Caspase-mediated apoptotic effects of Ebenus boissieri barbey extracts on human cervical cancer cell line hela

Ece Simsek; Nilufer Imir; Esra Arslan Aydemir; Ramazan Suleyman Gokturk; Erdem Yesilada; Kayahan Fiskin

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Pharmacognosy Magazine,2017,13,50,254-259.

DOI:10.4103/0973-1296.204560

Published:April 2017

Type:Original Article

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Ece Simsek¹, Nilufer Imir², Esra Arslan Aydemir³, Ramazan Suleyman Gokturk³, Erdem Yesilada⁴, Kayahan Fiskin³
¹Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Antalya School of Health, Akdeniz University, Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey
²Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education and Institute of Life Sciences, Akdeniz University, Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey
³Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Akdeniz University, Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey
⁴Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract:

Background: Ebenus boissieri Barbey is an Antalya, Turkey-endemic plant belonging to Fabaceae family. The aerial parts and the roots of E. boissieri Barbey were used in this study. Objective: In the present study, we have examined the apoptotic effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of E. boissieri Barbey in human cervical cancer cell line HeLa. Materials and Methods: To determine the cytotoxic effect, cells were treated with various concentrations of extracts for 24, 48, and 72 h incubation periods. Cytotoxic effects were examined by Cell Titer 96 aqueous nonradioactive cell proliferation assay and the results were corrected by live/dead viability/cytotoxicity assay and trypan blue exclusion assay. Apoptotic effects were studied with multicaspase kit. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release were also measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: According to the results, E. boissieri Barbey extract caused significant increase in caspase levels. Thus, we suggest that the extract induces cells to undergo apoptosis. Especially, there was a sharp induction in caspase-3 activity. Levels of both TNF-α and IFN-γ in extract-treated groups were significantly and dose dependently exalted as compared to their relative controls. Conclusion: The effects of the extract on caspase-3, TNF-α, and IFN-γ levels mediate the plausible mechanism of apoptosis induction in HeLa. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report indicating any pharmacological properties of E. Boissieri on HeLa cells.