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Cervical cancer is a highly prevalent global disease among females and currently available treatments are nevertheless restricted and have substantial adverse effects. Plants may be a rich source of molecules with therapeutic potentials, such as Campomanesia aureas O. Berg, Myrtaceae, a native species from the South of Brazil with few data regarding its biological effects. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition and antineoplastic potential in-vitro of the essential oil (EO) of C. aureas leaves in human cervical cancer cells (SiHa), as well as its effect in the viability of non-tumoral cells (HaCat). CG-MS analysis reveals that the EO is rich in oxygenated sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes and MTT colorimetric assay shows that it significantly inhibits the viability of the SiHa cell line at different concentrations. Besides, the EO reduced the colony-forming capacity of the tumor cell line, and the ratio between the IC50 values of cell lines demonstrated a promising selectivity index for C. aurea EO. Therefore, the EO could be a potential source of new anticancer...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anticancer activity of a series of six structurally related [1, 4]-Benzoquinone monooximes and to investigate structure-activity relationships (SAR) of these compounds. Materials and Method: The mono-oximes obtained by oximination of para-benzoquinones 1-4 had their structures confirmed by ¹H NMR, 13C NMR. The cytotoxic study was assessed by the MTT assay on three tumor cell lines: HL60 (promyelocytic leukemia), NCI-H292 (lung cancer), and MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma). Results: Six oximes were synthetized 2 – methyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime tosylate (I), 5-isopropyl-2-mehyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime tosylate (II), 5-isopropyl-5-mehyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime tosylate (III), 5-isopropyl-2-mehyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime (IV), 2,5-dimethyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime tosylate (V), 2-methyl-[1,4]-benzoquinone oxime tosylate (VI). Compounds II to V showed significant activity against all cell lines; while compound I and VI presented low or no activity. Conclusion: These experimental data lead to the conclusion that oximes (II –V) may be used as potential starting structures for the design of novel anticancer...
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The main objective of this present work is to evaluate the anthelmintic activity of crude alcohol extracts of the flowers of kachnar (Bauhinia variegata) against Pheretima posthuma as a test worm. The activity was assessed by worm motility assay, which involved the determination of time of paralysis and death of worms. The preliminary phytochemical study of the alcoholic extract was also carried out. The alcoholic extracts exhibited a dose-dependent (25, 50, and 100 mg/ml) inhibition of spontaneous motility and time of death of the worms. The alcoholic extract was found to be effective; the activity was comparable with the standard drug Piperazine citrate and water as a control....
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Public interest on herbal drugs increase every passing day in both developed and developing countries. However, its regulations more strict in developed countries than in developing countries. Clarifying the effectiveness and adverse effects of this product is becoming more important. Calendula officinalis and Taraxacum officinale both commonly using in herbal-based therapies due to the speculated antibacterial and anti-cancer effects of them. Several effects of these plants have been associated with their ingredients, such as phytochemicals, flavonoids, essential oils, etc. In this study, we aimed to investigate antibacterial effects and potential anticancer effects of commercial Calendula officinalis and Taraxacum officinale products obtained from herbalist. Antibacterial effects of methanolic extracts of Calendula officinalis and Taraxacum officinale were evaluated via microbroth dilution technique using the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommendations. Anti-cancer effects were evaluated with the MTT cytotoxicity test on the human neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y). Our results indicate that commercial products show lower antibacterial effects separately and with 1:1 combination that was reported in previous different studies. It has been...
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Objective: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of hydroethanolic extract of the entire plant except for the roots and flowers of Delosperma cooperi (Family: Aizoaceae), also known as hard ice-plant by in -vitro protein denaturation method. However, the anti-inflammatory effects of D. cooperi has not been studied. Method: The D. cooperi were extracted by the soxhlation method by using the hydroethanolic solution (60; 40) ratio. Then the extract was evaporated to dryness in order to yield dried crude extract of D. cooperi. The preliminary studies of phytochemicals were done for the confirmation of the presence of active constituents for the effective pharmacological activity. The anti-inflammatory activity was analyzed by using chicken’s egg albumin denaturation method (in-vitro). The hydroethanolic extract was found to have a high ability to inhibit protein denaturation that was evaluated by using a UV spectrophotometer. Result: The extracts of D. cooperi exhibited concentration-dependent protein (Albumin) denaturation inhibition. The effect of the test sample was found to be good when compared...
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