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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2025

In vitro assessment of anti-glioblastoma potential of Emblica officinalis methanolic fruit extract and green nanoparticles in U87-MG cells.

Kokkonda Jackson Sugunakara Chary, Anuradha Sharma, Amrita Singh

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Kokkonda Jackson Sugunakara CharyDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144001, India.
Anuradha SharmaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144001, India. s.anuradha21@ymail.com.
Amrita SinghDepartment of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India. singham@nitrkl.ac.in.

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backgroundPlant-derived and other natural products are gaining attention due to wide therapeutic properties, specifically being looked for development of alternative therapeutic intervention for cancers. Phyllanthus emblica, also called Emblica officinalis, is well known for its abundance of phytochemicals and therapeutic uses since ancient times, and reports suggest its anticancer properties. However, no studies are conducted for brain cancers.

aimThe current study aims to evaluate the anti-brain cancer property of E. officinalis and to enhance the potency of selected extracts by development of green silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). METHODOLOGY AND

resultsThe Methanolic, Ethanolic, and Aqueous extracts of E. officinalis (M-EOE, E-EOE, and A-EOE) were obtained, followed by measuring total phenolic content and DPPH analysis. The results presented M-EOE with the highest presence of phenolic compounds, as supported by GC-MS. MTT assays showed dose-dependent antiproliferative potential of these extracts against U87-MG, where methanolic extract exhibited the lowest IC

conclusionThe current study thus suggests that E. officinalis extracts and derived nanoparticles may have the potential to be exploited as anti-brain cancer therapeutics and should be evaluated further by detailed mechanistic studies.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaMetal NanoparticlesPhyllanthus emblicaPlant ExtractsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFruitHumansMethanolSilverAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicMethanolPlant ExtractsSilverAnticancerBrain cancerEmblica officinalisGlioblastomaGreen nanoparticlesPhytochemicals

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