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Kasali FM, Tuyiringire N, Peter EL, . Ahovegbe LY, Ali MS, Tusiimire J, Ogwang PE, Kadima JN, Agaba AG. Chemical constituents and evidence-based pharmacological properties of Physalis peruviana L.: An overview. JOURNAL OF HERBMED PHARMACOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.34172/jhp.2022.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Physalis peruviana L. is among plant species possessing evident nutritional, nutraceutical, and commercial interests. This review highlights the complexity of the chemical composition supporting the multiple pharmacotherapeutic indications and dietary values of this plant through evidence-based studies from Google Scholar, PubMed/Medline, SciFinder, Science Direct, Scopus, the Wiley online library, and Web of Science. The literature mentions at least 40 compounds isolated from different parts; others are still under investigation. High yields in carotenoids, amino acids, minerals, vitamin C, vitamin E, and essential fatty acids have healthy nutritional benefits. Various phytoconstituents, particularly withanolides, exhibit anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic potentials, as well as cardiovascular and liver protective effects. Prospective studies reveal that the leaves would also provide various beneficial bioactive chemicals worth being isolated. However, clinical evidence-based studies are seldom. Therefore, adequate pharmaceutical formulations and more in-depth controlled clinical trials are needed to fill the gap.
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- Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali
- Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Official University of Bukavu, PO. Box 570 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, University Avenue, PO. Box 56, Butare, Rwanda
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- Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
- National Institute for Medical Research, Department of Innovation, Technology Transfer & Commercialization, PO. Box 9653, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
- Laboratory of Immunology, Infectious and Allergic Diseases, ISBA and FAST, University of Abomey-Calavi, P.O. BOX: 04 BP 1221 Cotonou, Benin
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, PO. Box 75270 Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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- Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Official University of Bukavu, PO. Box 570 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, PO. Box 117 Huye, Rwanda
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda
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da Silva Leite R, Sivakumaran K, Hernandéz-Navarro S, Neves do Nascimento M, Potosme NMR, Carrión-Prieto P, Souza EDS. Nitrogen influenced biomolecular changes on Physalis L. species studied using 2DCOS spectral analysis coupled with chemometric and Receiver operation characteristics analysis. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 249:119220. [PMID: 33268034 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The determination of the molecular composition of plant leaves is essential to assist in nutritional management, whether for cultivated or non-cultivated species. In this sense, the study aimed to apply FTIR technique in combination with chemometrics and ROC analysis for the evaluation of changes in compositional of plant leaves of Physalis angulata and Physalis peruviana due to nitrogen fertilization treatments. Both species were grown under different doses of nitrogen (0, 200, 400, and 600 Kg ha-1) and leaf samples were evaluated using ATR-FTIR. Our results demonstrate that the spectra of both species were influenced by the nitrogen doses. The computed band area from the lipid/amide, lipid/carbohydrates, degree of esterification and calcium oxalate shows nitrogen fertilization due to 400 Kg ha-1 of N treatment is more effective for a better quality of yield. 2D correlation spectral analysis (2DCOS) reveals cellulose and pectin begins changes followed by amide of proteins due to nitrogen treatment in P. peruviana samples. The P. angulata plants shows hemicellulose changes predominating followed by proteins and polysaccharides. The obtained principle component analysis plot and loading values show the Physalis species samples distinctly separated from control with protein and carbohydrates are predominant in influencing separation among them. Receiver operation characteristic analysis shows a higher value of area under the curve reflecting better reliability of the experiments carried out. Hierarchical cluster analysis shows closed separation for a similar group on dissimilarity scale. Thus the use of 2DCOS coupled with chemometrics helps to identify changes in the composition of leaves of physalis species due to nitrogen doses, constituting a fast and precise measuring for the suitable management of this fertilization.
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- Romeu da Silva Leite
- Biological Sciences Department, State University of Feira de Santana, 44036-900 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics, Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, 600039 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Agriculture and Forestry Engineering Department, Universidad de Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
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- Biological Sciences Department, State University of Feira de Santana, 44036-900 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Superior Polytechnic School, European University Miguel de Cervantes, 47012 Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain
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- Agriculture and Forestry Engineering Department, Universidad de Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
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- Biological Sciences Department, State University of Feira de Santana, 44036-900 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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Nocetti D, Núñez H, Puente L, Espinosa A, Romero F. Composition and biological effects of goldenberry byproducts: an overview. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2020; 100:4335-4346. [PMID: 32198760 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Goldenberry is a wild fruit that has been widely used for centuries, mainly in folk medicine. Most studies of goldenberry have focused on the fruit, but new research has studied its byproducts, which were considered to be waste until recently. The main objective of our study was to systematize the published information regarding the composition of goldenberry byproducts (calyces, leaves, seeds, and pomace) and their effects on biological systems. Goldenberry byproducts contain minerals, amino acids, withanolides, flavonoids, and essential fatty acids, thus representing good sources of these compounds. Some of their major biological effects include anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and antiproliferative effects. Information regarding their toxicity is also presented here. To determine the optimal dosage, further safety studies would be recommended to ensure the best health benefits of these compounds. The available evidence has demonstrated the nutritional value of different byproducts of goldenberry, suggesting them to be potential candidates for use in the cosmetic industry, in the preparation of functional foods, and in phytomedicine for the prevention and adjuvant treatment of some diseases. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Diego Nocetti
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Tecnología Médica, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Departamento de Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Tecnología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Centro de Neurociencias y Biología de Péptidos - CEBIOR, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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Anti-proliferative bioactivity against HT-29 colon cancer cells of a withanolides-rich extract from golden berry (Physalis peruviana L.) calyx investigated by Foodomics. J Funct Foods 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bazalar Pereda MS, Nazareno MA, Viturro CI. Nutritional and Antioxidant Properties of Physalis peruviana L. Fruits from the Argentinean Northern Andean Region. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 74:68-75. [PMID: 30471071 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-018-0702-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Physalis peruviana L. fruits have gained great interest in different producing countries because they are good source of nutrients and bioactive compounds. However, the nutritional characterization and bioactive properties of both cultivated and wild fruits of P. peruviana growing in Argentina have not been conducted so far. The results provided clear difference in physicochemical, nutritional and bioactive characteristics of cultivated and wild fruits of P. peruviana from Argentinean Northern Andean region. Cultivated fruits showed a higher content of K, Mg and Cu and bioactive compounds as vitamin C than wild fruits. Besides, cultivated fruits displayed a high antiradical activity towards ABTS●+ and FRAP. In addition, both cultivated and wild fruits exhibited a great antioxidant activity measured as the free radical scavenging activity against DPPH● (effective concentration that scavenged 50% of the radicals is 0.64 and 1.65 mg/mL, respectively). The findings point out that the nutritional properties and bioactive compounds (vitamin C and β-carotene) of cultivated and wild fruits were comparable to those from countries with a production tradition. Outstandingly, the antioxidant performance of fruits growing in Argentinean Northern Andean region is remarkable in comparison with those reported in other producing zones, which can be ascribed to suitable ecological conditions.
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- Mayra S Bazalar Pereda
- Laboratorio PRONOA, Facultad de Ingeniería, CIITeD-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Ítalo Palanca 10, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Antioxidantes y Procesos Oxidativos - ICQ, Facultad de Agronomía y Agrondustrias - Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero-CONICET, RN 9 Km 1125 - Villa El Zanjón, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Laboratorio PRONOA, Facultad de Ingeniería, CIITeD-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Ítalo Palanca 10, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
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Development and Quality Evaluation of Ready to Serve (RTS) Beverage from Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.). BEVERAGES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/beverages4020042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kumar M, Kaur V, Kumar S, Kaur S. Phytoconstituents as apoptosis inducing agents: strategy to combat cancer. Cytotechnology 2016; 68:531-63. [PMID: 26239338 PMCID: PMC4960184 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-015-9897-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Advancement in the field of cancer molecular biology has aided researchers to develop various new chemopreventive agents which can target cancer cells exclusively. Cancer chemopreventive agents have proficiency to inhibit, reverse and delay process of carcinogenesis during its early and later course. Chemopreventive agents can act as antioxidative, antimutagenic/antigenotoxic, anti-inflammatory agents or via aiming various molecular targets in a cell to induce cell death. Apoptosis is a kind of cell death which shows various cellular morphological alterations such as cell shrinkage, blebbing of membrane, chromatin condensation, DNA fragmentation, formation of apoptotic bodies etc. Nowadays, apoptosis is being one of the new approaches for the identification and development of novel anticancer therapies. For centuries, plants are known to play part in daily routine from providing food to management of human health. In the last two decades, diverse phytochemicals and various botanical formulations have been characterized as agents that possess potential to execute cancer cells via inducing apoptosis. Data obtained from the research carried out globally pointed out that natural products are the potential candidates which have capability to combat cancer. In the present review, we surveyed literature on natural products which throws light on the mechanism through which these phytochemicals induce apoptosis in cancer cells.
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- Manish Kumar
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India.
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Medina-Medrano JR, Almaraz-Abarca N, González-Elizondo MS, Uribe-Soto JN, González-Valdez LS, Herrera-Arrieta Y. Phenolic constituents and antioxidant properties of five wild species of Physalis (Solanaceae). BOTANICAL STUDIES 2015; 56:24. [PMID: 28510833 PMCID: PMC5430310 DOI: 10.1186/s40529-015-0101-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fruits of wild species of the genus Physalis are consumed as food and calyces and leaves are used in traditional medicine. The phenolic composition of the species of this genus have been scarcely studied. To contribute to a better knowledge for the use of all the potential of these wild species of plants, leaves, fruits, and calyces of five wild species of the genus were analyzed for their phenolic composition and antioxidant properties. RESULTS Important tissue- and species-dependent variations were found. Calyces of Physalis subulata showed the highest contents of phenolics (176.58 mg of gallic acid equivalents/g dry tissue), flavonoids (39.63 mg/g dry tissue), and phenolic acids (50.57 mg of quercitrin equivalents/g dry tissue), and its leaves displayed the highest total antioxidant capacity (3.59 mg of ascorbic acid equivalents/mL) and one of the highest reduction powers (0.54 µg of ascorbic acid equivalents/mL). A high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection analysis revealed a total of 28 phenolic compounds in foliar tissues (mainly kaempferol-3-O-glycosides), 16 in fruits (mainly phenolic acids), and 16 in calyces (mainly kaempferol-3-O-glycosides); the profiles of these compounds in the three types of tissue were species-specific. CONCLUSIONS The studied species of Physalis are important sources of phenolics with relevant antioxidant activity. The current results indicate that phenolic profiles are valuable specific chemical markers and can be relevant as food tracing and authenticity indicators for plant-based preparations involving species of Physalis.
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- José Roberto Medina-Medrano
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, 34220 Durango, Dgo. Mexico
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Kumar M, Kaur P, Kumar S, Kaur S. Antiproliferative and Apoptosis Inducing Effects of Non-Polar Fractions from Lawsonia inermis L. in Cervical (HeLa) Cancer Cells. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 21:249-60. [PMID: 25931778 PMCID: PMC4411381 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-015-0285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Two non-polar fractions viz. hexane (Hex-LI) and chloroform fraction (CHCl3-LI) of Lawsonia inermis were studied for their antiproliferative potential in various cancer cell lines viz. HeLa, MCF-7, A549 and C6 glioma cells. Both the fractions showed more than 60 % of growth inhibition in all the tested cell lines at highest tested concentration. In clonogenic assay, different concentrations of Hex-LI and CHCl3-LI decreased the number and size of colonies as compared to control in HeLa cells. The apoptotic effects as nuclear condensation, fragmentation were visualized with Hoechst-33342 staining of HeLa cells using confocal microscope. Both fractions induced apoptotic cell death in human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells as evident from flow cytometric analysis carried out using Annexin V-FITC and propidium iodide dyes. CHCl3-LI treated cells significantly induced apoptosis (25.43 %) in comparison to control. Results from Neutral Comet assay demonstrated that both fractions induced double stranded breaks (DSB's) in HeLa cells. Our data indicated that Hex-LI and CHCl3-LI treated cells showed significant increase of 32.2 and 18.56 % reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in DCFH-DA assay respectively. Further, experimental studies to decipher exact pathway via which these fractions induce cell death are in progress.
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- Manish Kumar
- />Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005 Punjab India
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- />Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005 Punjab India
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- />Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005 Punjab India
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- />Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005 Punjab India
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Gutiérrez PA, Alzate JF, Montoya MM. Complete genome sequence of an isolate of Potato virus X (PVX) infecting Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) in Colombia. Virus Genes 2015; 50:518-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s11262-015-1181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Abdel Moneim AE. Prevention of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced toxicity in testes of rats treated with Physalis peruviana L. fruit. Toxicol Ind Health 2014; 32:1064-73. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233714545502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treatment of rats with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4; 2 ml/kg body weight) once a week for 12 weeks caused a significant decrease in serum levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone. These decreases in sex hormones were reduced with Physalis peruviana L. (Cape gooseberry) juice supplementation. In addition, testicular activity of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione- S-transferase suppressed with CCl4 were elevated after P. peruviana juice supplements. P. peruviana juice supplementation significantly increased the testicular glutathione and significantly decreased the level of lipid peroxidation and the nitric oxide production compared with the CCl4 group. In addition, the decline in the activity of antioxidant enzymes after CCl4 was ameliorated by P. peruviana. Moreover, degeneration of germ and Leydig cells along with deformities in spermatogenesis induced after CCl4 injections were prevented with the supplementation of P. peruviana juice. Furthermore, P. peruviana juice attenuated CCl4-induced apoptosis in testes tissue by inhibition of caspase-3 activity. The results clearly demonstrate that P. peruviana juice augments the antioxidants defense mechanism against CCl4-induced reproductive toxicity and provides evidence that the juice may have a therapeutic role in free radical-mediated diseases and infertility.
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- Ahmed E Abdel Moneim
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Renoprotective effect of Egyptian cape gooseberry fruit (Physalis peruviana L.) against acute renal injury in rats. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:273870. [PMID: 24757415 PMCID: PMC3976858 DOI: 10.1155/2014/273870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the renoprotective effect of Physalis peruviana L. extract (PPE) on acute renal injury in rats. Adult male rats (n = 36) were divided into six groups that were fed with basal diet throughout the experiment (33 days). The first group was normal group, the second and the third groups were administered orally with 100 and 150 mg PPE/kg body weight (BW) respectively, the fourth group was injected intraperitoneally with 5 mg/kg BW cisplatin once on the 28th day to induced ARI, and the fifth and sixth groups were treated like the second and the third groups and were injected with cisplatin on the 28th day. Many bioactive compounds were found in PPE. PPE did not cause any changes in the second and third groups compared to normal control group. Administration of PPE prior to cisplatin injection caused significant reduction in relative kidney weight, serum creatinine, urea, blood urea nitrogen, and significant increments in body weight, feed intake, total protein, albumin, and total globulin compared to cisplatin group. Pretreatment with PPE improved kidney histology and diminished the level of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and enhanced other antioxidant enzymes in kidney homogenate compared to cisplatin group.
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Namiesnik J, Vearasilp K, Nemirovski A, Leontowicz H, Leontowicz M, Pasko P, Martinez-Ayala AL, González-Aguilar GA, Suhaj M, Gorinstein S. In vitro studies on the relationship between the antioxidant activities of some berry extracts and their binding properties to serum albumin. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 172:2849-65. [PMID: 24449373 PMCID: PMC3962580 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0712-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility to use the bioactive components from cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), and cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) extracts as a novel source against oxidation in food supplementation. The quantitative analysis of bioactive compounds (polyphenols, flavonoids, flavanols, carotenoids, and chlorophyll) was based on radical scavenging spectrophometric assays and mass spectrometry. The total phenolic content was the highest (P < 0.05) in water extract of blueberries (46.6 ± 4.2 mg GAE/g DW). The highest antioxidant activities by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay and Cupric reducing antioxidant capacity were in water extracts of blueberries, showing 108.1 ± 7.2 and 131.1 ± 9.6 μMTE/g DW with correlation coefficients of 0.9918 and 0.9925, and by β-carotene linoleate assay at 80.1 ± 6.6 % with correlation coefficient of 0.9909, respectively. The water extracts of berries exhibited high binding properties with human serum albumin in comparison with quercetin. In conclusion, the bioactive compounds from a relatively new source of gooseberries in comparison with blueberries and cranberries have the potential as food supplementation for human health. The antioxidant and binding activities of berries depend on their bioactive compounds.
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- Jacek Namiesnik
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80952, Gdańsk, Poland,
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Rajaram K, Moushmi M, Velayutham Dass Prakash M, Kumpati P, Ganasaraswathi M, Sureshkumar P. Comparative bioactive studies between wild plant and callus culture of Tephrosia tinctoria pers. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 171:2105-20. [PMID: 24026411 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0444-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tephrosia tinctoria, a perennial under shrub of Fabaceae family, is endemic to Western Ghats. In this study, friable whitish yellow callus was developed after 45 days using Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2.0 mg/l) + 6-benzylaminopurine (0.5 mg/l) in various explants of T. tinctoria. The ethyl acetate extracts of leaf (LE), stem (SE), and root (RE) were compared with leaf (LCE), stem (SCE), and root (RCE) derived callus, for antioxidant and antiproliferative activities. The SE possessed the highest phenolic and flavonoid content among all the extracts tested and showed a significant antioxidant assays. The study of anticancer activity on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line revealed that the callus extracts especially RCE possessed significant inhibition of cell growth (IC50 20 μg/ml) at 72 h treatment period on analysis with MTT assay. The apoptotic cell death was observed through DNA fragmentation analysis in HepG2 cells treated with the T. tinctoria extracts. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry finger printing profile showed that more than 60 % percentage of metabolites are similar in both SE and SCE. The higher percentage area of antioxidant compound (stigmast-4-en-3-one) was observed in SE (2.01 %) and higher percentage area of anticancer compound (phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)) in SCE (0.91 %). In addition to that, callus extracts contain squalene, which is used for target deliver and also used as anticancer drug. Thus, the present study revealed that the T. tinctoria has potent antioxidant and antiproliferative activity and the callus culture can be used for the production of the bioactive compounds due to the endemic nature of this plant.
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- K Rajaram
- Department of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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Enciso-Rodríguez FE, González C, Rodríguez EA, López CE, Landsman D, Barrero LS, Mariño-Ramírez L. Identification of immunity related genes to study the Physalis peruviana--Fusarium oxysporum pathosystem. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68500. [PMID: 23844210 PMCID: PMC3701084 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Cape gooseberry (Physalisperuviana L) is an Andean exotic fruit with high nutritional value and appealing medicinal properties. However, its cultivation faces important phytosanitary problems mainly due to pathogens like Fusarium oxysporum, Cercosporaphysalidis and Alternaria spp. Here we used the Cape gooseberry foliar transcriptome to search for proteins that encode conserved domains related to plant immunity including: NBS (Nucleotide Binding Site), CC (Coiled-Coil), TIR (Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor). We identified 74 immunity related gene candidates in P. peruviana which have the typical resistance gene (R-gene) architecture, 17 Receptor like kinase (RLKs) candidates related to PAMP-Triggered Immunity (PTI), eight (TIR-NBS-LRR, or TNL) and nine (CC–NBS-LRR, or CNL) candidates related to Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI) genes among others. These candidate genes were categorized by molecular function (98%), biological process (85%) and cellular component (79%) using gene ontology. Some of the most interesting predicted roles were those associated with binding and transferase activity. We designed 94 primers pairs from the 74 immunity-related genes (IRGs) to amplify the corresponding genomic regions on six genotypes that included resistant and susceptible materials. From these, we selected 17 single band amplicons and sequenced them in 14 F. oxysporum resistant and susceptible genotypes. Sequence polymorphisms were analyzed through preliminary candidate gene association, which allowed the detection of one SNP at the PpIRG-63 marker revealing a nonsynonymous mutation in the predicted LRR domain suggesting functional roles for resistance.
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- Felix E. Enciso-Rodríguez
- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Fitopatología Molecular, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogotá, Colombia
- PanAmerican Bioinformatics Institute, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogotá, Colombia
- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- PanAmerican Bioinformatics Institute, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
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Garzón-Martínez GA, Zhu ZI, Landsman D, Barrero LS, Mariño-Ramírez L. The Physalis peruviana leaf transcriptome: assembly, annotation and gene model prediction. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:151. [PMID: 22533342 PMCID: PMC3488962 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Physalis peruviana commonly known as Cape gooseberry is a member of the Solanaceae family that has an increasing popularity due to its nutritional and medicinal values. A broad range of genomic tools is available for other Solanaceae, including tomato and potato. However, limited genomic resources are currently available for Cape gooseberry. Results We report the generation of a total of 652,614 P. peruviana Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), using 454 GS FLX Titanium technology. ESTs, with an average length of 371 bp, were obtained from a normalized leaf cDNA library prepared using a Colombian commercial variety. De novo assembling was performed to generate a collection of 24,014 isotigs and 110,921 singletons, with an average length of 1,638 bp and 354 bp, respectively. Functional annotation was performed using NCBI’s BLAST tools and Blast2GO, which identified putative functions for 21,191 assembled sequences, including gene families involved in all the major biological processes and molecular functions as well as defense response and amino acid metabolism pathways. Gene model predictions in P. peruviana were obtained by using the genomes of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) and Solanum tuberosum (potato). We predict 9,436 P. peruviana sequences with multiple-exon models and conserved intron positions with respect to the potato and tomato genomes. Additionally, to study species diversity we developed 5,971 SSR markers from assembled ESTs. Conclusions We present the first comprehensive analysis of the Physalis peruviana leaf transcriptome, which will provide valuable resources for development of genetic tools in the species. Assembled transcripts with gene models could serve as potential candidates for marker discovery with a variety of applications including: functional diversity, conservation and improvement to increase productivity and fruit quality. P. peruviana was estimated to be phylogenetically branched out before the divergence of five other Solanaceae family members, S. lycopersicum, S. tuberosum, Capsicum spp, S. melongena and Petunia spp.
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- Gina A Garzón-Martínez
- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
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Wanzala W, Takken W, Mukabana WR, Pala AO, Hassanali A. Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 140:298-324. [PMID: 22306288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE To date, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. The Bukusu of western Kenya have an interesting history, with nomadic lifestyle in the past before settling down to either arable or mixed arable/pastoral farming systems. Their collective and accumulative ethnoveterinary knowledge is likely to be just as rich and worth documenting. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the present study was to document indigenous knowledge of the Bukusu on the effect of livestock ticks and ethnopractices associated with their management. It was envisaged that this would provide a basis for further research on the efficacy of these practices that could also lead to the discovery of useful tick-control agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Non-alienating, dialogic, participatory action research (PAR) and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) approaches involving 272 women and men aged between 18 and 118 years from the Bukusu community were used. RESULTS Ticks are traditionally classified and identified by colour, size, host range, on-host feeding sites, and habitat preference. Tick-associated problems recognised include kamabumba (local reference to East Coast fever, Anaplasmosis or Heartwater diseases transmitted by different species of livestock ticks) and general poor performance of livestock. Traditional methods of controlling ticks include handpicking, on-host use of ethnobotanical suspensions (prepared from one or more of over 150 documented plants) to kill the ticks and prevent re-infestation, fumigation of infested cattle with smoke derived from burning ethnobotanical products, burning pastures, rotational grazing ethnopractices, and livestock quarantine. CONCLUSIONS The study confirms that the Bukusu have preserved rich ethnoveterinary knowledge and practices. It provides some groundwork for elucidating the efficacy of some of these ethnopractices in protecting livestock from tick disease vectors, particularly those involving the use of ethnobotanicals, which may lead to the discovery of useful ant-tick agents.
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- Wycliffe Wanzala
- School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, South Eastern University College (A Constituent College of the University of Nairobi), P.O. Box 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya.
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Simbaqueba J, Sánchez P, Sanchez E, Núñez Zarantes VM, Chacon MI, Barrero LS, Mariño-Ramírez L. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the Cape gooseberry Physalis peruviana. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26719. [PMID: 22039540 PMCID: PMC3198794 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Physalis peruviana, commonly known as Cape gooseberry, is an Andean Solanaceae fruit with high nutritional value and interesting medicinal properties. In the present study we report the development and characterization of microsatellite loci from a P. peruviana commercial Colombian genotype. We identified 932 imperfect and 201 perfect Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) loci in untranslated regions (UTRs) and 304 imperfect and 83 perfect SSR loci in coding regions from the assembled Physalis peruviana leaf transcriptome. The UTR SSR loci were used for the development of 162 primers for amplification. The efficiency of these primers was tested via PCR in a panel of seven P. peruviana accessions including Colombia, Kenya and Ecuador ecotypes and one closely related species Physalis floridana. We obtained an amplification rate of 83% and a polymorphic rate of 22%. Here we report the first P. peruviana specific microsatellite set, a valuable tool for a wide variety of applications, including functional diversity, conservation and improvement of the species.
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- Jaime Simbaqueba
- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
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- Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
- PanAmerican Bioinformatics Institute, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center of Biotechnology and Bioindustry (CBB), Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA), Bogota, Colombia
- PanAmerican Bioinformatics Institute, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Induction of apoptosis by cinobufacini preparation through mitochondria- and Fas-mediated caspase-dependent pathways in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 50:295-302. [PMID: 22019693 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 07/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cinobufacini (Huachansu), an aqueous extract from the skins of Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor, is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine widely used in clinical cancer therapy in China. However, the precise mechanisms induced by cinobufacini in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells are still not very clear. The aim of present study was to investigate possible apoptotic mechanisms induced by cinobufacini in HCC cell lines HepG(2) and Bel-7402. We found that cinobufacini treatment resulted in a significant decrease in cell proliferation and induced apoptotic cell death with the increase of treatment time. It indicated that cinobufacini-induced apoptosis was associated with mitochondria-mediated pathway including the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), the increase of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, cytochrome c release, caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation, and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) degradation. Additionally, cinobufacini also activated Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway obviously as evident by an increase in Fas expression, and caspase-8 and caspase-10 activation. Moreover, the BH3-only protein Bid was cleaved into a truncated Bid (tBid) after cinobufacini treatment. Taken together, these data suggested cinobufacini could induce apoptosis of HCC cells through mitochondria- and Fas-mediated caspase-dependent pathways with the increase of treatment time, which might provide an experimental evidence for cinobufacini treatment of HCC.
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Lee SH, Jaganath IB, Wang SM, Sekaran SD. Antimetastatic effects of Phyllanthus on human lung (A549) and breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20994. [PMID: 21698198 PMCID: PMC3116853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Current chemotherapeutic drugs kill cancer cells mainly by inducing apoptosis. However, they become ineffective once cancer cell has the ability to metastasize, hence the poor prognosis and high mortality rate. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimetastatic potential of Phyllanthus (P. niruri, P. urinaria, P. watsonii, and P. amarus) on lung and breast carcinoma cells. Methodology/Principal Findings Cytotoxicity of Phyllanthus plant extracts were first screened using the MTS reduction assay. They were shown to inhibit MCF-7 (breast carcinoma) and A549 (lung carcinoma) cells growth with IC50 values ranging from 50–180 µg/ml and 65–470 µg/ml for methanolic and aqueous extracts respectively. In comparison, they have lower toxicity on normal cells with the cell viability percentage remaining above 50% when treated up to 1000 µg/ml for both extracts. After determining the non-toxic effective dose, several antimetastasis assays were carried out and Phyllanthus extracts were shown to effectively reduce invasion, migration, and adhesion of both MCF-7 and A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner, at concentrations ranging from 20–200 µg/ml for methanolic extracts and 50–500 µg/ml for aqueous extracts. This was followed by an evaluation of the possible modes of cell death that occurred along with the antimetastatic activity. Phyllanthus was shown to be capable of inducing apoptosis in conjunction with its antimetastastic action, with more than three fold increase of caspases-3 and -7, the presence of DNA-fragmentation and TUNEL-positive cells. The ability of Phyllanthus to exert antimetastatic activities is mostly associated to the presence of polyphenol compounds in its extracts. Conclusions/Significance The presence of polyphenol compounds in the Phyllanthus plant is critically important in the inhibition of the invasion, migration, and adhesion of cancer cells, along with the involvement of apoptosis induction. Hence, Phyllanthus could be a valuable candidate in the treatment of metastatic cancers.
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- Sau Har Lee
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ooi KL, Muhammad TST, Tan ML, Sulaiman SF. Cytotoxic, apoptotic and anti-α-glucosidase activities of 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid, an antioxidant isolated from the polyphenolic-rich extract of Elephantopus mollis Kunth. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 135:685-695. [PMID: 21497647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The decoction of the whole plant of Elephantopus mollis Kunth. is traditionally consumed to treat various free radical-mediated diseases including cancer and diabetes. AIM OF THE STUDY This study was initiated to determine whether the most effective antioxidant compound isolated from the whole plant of Elephantopus mollis can also contribute to its claimed traditional values as anticancer and antidiabetes agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS An active antiradical phenolic compound (3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid) was isolated from the methanol extract (with the highest in polyphenolic content) and their antioxidant activities were compared using four different assays, that are DPPH, FRAP, metal chelating, and β-carotene bleaching tests. The compound was also evaluated for its cytotoxic activity, apoptotic induction and anti-glucosidase efficacies using methylene blue, DeadEnd™ assay and α-glucosidase assays, respectively. RESULTS The compound acted as a greater primary antioxidant than its methanol extract, by having higher ferric reducing activity (EC(50) 2.18±0.05 μg/ml), β-carotene bleaching activity (EC(50) 23.85±0.65 μg/ml) and DPPH scavenging activity (EC(50) 68.91±5.44μg/ml), whereas the methanol extract exhibited higher secondary antioxidant activity as a metal chelator with lower EC(50) value (49.39±3.68 μg/ml) than the compound. Cytotoxicity screening of this compound exhibited a remarkable dose-dependent inhibitory effect on NCI-H23 (human lung adenocarcinoma) cell lines (EC(50) 3.26±0.35 μg/ml) and was found to be apoptotic in nature based on a clear indication of DNA fragmentation. This compound also displayed a concentration-dependent α-glucosidase inhibition with EC(50) 241.80±14.29 μg/ml. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate the major role of 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid to antioxidant capacities of Elephantopus mollis extracts. The compound also exerted apoptosis-mediated cytotoxicity and α-glucosidase inhibitory effects and is thus a promising non toxic agent in treating cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Kheng Leong Ooi
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
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Leong OK, Muhammad TST, Sulaiman SF. Cytotoxic Activities of Physalis minima L. Chloroform Extract on Human Lung Adenocarcinoma NCI-H23 Cell Lines by Induction of Apoptosis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:185064. [PMID: 19541726 PMCID: PMC3094824 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Physalis minima L. is reputed for having anticancer property. In this study, the chloroform extract of this plant exhibited remarkable cytotoxic activities on NCI-H23 (human lung adenocarcinoma) cell line at dose- and time-dependent manners (after 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation). Analysis of cell-death mechanism demonstrated that the extract exerted apoptotic programed cell death in NCI-H23 cells with typical DNA fragmentation, which is a biochemical hallmark of apoptosis. Morphological observation using transmission electron microscope (TEM) also displayed apoptotic characteristics in the treated cells, including clumping and margination of chromatins, followed by convolution of the nuclear and budding of the cells to produce membrane-bound apoptotic bodies. Different stages of apoptotic programed cell death as well as phosphatidylserine externalization were confirmed using annexin V and propidium iodide staining. Furthermore, acute exposure to the extract produced a significant regulation of c-myc, caspase-3 and p53 mRNA expression in this cell line. Due to its apoptotic effect on NCI-H23 cells, it is strongly suggested that the extract could be further developed as an anticancer drug.
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- Ooi Kheng Leong
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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Ooi KL, Muhammad TST, Sulaiman SF. Growth arrest and induction of apoptotic and non-apoptotic programmed cell death by, Physalis minima L. chloroform extract in human ovarian carcinoma Caov-3 cells. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2010; 128:92-99. [PMID: 20045455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Revised: 11/26/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The decoction of the whole plant of Physalis minima L. is traditionally consumed to treat cancer. Its anticancer property has been previously verified (using in vitro cytotoxicity assays) against NCI-H23 lung, CORL23 lung and MCF7 breast cancer cell lines but the mechanism underlying the anticancer potency towards ovarian carcinoma cells remain unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study is aimed to systematically determine the cytotoxicity and possible cell death mechanism elicited by the chloroform extract of Physalis minima in human ovarian Caov-3 carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cytotoxicity of the extract was measured using the methylene blue assay. The mechanism of cell death was determined using four independent methods, namely DeadEnd assay to label the DNA fragmentation nuclei cells, RT-PCR analysis to determine the mRNA expression level of three apoptotic genes (c-myc, p53 and caspase-3 genes), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) analysis to describe the ultra structural characteristics and annexin V and propidium iodide staining to confirm the types and stages of cell deaths. RESULTS Cytotoxicity screening of the extract on Caov-3 cells exhibited concentration- and time-dependent inhibitory effects. A combination of apoptotic and autophagic programmed cell death was detected. The apoptotic characteristic was initially determined by DNA fragmentation followed by the expression of c-myc and p53 genes that was much earlier than caspase-3. Apoptotic ultra structural changes (including clumping and magination of chromatin, blebbing and convolution of nucleus membrane and formation of apoptotic bodies) and autophagy (Type II non-apoptotic programmed cell death) with distinct vacuolated morphology were detected in TEM analysis. The existence of these programmed cell deaths was then corroborated using annexin V and propidium iodide staining. CONCLUSIONS The chloroform extract of Physalis minima exerted anticancer effect due to a combination of apoptotic and autophagic cell death mechanisms on Caov-3 cells. The induction of these programmed cell deaths was mediated via c-myc, p53 and caspase-3 dependent pathway. The results could provide a valuable insight in cancer therapy.
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- Kheng Leong Ooi
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang, Malaysia
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Ooi KL, Tengku Muhammad TS, Lim CH, Sulaiman SF. Apoptotic effects of Physalis minima L. chloroform extract in human breast carcinoma T-47D cells mediated by c-myc-, p53-, and caspase-3-dependent pathways. Integr Cancer Ther 2010; 9:73-83. [PMID: 20150224 DOI: 10.1177/1534735409356443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The chloroform extract of Physalis minima produced a significant growth inhibition against human T-47D breast carcinoma cells as compared with other extracts with an EC(50) value of 3.8 microg/mL. An analysis of cell death mechanisms indicated that the extract elicited an apoptotic cell death. mRNA expression analysis revealed the coregulation of apoptotic genes, that is, c-myc , p53, and caspase-3. The c-myc was significantly induced by the chloroform extract at the earlier phase of treatment, followed by p53 and caspase-3. Biochemical assay and ultrastructural observation displayed typical apoptotic features in the treated cells, including DNA fragmentation, blebbing and convolution of cell membrane, clumping and margination of chromatin, and production of membrane-bound apoptotic bodies. The presence of different stages of apoptotic cell death and phosphatidylserine externalization were further reconfirmed by annexin V and propidium iodide staining. Thus, the results from this study strongly suggest that the chloroform extract of P. minima induced apoptotic cell death via p53-, caspase-3-, and c-myc-dependent pathways.
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- Kheng Leong Ooi
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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