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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2016

Effect of total hydroalcholic extract of Nigella sativa and its n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions on ACHN and GP-293 cell lines.

Samira Shahraki, Abolfazl Khajavirad, Mohammad Naser Shafei, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Nafisa Sadat Tabasi

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Article in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samira ShahrakiDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Abolfazl KhajaviradNeurogenic Inflammation Research Centre and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Naser ShafeiNeurocognetive Research Center and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Mahmoud MahmoudiImmunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Nafisa Sadat TabasiImmunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medicinal plants are noted for their many advantages including the ability to treat diseases such as cancer. In this study, we examined the antitumor effect of the medicinal plant Nigella sativa on the morphology, survival, and apoptosis of ACHN (human renal adenocarcinoma) and GP-293 (normal renal epithelial) cell lines. From a hydroalcoholic extract of N. sativa, n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions were extracted. Cells were treated with various concentrations of total hydroalcholic extract and n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions; cell viability, morphological changes, and apoptosis were then determined. Results were presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied for the statistical analysis of the data. The total extract and the fractions in a dose- and time-dependent manner reduced the cell viability in ACHN with no effect on the GP-293 cell line. In addition, the total extract resulted in more morphological changes in the ACHN cells compared to the GP-293 cells. The effect of the total extract in inducing apoptosis after 48 hours in the ACHN cell line was greater than in GP-293. In addition, the effect of the two fractions was lower than the total extract at all used concentrations. Therefore, the effect of total extract and n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions of N. sativa on cell viability and apoptosis in the ACHN cell line is greater than in the GP-293 cell line. However, the effect of the total extract is higher than either of the two fractions on their own.

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ACHN cell lineapoptosisGP-293 cell lineMTTNigella sativarenal cell carcinoma

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PMID26870685
PMCPMC4737945
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