Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Cytotoxicity of Asparagus adscendens Roots against Human Cancer Cell Lines

BACKGROUND: Asparagus adscendens Roxb. (Asparagaceae), is native to the Himalayas. This plant has been used in the prevention and effective treatment of various forms of cancers.

OBJECTIVE: This paper reports, for the first time, on the cytotoxicity of the methanol (MeOH) extract of the roots of A. adscendens and its solid-phase extraction (SPE) fractions against four human carcinoma cell lines and LC-ESI-QTOF-MS analysis of the SPE fractions.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Finely powdered roots of A. adscendens were macerated in methanol and extracted through SPE using gradient solvent system (water: methanol) proceeded for analysis on LC-ESI-QTOF-MS and cytotoxicity against four human carcinoma cell lines: breast (MCF7), liver (HEPG2), lung (A549), and urinary bladder (EJ138), using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide assay.

RESULTS: The MeOH extract and four SPE fractions exhibited cytotoxicity against all cell lines with the IC50 values ranging from 6 to 79 μg/mL. As observed in other Asparagus species, the presence of saponins and sapogenins in the SPE fractions was evident in the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry data.

CONCLUSION: It is reasonable to assume that the cytotoxicity of the MeOH extract of the roots of A. adscendens and its SPE fractions, at least partly, due to the presence of saponins and their aglycones. This suggests that A. adscendens could be exploited as a potential source of cytotoxic compounds with putative anticancer potential.

SUMMARY: The MeOH extract and all solid-phase extraction (SPE) fractions exhibited various levels of cytotoxicity against all cell lines with the IC50 values ranging from 6 to 79 μg/mLThe presence of saponins and sapogenins in the SPE fractions was evident in the Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry dataDue to the presence of saponins and their aglycones, suggest that A. adscendens could be exploited as a potential source of cytotoxic compounds with putative anticancer potential. Abbreviation used: SPE: Solid-phase extraction, MCF7: Breast cancer cell line, HEPG2: Liver cancer cell line, A549: Lung liver cancer cell line, EJ138: Urinary bladder cancer cell line, MTT: 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide, LC-MS: Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Pharmacognosy magazine - 13(2018), Suppl 4 vom: 28. Jan., Seite S890-S894

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khan, Kashif Maqbool [VerfasserIn]
Nahar, Lutfun [VerfasserIn]
Mannan, Abdul [VerfasserIn]
Arfan, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Ghazanfar Ali [VerfasserIn]
Al-Groshi, Afaf [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Dempster, Nicola M [VerfasserIn]
Ismail, Fyaz M D [VerfasserIn]
Sarker, Satyajit D [VerfasserIn]

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3-(4
5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2
5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide
Asparagaceae
Asparagus adscendens
Cancer
Cytotoxicity
Journal Article
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Sapogenins
Saponin

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Date Revised 05.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/pm.pm_136_17

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NLM281492085