CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF ARCTIUM MINUS METHANOL EXTRACT ON VARIOUS CANCER CELL LINES

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. ssp. minus methanol extract derived from aerial parts on cancer cell lines.
Material and Method: For cytotoxicity assays, two different human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and healthy human fibroblast cell line (MRC-5)as a control were used. Cell viability determination was performed using the CellTiter-Blue method. One-Way ANOVA and Tukey post test were used for statistical analysis.
Result and Discussion: Cell viability has been detected between ratios of 27.8-38.7% for MCF-7 cancer cell line, and a significant cytotoxic activity was observed via the analysis (1 mg/mL extract treatment p< 0.022). However, 47.8-59.7% cell viability was observed for MDA-MB-231 cancer cell line, and MRC-5 healthy fibroblast cell line did not demonstrate any cell viability (92.4-105.4% cell viability). Depending on these data, MCF-7 cancer cell line and MRC-5 fibroblast healthy cell line were treated with Arcitum minus extract, then cell viability was detected by flow cytometry technique. The ratio of the cell death was higher in MCF-7 cancer cell line (98%) compared with the MRC-5 fibroblast healthy cell line (25%) after the Arctium minus extract treatment. In conclusion, Arctium minus ssp. minus extract has significantly decreased the cell viability in MCF-7 cancer cell line when compared with the MCR-5 fibroblast normal cell line. 

Keywords

• Arctium minus ssp. minus
• cancer
• cell death
• cell viability
• cytotoxicity

ARCTİUM MİNUS METANOL EKSTRESİNİN ÇEŞİTLİ KANSER HÜCRE HATLARI ÜZERİNDE SİTOTOKSİK ETKİLERİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. ssp. minus’un toprak üstü kısımlarından elde edilen metanol ekstresinin kanser hücre hatları üzerindeki sitotoksik etkilerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. ssp. minus’un metanol ekstresinin, iki farklı insan meme kanseri hücre hattına (MCF-7 ve MDA-MB-231) ve kontrol olarak normal insan fibroblast hücre hattına (MRC-5) uygulanması ile in vitro sitotoksik etkileri araştırılmıştır. Hücre canlılık tayini CellTiter-Blue metodu kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analiz için One-Way ANOVA ve Tukey post-hoc testi kullanılmıştır.
Sonuç ve Tartışma: Analizlerde, MCF-7 kanser hücrelerinde hücre canlılığı %27,8 -38,7 oranında belirlenmiş olup önemli derecede sitotoksik aktivite tespit edilmiştir (1 mg/mL ekstre uygulaması için p<0.022). Ancak MDA-MB-231 kanser hücre hatlarında %47,8-59,7 oranında hücre canlılığı gözlemlenmiştir. MRC-5 normal fibroblast hücrelerinde ise sitotoksisite gözlemlenmemiştir (%92,4 – 105,4 hücre canlılığı). Bu bulgulardan yola çıkarak, MCF-7 kanser hücreleri ve MRC5 normal fibroblast hücrelerine 1,25 mg/mL Arcitum minus ekstresi ile muamele edilmiş ve flow sitometrisi metodu ile hücre ölümünün ölçümü gerçekleştirilmiştir. Arctium minus ekstresi uygulaması ile hücre ölümü, MCF-7 kanser hücrelerinde (%98) MRC5 normal fibroblast hücrelerinden (%25) çok daha yüksek oranda gerçekleşmiştir. Sonuç olarak, Arctium minus ssp. minus ekstresi uygulamasının hücre canlılığını MCF-7 hücre hattında normal fibroblast hücre hattına göre daha fazla azalttığı söylenilebilir.

Keywords

• Arctium minus ssp. minus
• hücre canlılığı
• hücre ölümü
• kanser
• sitotoksisite

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