracts from Peels of Species of the Myrtaceae Family

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 564
Author(s):  
Nayara Simas Frauches ◽  
Júlia Montenegro ◽  
Thuane Amaral ◽  
Joel Pimentel Abreu ◽  
Gabriela Laiber ◽  
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There is a significant indication of the beneficial health effects of fruit rich diets. Fruits of native plant species have noticeably different phytochemicals and bioactive effects. The aim of this work was to characterize and compare the constituents of jabuticaba (Myrciaria jaboticaba, MJ), jamun-berry (Syzygium cumini, SC), and malay-apple (Syzygium malaccense, SM) extracts and their influence on antioxidant activity in vitro and antiproliferative effects on human colon adenocarcinoma cells. According to the results, dried peel powders (DP) have a high anthocyanin content, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity when compared to freeze dried extracts (FD). M. jaboticaba dried peel powder extract had a higher total anthocyanin and phenolic compounds content (802.90 ± 1.93 and 2152.92 ± 43.95 mg/100 g, respectively). A reduction in cell viability of HT-29 cells after treatment with M. jaboticaba extracts (DP-MJ and FD-MJ) was observed via MTT assay. Flow cytometry showed that the treatment with the anthocyanin-rich extracts from MJ, SC, and SM had an inhibitory impact on cell development due to G2/M arrest and caused a rise in apoptotic cells in relation to the control group. The findings of this study highlight the potential of peel powders from Myrtaceae fruits as an important source of natural antioxidants and a protective effect against colon adenocarcinoma.

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (28) ◽  
pp. 10464-10478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Bacher ◽  
Christopher Wittmann ◽  
Márta Nové ◽  
Gabriella Spengler ◽  
Małgorzata A. Marć ◽  
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The copper(ii) complexes with latonduine derivatives are superior to those with isomeric paullone modified ligands.


1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1534-1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Villa ◽  
N. Zaffaroni ◽  
L. Orlandi ◽  
A. Bearzatto ◽  
A. Costa ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Olmo ◽  
J. Turnay ◽  
P. Pérez-Ramos ◽  
E. Lecona ◽  
J.I. Barrasa ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Palozza ◽  
Diana Bellovino ◽  
Rossella Simone ◽  
Alma Boninsegna ◽  
Francesco Cellini ◽  
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Lycopene β-cyclase (tlcy-b) tomatoes, obtained by modulating carotenogenesis via genetic engineering, contain a large amount of β-carotene, as clearly visible by their intense orange colour. In the present study we have subjected tlcy-b tomatoes to an in vitro simulated digestion and analysed the effects of digestate on cell proliferation. To this aim we used HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells, grown in monolayers, as a model. Digested tomatoes were diluted (20 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml/l) in culture medium and added to the cells for different incubation times (24 h, 48 h and 72 h). Inhibition of cell growth by tomato digestate was dose-dependent and resulted from an arrest of cell cycle progression at the G0/G1 and G2/M phase and by apoptosis induction. A down-regulation of cyclin D1, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl expression was observed. We also found that heat treatment of samples before digestion enhanced β-carotene release and therefore cell growth inhibition. To induce with purified β-carotene solubilised in tetrahydrofuran the same cell growth inhibition obtained with the tomato digestate, a higher amount of the carotenoid was necessary, suggesting that β-carotene micellarised during digestion is utilised more efficiently by the cells, but also that other tomato molecules, reasonably made available during digestion, may be present and cooperate with β-carotene in promoting cell growth arrest.


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