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ArticlePloS one2014

Anti-tumor activity of Eurycoma longifolia root extracts against K-562 cell line: in vitro and in vivo study.

Omar Saeed Ali Al-Salahi, Dan Ji, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid, Chan Kit-Lam, Wan Zaidah Abdullah, Abdelhamid Zaki, Shah Kamal Khan Jamal Din, Narazah Mohd Yusoff, Aman Shah Abdul Majid

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Omar Saeed Ali Al-SalahiAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Dan JiKey Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Southwest Eye Hospital, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Amin Malik Shah Abdul MajidSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Chan Kit-LamSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Wan Zaidah AbdullahHaematology Department, School of Medical Sciences, USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abdelhamid ZakiAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia ; Therapeutic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Cairo University, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Shah Kamal Khan Jamal DinOMF Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bhiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Narazah Mohd YusoffAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Aman Shah Abdul MajidAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYArmy Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eurycoma longifolia Jack has been widely used in traditional medicine for its antimalarial, aphrodisiac, anti-diabetic, antimicrobial and anti-pyretic activities. Its anticancer activity has also been recently reported on different solid tumors, however no anti-leukemic activity of this plant has been reported. Thus the present study assesses the in vitro and in vivo anti-proliferative and apoptotic potentials of E. longifolia on K-562 leukemic cell line. The K-562 cells (purchased from ATCC) were isolated from patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) were treated with the various fractions (TAF273, F3 and F4) of E. longifolia root methanolic extract at various concentrations and time intervals and the anti-proliferative activity assessed by MTS assay. Flow cytometry was used to assess the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Nude mice injected subcutaneously with 10(7) K-562 cells were used to study the anti-leukemic activity of TAF273 in vivo. TAF273, F3 and F4 showed various degrees of growth inhibition with IC50 values of 19, 55 and 62 µg/ml, respectively. TAF273 induced apoptosis in a dose and time dependent manner. TAF273 arrested cell cycle at G1 and S phases. Intraperitoneal administration of TAF273 (50 mg/kg) resulted in a significant growth inhibition of subcutaneous tumor in TAF273-treated mice compared with the control mice (P = 0.024). TAF273 shows potent anti-proliferative activity in vitro and in vivo models of CML and therefore, justifies further efforts to define more clearly the potential benefits of using TAF273 as a novel therapeutic strategy for CML management.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisCell CycleCell SurvivalEurycomaGene ExpressionHumansInhibitory Concentration 50K562 CellsMaleMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsPlant ExtractsPlant RootsTumor BurdenAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPlant Extracts

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