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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2024

Oxidative stress promotes cytotoxicity in human cancer cell lines exposed to Escallonia spp. extracts.

Carlos Jara-Gutiérrez, Luis Mercado, Marilyn Paz-Araos, Carolyn Howard, Mario Parraga, Camila Escobar, Marco Mellado, Alejandro Madrid, Iván Montenegro, Paula Santana and 5 more

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlos Jara-GutiérrezCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Luis MercadoLaboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Marilyn Paz-AraosCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Carolyn HowardFacultad de Medicina, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Mario ParragaCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Camila EscobarCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Marco MelladoInstituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago, 8330507, Chile.
Alejandro MadridLaboratorio de Productos Naturales y Síntesis Orgánica (LPNSO), Departamento de Ciencias y Geografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Avda. Leopoldo Carvallo 270, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, 2340000, Chile.
Iván MontenegroCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Paula SantanaInstituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, el Llano Subercaseaux 2801, San Miguel, Santiago, Chile.
Paola MurgasFacultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Sede Patagonia, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt, Chile.
Cristina Jimenez-JaraDoctorado en Ciencias e Ingeniería para la Salud, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Luis Guillermo González-OlivaresAcademic Area of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Manuel AhumadaCentro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile. manuel.ahumada@umayor.cl.
Joan VillenaCentro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile. juan.villena@uv.cl.
University of Valparaíso · CLPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso · CLSan Sebastián University · CLUniversidad Autónoma de Chile · CLUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo · MXUniversidad Central de Chile · CLUniversidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación · CLUniversidad Mayor · CL

Funding

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico 1191763Universidad de Valparaíso CIDI (05/06)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStandard cancer treatments show a lack of selectivity that has led to the search for new strategies against cancer. The selective elimination of cancer cells modulating the redox environment, known as "selective oxycution", has emerged as a viable alternative. This research focuses on characterizing the unexplored Escallonia genus plant extracts and evaluating their potential effects on cancer's redox balance, cytotoxicity, and activation of death pathways.

methods36 plant extracts were obtained from 4 different species of the Escallonia genus (E. illinita C. Presl, E. rubra (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers., E. revoluta (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers., and E. pulverulenta (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.), which were posteriorly analyzed by their phytoconstituents, antioxidant capacity, and GC-MS. Further, redox balance assays (antioxidant enzymes, oxidative damage, and transcription factors) and cytotoxic effects (SRB, ∆Ψmt, and caspases actives) of those plant extracts were analyzed on four cell lines (HEK-293T, MCF-7, HT-29, and PC-3).

results36 plant extracts were obtained, and their phytoconstituents and antioxidant capacity were established. Further, only six extracts had EC

conclusionsThis is the first study proving "selective oxycution" induced by Chilean native plant extracts.

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MagnoliopsidaNeoplasmsAntioxidantsHT29 CellsHumansOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPlant ExtractsAntioxidantsPlant ExtractsCancer cell linesChilean native plantsRedox unbalanceSelective oxycution

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