Biphasic Dose-Dependent Effect of Lithium Chloride on Survival of Human Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer Cells (MCF-7)

2012 ◽  
Vol 150 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 477-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muralidharan Suganthi ◽  
Gopalakrishnan Sangeetha ◽  
Govindaraj Gayathri ◽  
Bhaskaran Ravi Sankar
2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 1153-1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahéra Al-Akoum ◽  
Sylvie Dodin ◽  
Ali Akoum

Breast cancer cell cultures were exposed to different concentrations of black cohosh, estradiol (E2), and tamoxifen to examine the effect on cell proliferation; cytotoxicity was assessed by using sulforhodamine B (SRB) dye solution. E2 (10−10–10−8 mol/L) markedly stimulated the proliferation of MCF-7 cells (p < 0.01). Tamoxifen stimulated MCF-7 cell proliferation at 10−6 mol/L and 10−5 mol/L (p < 0.005) but inhibited in a dose-dependent fashion the proliferative effect of E2 (p < 0.001). Black cohosh alone did not show any stimulatory effect, but exhibited a cytotoxic effect, which was significant at 103 μg/mL (p < 0.001). Adding black cohosh at 100–103 μg/mL to E2 at 10−9 mol/L also resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of E2 proliferative effect. Interestingly, the combination of black cohosh (100–103 μg/mL) with increasing tamoxifen concentrations further inhibited MCF-7 cell growth. On MDA-MB-231 cells, neither E2 nor tamoxifen displayed any detectable effect. However, black cohosh inhibited MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation at 103 μg/mL (p < 0.05), and this inhibitory effect was enhanced by increasing tamoxifen concentrations. This study reveals a cytotoxic effect of black cohosh on both estrogen-sensitive and estrogen-insensitive breast cancer cells and a synergism with tamoxifen for inhibition of cancerous cell growth.


2012 ◽  
Vol 214 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muralidharan Suganthi ◽  
Gopalakrishnan Sangeetha ◽  
Chellakan Selvanesan Benson ◽  
Somasundaram Dinesh Babu ◽  
Anandhan Sathyavathy ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 901 ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Supavadee Boontha ◽  
Benjaporn Buranrat ◽  
Prapapan Temkitthawon ◽  
Tasana Pitaksuteepong

Phlogacanthus pulcherrimus T. Anderson (PPT) is an edible plant found in the northern and northeastern regions of Thailand. There is limited information about the anti-breast cancer activity of the ethanolic leaf extract of PPT. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an ethanolic leaf extract of PPT on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. The biological effects, including cytotoxicity, cell apoptosis, colony formation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and cell migration, were determined by a means of sulforhodamine B (SRB), acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) staining, a clonogenic assay, flow cytometry and a scratch wound healing assay, respectively. The results demonstrated that the PPT extract showed cytotoxic on MCF-7 cells in a dose-dependent manner with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 119.9 ± 12.1 and 51.3 ± 4.7 μg/mL at 24 h and 48 h incubation, respectively. In addition, the extract exhibited cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner when used at a concentration of 50–100 μg/mL and inhibited colony formation with an IC50 value of 26.0 ± 2.0 μg/mL when compared with the control group. The extract induced ROS formation in a dose-dependent manner when used at a concentration of 50–100 μg/mL. The extract suppressed MCF-7 cell migration, with significant effect at 25 μg/mL. These results indicate that PPT ethanolic leaf extract has an anticancer activity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells and may be useful for prevention and treatment of breast cancer.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Dongdong SHI ◽  
Yuanyuan KUANG ◽  
Guiming WANG ◽  
Zhangxiao PENG ◽  
Yan WANG ◽  
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