Effect of Helix aspersa extract on TNFα, NF-κB and some tumor suppressor genes in breast cancer cell line Hs578T
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BACKGROUND: , is a big land snail widely found in the Mediterranean countries. It is one of the most consumed species and widely used in zootherapy. OBJECTIVE: . MATERIALS AND METHODS: extract was studied on a triple negative breast cancer cell line Hs578T. Firstly, the morphological changes and the mode of cell death induced by the extract have been evaluated by microscopy and acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining. The effect of the extract at dilution 0.1% and 1% was then tested on some genes, regulators of cell death and proliferation like tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), NF- κB, and the tumor suppressor genes P53 and PTEN. RESULTS: Data demonstrate that the extract induces necrosis in tumor cells. It enhances significantly the expression of TNFα; mRNA levels were 20 and 10 times more important in treated cells compared to nontreated cells. NF-κB and PTEN were inhibited with the dilution 1% after 8 and 24 hours of treatment. P53 expression was further inhibited but only with the highest dose, after 4, 8, and 24 hours. CONCLUSION: AO: acridine orange; Bcl-2: B cell lymphoma 2. cDNA: complementary DNA; ELISA: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; EB: ethidium bromide; IC50: the half maximal inhibitory concentration; mRNA: messenger RNA. MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; NF-κB: nuclearfactorkappa B; PBS: phosphate buffered saline. PI3K: phospho-inositol 3 kinase; PTEN: phosphatase and tensin homolog; ROS: reactive oxygen species. RT-PCR: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; TNFα: tumor necrosis factor alpha. TNFR1: TNF receptor-1; TP53: tumor protein 53.
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C. aspersum extract induced necrosis of the Hs578T breast cancer cell line and significantly increased TNF-α expression.
“C. aspersum extract was also found to induce necrosis of the Hs578T breast cancer cell line and significantly increase the expression of TNF-α.”
From Chemical Variability and Biological Potential of Cornu aspersum Mucus as a Source for the Development of New Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Products (2025) · cites this paper as [97]
In Hs578T cells, NF-κB and PTEN were inhibited by C. aspersum extract at 1% dilution after 8 and 24 h of exposure.
“NF-κB and PTEN were inhibited at 1% dilution after 8 and 24 h of exposure [97].”
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- Authors
- El Ouar, I., Braicu, C., Naimi, D., Irimie, A., & Berindan-Neagoe, I.
- Affiliations
- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- ORCID
- Braicu, Cornelia
- Venue
- Pharmacognosy Magazine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 50
- Pages
- 281
- ISSN
- 0973-1296 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5421427
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- en
- Open access
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Keywords
- Helix aspersa, triple-negative breast cancer, Hs578T cells, TNF-α, NF-κB, p53, PTEN, tumor suppressor, necrosis, cell death, zootherapy, anticancer activity
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