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Annona cherimola Seed Extract Activates Extrinsic and Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathways in Leukemic Cells
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Haykal, Tony Nasr, Peter Hodroj, Mohammad Hassan Taleb, Robin I. Sarkis, Rita Moujabber, Marvy Nadine El Rizk, Sandra |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Annona cherimola Mill is a large green fruit with black seeds widely known to possess toxic properties due to the presence of Annonaceous acetogenins. The present study investigates the anti-cancer properties of an Annona cherimola Mill ethanolic seed extract on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) cell lines in vitro and elucidates the underlying cellular mechanism. The anti-proliferative effects of the extract on various AML cell lines and normal mesenchymal cells (MSCs) were assessed using WST-1 viability reagent. The pro-apoptotic effect of the extract was evaluated using Annexin V/PI staining and Cell Death ELISA. The underlying mechanism was deciphered by analyzing the expression of various proteins using western blots. Treatment with an A. cherimola seed ethanolic extract promotes a dose- and time-dependent inhibition of the proliferation of various AML cell lines, but not MSCs. Positive Annexin V staining, as well as DNA fragmentation, confirm an increase in apoptotic cell death by upregulating the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins which control both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis. GC/MS analysis revealed the presence of phytosterols, in addition to other bioactive compounds. In conclusion, Annona cherimola Mill seed extract, previously known to possess a potent toxic activity, induces apoptosis in AML cell lines by the activation of both the extrinsic and the intrinsic pathways. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3390/toxins11090506 |
| PubMed reference number | 31480255 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://laur.lau.edu.lb:8443/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10725/11595/Annona.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11090506 |
| Journal | Toxins |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |