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Insight into OroxylinA-7- O -β-d-Glucuronide-Enriched Oroxylum indicum Bark Extract in Oral Cancer HSC-3 Cell Apoptotic Mechanism: Role of Mitochondrial Microenvironment.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2021 Dec 07; Vol. 26 (24). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 07. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Oroxylum indicum , of the Bignoniaceae family, has various ethnomedical uses such as an astringent, anti-inflammatory, anti-bronchitis, anti-helminthic and anti-microbial, including anticancer properties. The druggability of OI stem bark extract was determined by its molecular docking interactions with PARP and Caspase-3, two proteins involved in cell survival and death. Note that 50 µg/mL of Oroxylum indicum extract (OIE) showed a significant ( p < 0.05%) toxicity to HSC-3 cells. MTT aided cell viability and proliferation assay demonstrated that 50 µg/mL of OIE displayed significant ( p < 0.5%) reduction in cell number at 4 h of incubation time. Cell elongation and spindle formation was noticed when HSC-3 cells were treated with 50 µg/mL of OIE. OIE initiated DNA breakage and apoptosis in HSC-3 cells, as evident from DNA ladder assay and calcein/EB staining. Apoptosis potential of OIE is confirmed by flow cytometer and triple-staining (live cell/apoptosis/necrosis) assay. Caspase-3/7 fluorescence quenching (LANCE) assay demonstrated that 50 µg/mL of OIE significantly enhanced the RFU of caspases-3/7, indicating that the apoptosis potential of OIE is probably through the activation of caspases. Immuno-cytochemistry of HSC-3 cells treated with 50 µg/mL of OIE showed a significant reduction in mitochondrial bodies as well as a reduction in RFU in 60 min of incubation time. Immunoblotting studies clearly showed that treatment of HSC-3 cells with OI extract caused caspase-3 activation and PARP deactivation, resulting in apoptotic cell death. Overall, our data indicate that OIE is an effective apoptotic agent for human squamous carcinoma cells and it could be a future cancer chemotherapeutic target.
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- Humans
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Proliferation drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
Molecular Structure
Structure-Activity Relationship
Tumor Microenvironment drug effects
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic chemistry
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic isolation & purification
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic pharmacology
Apoptosis drug effects
Bignoniaceae chemistry
Mitochondria drug effects
Mitochondria metabolism
Plant Bark chemistry
Plant Extracts chemistry
Plant Extracts isolation & purification
Plant Extracts pharmacology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34946511
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247430