Effects of ethanolic, butanolic or aqueous extracts of Pfaffia paniculata on human breast tumor cell lines proliferation / Efeitos dos extratos etanólico, butanólico ou aquoso de Pfaffia paniculata sobre a proliferação de linhagens tumorais de células mamárias humanas

AUTOR(ES)

Marcia Kazumi Nagamine

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The roots of Pfaffia paniculata (Brazilian ginseng) are commercially available as capsules containing the powdered roots, mixed or not with the ethanolic extract of the roots. These roots have been populary recommended for many purposes, and have also been used on cancer therapy by folk medicine. The main components found in these roots that have already been isolated include pfaffic acid and pfaffosides A, C, D, E and F; these components inhibited the growth of melanoma B-16 cells, as shown in another study. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanolic, butanolic or aqueous extract of the roots of Pfaffia paniculata on the growth of human breast tumor cell lines MCF-7 and SKBR-3, using a colorimetric method (crystal violet) and quantification of bromodeoxiuridine (BrdU) positive cells. Acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining was utilized to evaluate cell death, and subcellular alteration was evaluated by electron microscopy. The butanolic extract presented cytotoxic effects in MCF-7 and SKBR-3 cell lines. Cell death was observed following treatment with the butanolic extract for 1 h; morphologic alterations were observed with 500µg/mL of this extract, after 24 and 48 h of treatment. Following treatment for 48 h with the butanolic extract with this same concentration, degeneration of cytoplasmic components and morphological alterations suggestive of cell death were observed. Treatment with 1000µg/mL of this extract lead to profound cytoplasmic and nuclear alterations, incompatible with cell viability. The treatment with ethanolic extract didn´t lead to significant effects on the growth of MCF-7 and SKBR-3 cells; the aqueous extract, on the other hand, stimulated the growth of MCF-7 cells, following treatment for 1 hour. These results point to cytotoxic effects exerted by the butanolic extract from the roots of Pfaffia paniculata on human breast tumor cell lines

ASSUNTO(S)

neoplasias medicinal plants plantas medicinais cell culture cultura de células neoplasia

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