Abstract |
The genus Dendronephthya encompasses marine soft corals that produce a wide spectrum of biofunctional terpenoids. Anticancer properties of these metabolites are widely exploited as potential chemotherapeutic agents. The present study reports the purification and isolation of a potential antiproliferative constituent, stigmast-5-en-3-ol from the 70% ethanol extract of the soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea. Among several other 3β-hydroxy-Δ5-steroidal congeners, stigmast-5-en-3-ol indicated prominent antiproliferative effects on HL-60 ( leukemia) and MCF-7 ( breast cancer) cell lines with IC50 values of 37.82 and 45.17 μg/ml respectively. Stigmast-5-en-3-ol increased apoptotic body formation, accumulation of sub G1 apoptotic cells, and DNA damage in HL-60 and MCF-7 cells. It increased the expression of Bax, caspases, and PARP cleavage while decreasing Bcl-xL levels in both cancer cell lines indicating that the effects are arbitrated via the mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway. Steroidal derivatives were identified by GC MS/MS and the identity of stigmast-5-en-3-ol was confirmed by NMR spectra. The present study suggests that stigmast-5-en-3-ol could be a promising candidate for anticancer drug research.
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Authors | I P Shanura Fernando, K K Asanka Sanjeewa, Yong-Seok Ann, Chang-Ik Ko, Seung-Hong Lee, Won Woo Lee, You-Jin Jeon |
Journal | Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA
(Toxicol In Vitro)
Vol. 52
Pg. 297-305
(Oct 2018)
ISSN: 1879-3177 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 30012480
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Sitosterols
- gamma-sitosterol
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anthozoa
- Antineoplastic Agents
(pharmacology)
- Apoptosis
(drug effects)
- Cell Line
- Cell Proliferation
(drug effects)
- DNA Damage
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- MCF-7 Cells
- Sitosterols
(pharmacology)
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