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ABSTRACT: Background
Jatropha curcas (JCP1), Pyrenacantha staudtii (PS), Picralima nitida (ZI) and Jatropha gossypifolia (JCP2) are plants used in the African folklore for the treatment of various cancers.Methods
This study investigated the in vitro anticancer effects of the ethanol extracts against human epithelial MCF-7 breast cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner (1-50 ?g/ml) by using cell cycle analysis, viability assay, annexin V/PI staining, TUNEL method and expression determination of apoptotic and adhesion relevant proteins. Adhesion processes were monitored by detachment via flow cytometry, ?1-integrin expression and formation of the actin cytoskeleton.Results
The three extracts, termed PS, JCP1 and JCP2 at a concentration of 10 ?g/ml induced cell death in MCF-7 breast cancer cells verified by high amounts of PI-positive cells in the cell cycle analysis, Annexin V/PI staining and DNA fragmentation measurements. In parallel cell detachment was accompanied by decreased ?1- integrin expression and phosphorylation of the focal adhesion kinase at Tyr397. ZI extract was the exception by the increasing ?1-integrin expression and strengthening the cortical actin cytoskeleton. However, all four plant extracts mediated strong anti-cancer properties with IC50 values between 23-38 ?g/ml.Conclusion
PS, JCP1 and JCP2 were found to be very active against MCF-7 cells by inducing anoikis and therefore possessing vast potential as medicinal drugs especially in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer treatment. ZI mediated their anti-cancer action by different signaling mechanisms which should be analyzed in future studies. Our results further supported the idea that medicinal plants can be promising sources of putative anticancer agents.
SUBMITTER: Engel N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177160 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Engel Nadja N Falodun Abiodun A Kühn Juliane J Kragl Udo U Langer Peter P Nebe Barbara B
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 20140909
<h4>Background</h4>Jatropha curcas (JCP1), Pyrenacantha staudtii (PS), Picralima nitida (ZI) and Jatropha gossypifolia (JCP2) are plants used in the African folklore for the treatment of various cancers.<h4>Methods</h4>This study investigated the in vitro anticancer effects of the ethanol extracts against human epithelial MCF-7 breast cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner (1-50 μg/ml) by using cell cycle analysis, viability assay, annexin V/PI staining, TUNEL method and expression determinatio ...[more]