Research Article

Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells

Volume: 14 Number: 1 April 15, 2021
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Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells

Abstract

Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancer types in males with a percentages of 28% worldwide. This cancer type comprises approximately 37% of the cancer incidences in males in Turkey. Recent cancer investigations are focused on natural agents with good potent for cancer therapy. Escin is one of the most investigated agents of that kind but its effects on human prostate cancer cell’s morphology is not investigated in detail, yet. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the antiproliferative, cytotoxic and proapoptotic effects of escin, on prostate cancer cells Du-145. Cytotoxicity of escin on prostate cancer cells was intestigated by using sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay and viability percentages and IC50 value were detected from the elisa reader (BioTek Synergy HTX) results. For morphological changes, Du-145 cells treated with the IC50 value of escin were evaluated under a confocal microscope (Leica, TCS SP5 II, Germany). Apoptosis profiles of cells were investigated by flow cytometry. According to the SRB findings escin reduced the viability of prostate cancer cells in dose-dependent manner and the IC50 value was detected as 30.48 µM for 24 hours. On the confocal microscopy results it was confirmed that escin significantly changed the morphology of the treated cells as disintegrated and deformed nuclei, chromatin condensation, fragmentations in the cytoskeleton also shrinkage of prostate cells. Annexin-V technique indicated the apoptotic cell death trigered by escin in Du-145 cells. Based on the study results, it was concluded that escin changed the morphology of prostate cancer cells and induced apoptosis on prostate cancer cells.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2021

Submission Date

February 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 14 Number: 1

APA
Vejselova Sezer, C. (2021). Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 14(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000
AMA
1.Vejselova Sezer C. Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells. BioDiCon. 2021;14(1):82-87. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000
Chicago
Vejselova Sezer, Canan. 2021. “Cytotoxic Impacts of Escin via Inducing Apoptosis and Morphological Changes on Human Prostate Cancer Cells”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14 (1): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000.
EndNote
Vejselova Sezer C (April 1, 2021) Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14 1 82–87.
IEEE
[1]C. Vejselova Sezer, “Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells”, BioDiCon, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 82–87, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000.
ISNAD
Vejselova Sezer, Canan. “Cytotoxic Impacts of Escin via Inducing Apoptosis and Morphological Changes on Human Prostate Cancer Cells”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14/1 (April 1, 2021): 82-87. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000.
JAMA
1.Vejselova Sezer C. Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells. BioDiCon. 2021;14:82–87.
MLA
Vejselova Sezer, Canan. “Cytotoxic Impacts of Escin via Inducing Apoptosis and Morphological Changes on Human Prostate Cancer Cells”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 14, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 82-87, doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000.
Vancouver
1.Canan Vejselova Sezer. Cytotoxic impacts of escin via inducing apoptosis and morphological changes on human prostate cancer cells. BioDiCon. 2021 Apr. 1;14(1):82-7. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.888000

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