Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32693841›Full record

ArticleJournal of ovarian research2020

Anti-proliferative activities of Byrsocarpus coccineus Schum. and Thonn. (Connaraceae) using ovarian cancer cell lines.

Caroline E Ukwade, Osaretin A T Ebuehi, Rahmat A Adisa, Santosh K Singh, Rajesh Singh

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of ovarian research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caroline E UkwadeDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B, Lagos, 12003, Nigeria.
Osaretin A T EbuehiDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B, Lagos, 12003, Nigeria. oebuehi@unilag.edu.ng.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9001-6521
Rahmat A AdisaDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B, Lagos, 12003, Nigeria.
Santosh K SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310, USA.
Rajesh SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310, USA. rsingh@msm.edu.
University of Lagos · NGMorehouse School of Medicine · US

Funding

Research Training & Career Development ProgramU54CA118638 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Desiree Avia Rivers · 2005 to 2026
$22.7M
Targeted Nanotherapy for prostate cancerSC1CA193758 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SINGH, RAJESH · 2014 to 2017
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS SC1 CA193758NCI NIH HHS U54 CA118638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOvarian cancer (OvCa) is one of the most lethal tumors of gynecologic malignancies, due to lack of early detection, and a high rate of metastasis. The standard treatment for OvCa is surgery and cytotoxic chemotherapy. However, to overcome the high cost and side effects of these treatments, medicinal plants are widely used in developing countries to treat OvCa. Byrsocarpus coccineus plant preparation has been administered to patients traditionally in the management of tumors in Nigeria. In this study, we investigated the anti-proliferative effects of B. coccineus ethanol leaf extract against OVCAR-3 and SW 626 OvCa cell lines. After the treatment of the two cell lines with the extracts, analyses were carried out to determine inhibition of proliferation and expression of cell cycle markers, pro-apoptotic, and anti-apoptotic markers.

resultsResults showed that B. coccineus ethanol leaf extract, significantly inhibited cell migration and colony formation in OVCAR-3 and SW 626 treated cells in a dose-dependent manner. Results also show that B. coccineus ethanol leaf extract modulated the expression of tumor suppressor gene (p53), cell cycle progression, pro- and anti-apoptotic gene, and the pro-inflammatory cytokines.

conclusionsThese results suggest that B. coccineus have anti-proliferative properties and could induce apoptosis. Further investigation will be carried out to isolate bioactive compounds for the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationConnaraceaeCytokinesFemaleHumansInflammationOvarian NeoplasmsPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesCytokinesPlant ExtractsApoptosisB. coccineusCell cycleOvarian cancerp53Proliferation

Identifiers

PMID32693841
PMCPMC7374866
OpenAlexW3043989839

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.