Comparative Antiproliferative activity of aerial parts of few Apocynaceae plants in HepG2, HT29 and SK-OV3 Human cancer cell lines

Authors

  • Nirmala Devi Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA
  • Ajay Kumar Gupta University Institute of Pharmacy, CSJM University, UP, INDIA
  • Sunil Kumar Prajapati Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA

Abstract

Aims: Apocynaceae family is the 5th largest medicinal plant family rich in potent secondary metabolites such as Alkaloids, Cardiac glycosides,
Terpenoids, irridoid/secoirridoids, flavonoids and Phenolic contents. The present study was aimed to evaluate and compare in-vitro
antiproliferative activity of three plants of this family.
Methods: Aerial parts of Carissa carandas Linn. (C), Nerium indicum Mill. (N) and Wrightia tinctoria RBr. (W), were collected and dried. The
powdered drugs were extracted in Ethanol (1), 60% Ethanol (2) and Water (3). Estimation of Phytoconstituents performed using standard
methods. In-vitro cytotoxic activity performed using Sulphorhodamine B (SRB) assay in HepG2, HT29 and SKOV3 human cancer cell lines taking
Adriamycin (ADR) as standard. For extracts, GI50 value ≤ 20μg/ml was considered to demonstrate activity.
Results: For HepG2 cell line graphs and photomicrographs showed GI50 value as ADR=39.79, C1=2.5, N2=66.3, N3<10 and C2=C3= N1=W1-
3>80. Also TGI for C1>80. The extracts, C1, C2, N1, N2, and N3 were found to possess activity against HepG2.These extracts were screened on
HT 29 and SKOV3cell lines. The GI50 value observed was<10 for C1, N2, N3 and ADR in HT 29 and <10 for N3 and ADR in SK OV3 cell lines.
Thus it was found that aqueous extract of Nerium indicum (N3) and Ethanolic extract of Carissa carandas (C1) were most cytotoxic extracts
against all three cell lines.
Conclusions: our study establishes that Apocynaceae family plants could be an important anticancer lead and could serve as Botanical drug for
neoplasia.
Keywords: Apocynaceae, SRB Assay, Phytoconstituents, Anticancer drug screening models, Hep G2, HT 29, SK-OV3, HCC.

Keywords:

Apocynaceae, SRB Assay, Phytoconstituents, Anticancer

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v9i4-s.3906

Author Biographies

Nirmala Devi, Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA

Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA

Ajay Kumar Gupta, University Institute of Pharmacy, CSJM University, UP, INDIA

University Institute of Pharmacy, CSJM University, UP, INDIA

Sunil Kumar Prajapati, Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA

Professor, Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, UP, INDIA

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Devi N, Gupta AK, Prajapati SK. Comparative Antiproliferative activity of aerial parts of few Apocynaceae plants in HepG2, HT29 and SK-OV3 Human cancer cell lines. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 25 [cited 2025 Feb. 18];9(4-s):1195-202. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3906

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Devi N, Gupta AK, Prajapati SK. Comparative Antiproliferative activity of aerial parts of few Apocynaceae plants in HepG2, HT29 and SK-OV3 Human cancer cell lines. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 25 [cited 2025 Feb. 18];9(4-s):1195-202. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3906