In vitro cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of polysaccharide rich Morinda citrofolia fruit on MCF-7 cells

Authors

  • Vennila Srinivasahan
  • Brindha Durairaj Associate Professor and Head Department of Biochemistry PSG College of Arts and Science Coimbatore- 641014 Tamilnadu

Keywords:

MCF-7 cells, p53, Bcl-2, Caspase-3, Morinda citrofolia and polysaccharide

Abstract

Morinda citrofolia fruit or noni is well-known traditional medicine that has both antioxidant and anticancer activity. This study was designed to
investigate experimentally the anti-apoptotic effect of polysaccharide isolated from M. citrofolia fruit against MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Treatment
of the MCF-7 cells with varied concentrations (1.0, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, 0.062.5, and 0.03125 mg/ml) of polysaccharide isolated from M. citrofolia fruit
resulted in dose-dependent cytotoxicity marked primarily by loss of cell viability in 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
assay, and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation in DNA ladder assay. Furthermore, M. citrofolia fruit mediated cytotoxicity was found to be associated
with transactivation of caspase 3 and p53, and down regulation of Bcl-2. From the result, it was proved that polysaccharide fractions of M. citrofolia fruit
extract exhibited significant anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity thereby showing valuable application in developing anticancer drug products.

Keywords: MCF-7 cells, p53, Bcl-2, Caspase-3, Morinda citrofolia and polysaccharide.

 

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Author Biography

Brindha Durairaj, Associate Professor and Head Department of Biochemistry PSG College of Arts and Science Coimbatore- 641014 Tamilnadu

Associate Professor and Head
Department of Biochemistry
PSG College of Arts and Science
Coimbatore- 641014
Tamilnadu

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Published

01-03-2015

How to Cite

Srinivasahan, V., and B. Durairaj. “In Vitro Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Activity of Polysaccharide Rich Morinda Citrofolia Fruit on MCF-7 Cells”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 8, no. 2, Mar. 2015, pp. 190-3, https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/3796.

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