Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf) Presents Antitumoral Effect and Improves Chemotherapy Activity in Prostate Cancer Cells
| Autor: | Jovani Antônio Steffani, Francine Carla Cadoná, Lucas Felipe Gomes, Larissa Machado, Mathias Martins, Marco Aurélio Echart Montano, Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Pâmela Jéssyca Hoss Longhi, Sérgio A Machado |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cancer Research Context (language use) Pharmacology 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine Cymbopogon citratus Chlorocebus aethiops medicine Tumor Cells Cultured Animals Humans Viability assay Cymbopogon Cytotoxicity Vero Cells 030304 developmental biology Cell Proliferation 0303 health sciences biology Molecular Structure Chemistry Plant Extracts Prostatic Neoplasms Cell cycle biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Docetaxel 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cancer cell Molecular Medicine Drug Screening Assays Antitumor Reactive Oxygen Species medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry. 21(17) |
| ISSN: | 1875-5992 |
| Popis: | Background: Prostate cancer is the most common visceral neoplasia in men and frequently presents chemotherapy resistance. In this context, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf) has been studied since it presents many important biological activities, such as anticancer. Objective: We investigated the antitumor effect of lemongrass and in chemotherapy activity using prostate cancer cells line (DU-145). Methods: DU-145 cells were exposed to different concentrations of aqueous extract of lemongrass (30; 100; 300; 500 and 1000 μg/mL), isolated and in combination with docetaxel, during 24 and 72 hours. After, cell viability and proliferation, oxidative metabolism, colony formation and cell cycle analyses were performed. Also, we exposed the African green monkey kidney cell line (VERO) to the same lemongrass concentrations to investigate a possible toxicity of this extract. Results: Our findings suggested that lemongrass presented an antitumor effect and improved docetaxel chemotherapy activity by decreasing cell viability and proliferation as well as colony formation. Moreover, we found an oxidative stress increased and cell cycle arresting in G0 /G1 phase. In addition, this extract presented selectivity action for cancer cells, since it did not cause cytotoxicity in normal cells, ensuring non-toxic therapeutic concentrations. Conclusion: Lemongrass is a promising medicinal plant that could be used during chemotherapeutic treatment, in order to potentiate the antitumor response and decrease the resistance of prostate cancer. |
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