Combined dandelion extract and all-trans retinoic acid induces cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cells.
Hamed RezaieReza Alipanah-MoghadamFarhad JeddiCain C T ClarkVahideh AghamohammadiAli NematiPublished in: Scientific reports (2023)
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers among women worldwide. Recently, natural compounds have been widely used for the treatment of breast cancer. Present study evaluated antiproliferative and anti-metastasis activities of two natural compounds of dandelion and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) in human MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells. We also evaluated the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, IL-1β, p53, NM23 and KAI1 genes. Data showed a clear additive cytotoxic effect in concentrations of 40 μM ATRA with 1.5 and 4 mg/ml of dandelion extract in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 cells, respectively. In both cell lines, compared with the untreated cells, the expression levels of MMP-9 and IL-1β were significantly decreased while p53 and KAI1 expression levels were increased. Besides, MMP-2 and NM23 had different expressions in the two studied cell lines. In conclusion, dandelion/ATRA co-treatment, in addition to having strong cytotoxic effects, has putative effects on the expression of anti-metastatic genes in both breast cancer cells.
Keyphrases
- breast cancer cells
- poor prognosis
- induced apoptosis
- endothelial cells
- cell cycle arrest
- binding protein
- oxidative stress
- cell migration
- genome wide
- small cell lung cancer
- adipose tissue
- cell death
- cell proliferation
- transcription factor
- dna methylation
- pluripotent stem cells
- big data
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- signaling pathway
- young adults
- electronic health record
- replacement therapy
- genome wide identification