Cytotoxic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Aloe saudiarabica and Aloe shadensis against Three Human Cancer Cell Line

Algarni, Awad A (2021) Cytotoxic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Aloe saudiarabica and Aloe shadensis against Three Human Cancer Cell Line. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (45B). pp. 138-146. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Aloe saudiarabica and Aloe shadensis are a rare species of the genus Aloe found only in Saudi Arabia. The cytotoxic activity of both plants were evaluated in the current study using three different human cancer cell line, lung carcinoma (A-549), breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and liver cancer (HepG2), assessed by WST-1 cell viability assays. The results indicate that the Aloe saudiarabica and Aloe shadensis showed weak cytotoxic effects against all three tested cancer cell lines, with an IC50 value of >300 μg/ml. In addition, HepG2 cells were more sensitive to Aloe saudiarabica treatment than MCF-7 and A549 cells, while MCF-7 cells were more sensitive to Aloe shadensis treatment than HepG2 and A549 cells. This study also identified the characteristic chemical constituents of the two plants using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique and the result indicated that 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester (32.23%) was the main compound of Aloe saudiarabica while methyl 9-octadecenoate (17.28%) was the main compound of Aloe shadensis. In conclusion, the in vitro evaluation of Aloe saudiarabica and Aloe shadensis methanolic extraction showed low cytotoxicity on the viability of A-549, MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines.

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Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2023 09:11
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2024 08:09
URI: http://publications.articalerewriter.com/id/eprint/62

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