Investigation of the apoptotic effects of cycloart-24-ene-36β,26-diol from Aglaia exima on selected breast cancer cell lines / Deepa Jeevananthan
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the cytotoxic potential and anticancer mechanism of cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol isolated from the leaves of Aglaia exima of the Meliaceae family through a bioassay-guided fractionation. In vitro assays of this compound were conducted on two cancer c...
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2018
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| Summary: | The main purpose of this study is to investigate the cytotoxic potential and
anticancer mechanism of cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol isolated from the leaves of Aglaia
exima of the Meliaceae family through a bioassay-guided fractionation. In vitro assays
of this compound were conducted on two cancer cell lines—hormone-dependent breast
adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7) and hormone-independent breast adenocarcinoma cells
(MDA-MB-231) in comparison with the normal human mammary epithelial cell line
(hTERT-HME1). Cell viability was assessed using the MTS (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-
yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxyphenyl]-2-[4-sulphophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium, inner salt) assay.
Flow cytometry analysis was used to determine the mode of cell death and cell cycle
arrest caused by the compound. Caspase 3/7 assay was performed to investigate caspase
activation, while aromatase inhibitory activity was examined using the CYP19-MFC
assay. The results showed that cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol is cytotoxic to MCF-7 and
MDA-MB-231 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Conversely, cycloart-24-ene3β,26-diol did not significantly affect the viability of normal mammary cells within a
similar concentration range. Flow cytometric analysis of annexin V/propidium iodide
(PI) dual staining showed that cell death was through apoptosis. The apoptotic effects
was further confirmed by caspase 3/7 activation. Cell cycle analysis showed that
cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol caused G1-S phase arrest in MCF-7. Besides, we found that
cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol inhibited CYP19 (aromatase), suggesting a potential
aromatase inhibitor. In conclusion, cycloart-24-ene-3β,26-diol, a natural compound
from the leaves of Aglaia exima may have the potential to be further developed into a
chemopreventive agent for breast cancer. |
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