Pharmacological Potential of Three Berberine-Containing Plant Extracts Obtained from Berberis vulgaris L., Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt., and Phellodendron amurense Rupr.

Autor:	Ciorîță A; Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 44 Republicii, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Erhan SE; Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 44 Republicii, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Soran ML; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Lung I; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Mot AC; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, 11 Arany János St., 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Macavei SG; National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Pârvu M; Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 44 Republicii, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Biomedicines [Biomedicines] 2024 Jun 17; Vol. 12 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 17.
DOI:	10.3390/biomedicines12061339
Abstrakt:	Three berberine-containing plant extracts were investigated for their pharmacological properties. The stems and leaves of Berberis vulgaris , Mahonia aquifolium , and Phellodendron amurense were characterized through scanning electron microscopy. The plant extracts obtained from fresh stem barks were further analyzed through high-performance liquid chromatography, revealing berberine concentrations, among berbamine and palmatine. The plant extracts were further tested for their anticancer potential against 2D and 3D human skin melanoma (A375) and lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cell lines. The concentrations at which 50% of the cells are affected was determined by the viability assay and it was shown that B. vulgaris , the plant extract with the highest berberine concentration, is the most efficient inhibitor (0.4% extract concentration for the 2D model and 3.8% for the 3D model). The membrane integrity and nitrate/nitrite concentration assays were consistent with the viability results and showed effective anticancer potential. For further investigations, the B. vulgaris extract was used to obtain silver nanoparticles, which were characterized through transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The formed nanoparticles have a uniform size distribution and are suited for future investigations in the field of biomedical applications, together with the B. vulgaris plant extract. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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