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Abstract Title:

(Thunb.) Miers (Giloy) inhibits oral cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner by inducing apoptosis and attenuating epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Abstract Source:

Saudi J Biol Sci. 2021 Aug ;28(8):4553-4559. Epub 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 34354441

Abstract Author(s):

Shankargouda Patil, Heba Ashi, Jagadish Hosmani, Abdulrahman Yahya Almalki, Yaser Ali Alhazmi, Shazia Mushtaq, Sameena Parveen, Hosam Ali Baeshen, Saranya Varadarajan, A Thirumal Raj, Vikrant R Patil, Nishant Vyas

Article Affiliation:

Shankargouda Patil

Abstract:

Background: has been applied successfully as an anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and even as an anti-cancer agent. Yet, to date, the application of Giloy has not been explored concerning oral cancer.

Objectives: To assess the effect ofextract (TcE) on an oral cancer cell line.

Methods: AW13516 (oral cancer cell line) cells were treated with the prepared aqueous extract of TcE for 24 h at various concentrations ranging between 5 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml and compared with control (cells without treatment). Thee effect of the extracts on apoptosis was assessed by through Annexin V flow cytometry assay and Luminometry based assessment of Caspase 8, 9 and caspase 3/7 activity. RNA was isolated from treated cells and gene expression of selected metastatic genes (MMP1, MMP10, and CXCL8); epithelial-mesenchymal stem cell genes (TWIST1, SNAIL, ZEB1, Oct4) and stemness related genses (Nanog, Sox2) were analyzed by using a quantitative real-time PCR system. The experiments were performed in triplicates.

Results: Aqueous extract of TcE was found to induce apoptosis inducer in AW13516 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and was potent even at a low concentration of 5μg/ml. The apoptosis induction was confirmed with the caspase activity assay. Treatment of the cells with the extract for 24 h exhibited a significant decrease in the expression of EMT genes in a dose-dependent manner without an effect on the metastatic genes.

Conclusion: Aqueous extract of TcE induces apoptosis-mediated cell death in the oral cancer cell line AW13516 while attenuating its potential for epithelial mesenchymal transition.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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