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Antiproliferative activity of flower hexane extract obtained from Mentha spicata associated with Mentha rotundifolia against the MCF7, KB, and NIH/3T3 cell lines.

Abstract
This study assessed the antiproliferative effect in vitro of the flower hexane extract obtained from Mentha spicata associated with Mentha rotundifolia against the human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human mouth epidermal carcinoma (KB), and mouse embryonic fibroblast (NIH 3T3) cell lines, using sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. A cell density of 2×10(4)/well was seeded in 96-well plates, and samples at different concentrations ranging from 10 to 500 mg/mL were tested. The optical density was determined in an ELISA multiplate reader (Thermo Plate TP-Reader). Results demonstrated that the hexane extract presented antiproliferative activity against both the tumor cell lines KB and MCF-7, presenting a GI(50) (MCF-7=13.09 mg/mL), TGI (KB=37.76 mg/mL), and IL(50) (KB=291.07 mg/mL). Also, the hexane extract presented antiproliferative activity toward NIH 3T3 cells GI(50) (183.65 mg/mL), TGI (280.54 mg/mL), and IL(50) (384.59 mg/mL). The results indicate that the flower hexane extract obtained from M. spicata associated with M. rotundifolia presents an antineoplastic activity against KB and MCF-7, although an antiproliferative effect at a high concentration of the extract was observed toward NIH 3T3.
AuthorsFernanda Nedel, Karine Begnini, Pedro Henrique de Azambuja Carvalho, Rafael Guerra Lund, Fátima T A Beira, Francisco Augusto B Del Pino
JournalJournal of medicinal food (J Med Food) Vol. 15 Issue 11 Pg. 955-8 (Nov 2012) ISSN: 1557-7600 [Electronic] United States
PMID23066647 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Hexanes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Rhodamines
  • lissamine rhodamine B
  • n-hexane
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic (pharmacology)
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Flowers (chemistry)
  • Hexanes
  • Humans
  • KB Cells
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Mentha (chemistry)
  • Mentha spicata (chemistry)
  • Mice
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Plant Extracts (pharmacology)
  • Rhodamines (metabolism)

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