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Current Bioactive Compounds

Author(s): Temitope O. Lawal*, Nishikant A. Raut, Shitalben R. Patel and Gail B. Mahady

DOI: 10.2174/1573407217666210215092955

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Extracts of Anogeissus leiocarpus and Dillenia indica Inhibit the Growth of MCF-7 Breast Cancer and COV434 Granulosa Tumor Cells by Inducing Apoptosis and Autophagy

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Abstract

Background: Dillenia indica L. (Dilleniaceae) and Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr. (Combretaceae) are used in traditional Nigerian medicine to treat various forms of cancer. This study investigated the cytotoxic effects of these plant extracts using COV434 granulosa tumor and MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

Methods: Samples of D. indica and A. leiocarpus were collected in Ibadan, Nigeria, air-dried, and extracted with methanol. Cell viability and cytotoxicity were determined using CellTiter-Glo® 2.0 assay at concentrations from 1 to 100 μg/mL. Caspase activity and apoptosis were determined using Caspase-Glo® 3/7, Caspase-Glo® 8, and ApoTox-Glo™ triplex assays, and qPCR. Autophagy was measured using a Cyto-ID Autophagy Detection Kit.

Results: In COV434, aqueous partitions of A. leiocarpus root (ALR-Aq) and stem bark (ALS-Aq) had IC50s of 23.5 and 26.7 μg/mL, respectively. In MCF-7 cells, the ALR MeOH extract had IC50 of 12.75 μg/mL, while the DIS-Aq had IC50 of 65.28 μg/mL. None of the extracts inhibited the growth of human osteoblasts or rat myoblasts at similar concentrations. Treatment with ALR-Aq and DIS-Aq induced mitochondrial apoptosis in MCF-7 and COV434. Both ALR-Aq and DIS-Aq induced autophagy in COV434 cells, while ALR-Aq induced autophagy in MCF-7 cells. Ellagic acid (IC50 of 3.27μg/mL in COV434 cells) was isolated from ALR-Aq using bioassay-guided fractionation.

Conclusion: DIS-Aq and ALR-Aq induced apoptosis in MCF-7 and COV434 cancer cells. Ellagic acid was isolated as the active constituent. Taken together, these data suggest that both plant extracts have strong anti-proliferative effects, and further investigation for their anticancer effects is warranted.

Keywords: Apoptosis, autophagy, ellagic acid, COV434 granulosa tumor cell, MCF-7 breast cancer cell, Bax, Bcl-2.

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