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In vitro antiproliferative activity of partially purified Trigona laeviceps propolis from Thailand on human cancer cell lines
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cancers are some of the leading causes of human deaths worldwide and their relative importance continues to increase. Since an increasing proportion of cancer patients are acquiring resistance to traditional chemotherapeutic agents, it is necessary to search for new compounds that provide suitable specific antiproliferative affects that can be developed as anticancer agents. Propolis from the stingless bee, <it>Trigona laeviceps</it>, is one potential interesting source that is widely available and cultivatable (as bee hives) in Thailand.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Propolis (90 g) was initially extracted by 95% (v/v) ethanol and then solvent partitioned by sequential extractions of the crude ethanolic extract with 40% (v/v) MeOH, CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2 </sub>and hexane. After solvent removal by evaporation, each extract was solvated in DMSO and assayed for antiproliferative activity against five cancer (Chago, KATO-III, SW620, BT474 and Hep-G2) and two normal (HS27 fibroblast and CH-liver) cell lines using the MTT assay. The cell viability (%) and IC<sub>50 </sub>values were calculated.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The hexane extract provided the highest <it>in vitro </it>antiproliferative activity against the five tested cancer cell lines and the lowest cytotoxicity against the two normal cell lines. Further fractionation of the hexane fraction by quick column chromatography using eight solvents of increasing polarity for elution revealed the two fractions eluted with 30% and 100% (v/v) CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2 </sub>in hexane (30DCM and 100DCM, respectively) had a higher anti-proliferative activity. Further fractionation by size exclusion chromatography lead to four fractions for each of 30DCM and 100DCM, with the highest antiproliferative activity on cancer but not normal cell lines being observed in fraction# 3 of 30DCM (IC<sub>50 </sub>value of 4.09 - 14.7 μg/ml).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p><it>T. laeviceps </it>propolis was found to contain compound(s) with antiproliferative activity <it>in vitro </it>on cancer but not normal cell lines in tissue culture. The more enriched propolis fractions typically revealed a higher antiproliferative activity (lower IC<sub>50 </sub>value). Overall, propolis from Thailand may have the potential to serve as a template for future anticancer-drug development.</p
Atenção à criança no perÃodo neonatal: avaliação do pacto de redução da mortalidade neonatal no Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
JVG9, a benzimidazole derivative, alters the surface and cytoskeleton of Trypanosoma cruzi bloodstream trypomastigotes
Intake, digestibility and nitrogen utilization in cattle fed tropical forage and supplemented with protein in the rumen, abomasum, or both
Imaging findings in craniofacial childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the commonest paediatric soft-tissue sarcoma constituting 3–5% of all malignancies in childhood. RMS has a predilection for the head and neck area and tumours in this location account for 40% of all childhood RMS cases. In this review we address the clinical and imaging presentations of craniofacial RMS, discuss the most appropriate imaging techniques, present characteristic imaging features and offer an overview of differential diagnostic considerations. Post-treatment changes will be briefly addressed
Monitoring Therapy with MEK Inhibitor U0126 in a Novel Wilms Tumor Model in Wt1 Knockout Igf2 Transgenic Mice Using 18F-FDG PET with Dual-Contrast Enhanced CT and MRI: Early Metabolic Response Without Inhibition of Tumor Growth
Análise das impressões digitais de DNA e de fatores de virulência de linhagens de Helicobacter pylori
Ingestive behavior and physiological parameters of lactating goats fed diets containing detoxified castor cake
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