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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction by methanolic leaves extracts of four Annonaceae plants.

Kitti Pumiputavon, Tanawat Chaowasku, Chalermpong Saenjum, Maslin Osathanunkul, Boonsong Wungsintaweekul, Kriangkrai Chawansuntati, Jiraprapa Wipasa, Pathrapol Lithanatudom

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Kitti PumiputavonDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Tanawat ChaowaskuDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Chalermpong SaenjumDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Maslin OsathanunkulDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Boonsong WungsintaweekulSchool of Pharmacy, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand.
Kriangkrai ChawansuntatiResearch Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Jiraprapa WipasaResearch Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. jwipasa@hotmail.com.
Pathrapol LithanatudomDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. pathrapol_li@hotmail.com.
Chiang Mai University · THWalailak University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUvaria longipes (Craib) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders, Artabotrys burmanicus A.DC, Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders and Dasymaschalon sp. have been used for traditional medicine to treat cancer-like symptoms in some ethnic groups of Thailand and Laos.

methodsWe evaluated the anti-cancer activity of these Annonaceae plants against several human cancer cell lines. The apoptosis induction was detected by Annexin/propidium iodide (PI) staining. Phytochemical screening was tested by standard protocols and bioactive compounds were determined by HPLC.

resultsThe crude extracts from leaves of U. longipes, Dasymaschalon sp., A. burmanicus, and M. modestum showed particular effects that were found to vary depending on the cancer cell line, suggesting that the effect was in a cell-type specific manner. Interestingly, the induction of apoptotic cell death was prominent by the leaves-derived crude extract of M. modestum. This crude was, therefore, subjected to cell cycle analysis by PI staining. Results showed that this crude extract arrested cell cycle and increased the percentage of cells in the SubG1 phase in some cancer cell lines. The phytochemical screening tests indicated that all crude extracts contained tannins and flavonoids. HPLC of flavonoids using standards identified rutin as an active compound in U. longipes and Dasymaschalon sp., whereas quercetin was found in U. longipes and M. modestum.

conclusionsThese crude extracts provide a new source for rutin and quercetin, which might be capable of inducing cancer cell apoptotic death in a cell-type specific manner. This suggests, by analyzing the major bioactive compounds, the potential use of these crudes for chemotherapy in the future.

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AnnonaceaeAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPlant ExtractsAnnonaceaeAnti-cancer activityApoptosisCell cycle arrestQuercetinRutin

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