Chlorella vulgaris Induces Apoptosis of Human Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) Cells

Objective: Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris), a unicellular green microalga, has been widely used as a food supplement and reported to have antioxidant and anticancer properties. The current study was designed to assess the cytotoxic, apoptotic, and DNA-damaging effects of C. vulgaris growth factor (CGF), hot water C. vulgaris extracts, inlung tumor A549 and NCI-H460 cell lines. Methods: A549 cells, NCI-H460 cells, and normal human fibroblasts were treated with CGF at various concentrations (0-300 ?g/ml) for 24 hr. The comet assay and ?H2AX assay showed DNA damage in A549 and NCI-H460 cells upon CGF exposure. Evaluation of apoptosis by the TUNEL assay and DNA fragmentation analysis by agarose gel electrophoresis showed that CGF induced apoptosis in A549 and NCI-H460 cells. Results: Chlorella vulgaris hot water extract induced apoptosis and DNA damage in human lung carcinoma cells. Conclusion: CGF can thus be considered a potential cytotoxic or genotoxic drug for treatment of lung carcinoma..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Medicinal chemistry - 13(2017), 6, Seite 560-568

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhi-Dong Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Kai Liang [Sonstige Person]
Kun Li [Sonstige Person]
Guo-Quan Wang [Sonstige Person]
Ke-Wei Zhang [Sonstige Person]
Lei Cai [Sonstige Person]
Shui-Ting Zhai [Sonstige Person]
Kuo-Chen Chou [Sonstige Person]

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44.42

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OLC1998517284