Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Plants
Publication Date
4-1-2021
Abstract
Hyacinthus orientalis L. (family Hyacinthaceae) is traditionally used to treat different diseases including cancer. In this study, the anticancer and immunomodulatory effects of this plant were evaluated. Hydroalcoholic extract was prepared, and different solvent fractions were obtained using solvent–solvent extraction. In the anticancer part, MTT assay and caspase-3 ELISA kits were used to measure the antiproliferative and apoptosis induction ability for each extract, respectively. In the immunomodulatory part, lymphocyte proliferation assay and cytokines detection kit were used to measure the effect of extracts of acquired immunity. Phagocytosis and pinocytosis induction were used to evaluate the effect of extracts on the innate immunity. GC–MS, LC–MS, and Foline–Ciocalteu assays were used to identify the chemical composition of the plant. Balb/C mice were inoculated with breast cancer and treated with hydroalcoholic extract of H. orientalis L. Results showed that hydroalcoholic extract and n-hexane fraction were highly effective in apoptosis induction. Both extract and fraction were also effective in stimulating lymphocytes proliferation and phagocytosis. Significant reduction in tumor size was achieved after treating tumor-bearing mice with hydroalcoholic extract. Additionally, high cure percentages (50%) were obtained in treated mice. Results of this study showed that H. orientalis L. has promising anticancer and immunomodulatory activities. However, further studies are needed to explore more details of apoptosis induction ability and other mechanisms of action and to measure different signaling pathways responsible for the anticancer and immunomodulatory response.
DOI Link
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
10
Issue
4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Anticancer, Apoptosis, Immunomodulatory, Plant extracts, Traditional medicine
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Recommended Citation
Al Kury, Lina T.; Taha, Zainab; and Talib, Wamidh H., "Immunomodulatory and anticancer activities of hyacinthus orientalis l.: An in vitro and in vivo study" (2021). All Works. 4082.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4082
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Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series