Investigation of anticancer properties of cinnamon phytochemicals on protein expression in glioblastoma multiforme cell lines (U87-MG)

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Author Details : Tina Mary George, Prabha M*, Mukta S Patil, Soumya Sakshi, Shifa

Volume : 10, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 30-39

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijn.2024.006

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Abstract

Background/Aim: Natural products are appealing as anticancer agents because of their low toxicity profiles. Cinnamon is a naturally occurring component with a variety of pharmacological properties, including anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer properties for cancer cell apoptosis. Therefore, the current studies were performed to investigate Anticancer Properties of Cinnamon Phytochemicals on Protein expression in Glioblastoma Multiforme Cell Lines (U87-MG) since the proteins are directly involved in cell survival and function.
Materials and Methods: Hot and cold extraction for Cinnamon performed from Cinnamon verum followed by phytochemicals tests. The Glioblastoma Multiforme Cell Lines U87 was subjected to cell viability by MTT Assay with Addition of cinnamon extract. The protein content was determined by spectrometric assay and its expression was investigated by SDS PAGE.
Results: The aqueous Cinnamon extract found to be positive for Alkaloids, Tannins, Saponins, Flavonoids, Terpenoids (only for Hot extract), Phenols and Reducing sugars (only for Cold extract). The cell viability at cinnamon extract concentration of 0.051 mg/100?l is shown to be highest and cell death at maximum cinnamon extract concentration of 1.65 mg/100?l is highest. Further these phytochemicals together showed less protein content on cultured U-87 cells and displayed lower protein expression in gel band pattern when compared to their control.
Conclusions: The Cinnamon extract phytochemicals showed significant anticancer properties for reduced U87 cell viability with IC50 0.729.
Thus positive phytochemicals result has shown to play an important role in inhibiting cancer properties.by showing less protein content and its expression for cinnamon phytochemicals treated U87 cell lines.
 

Keywords: Cinnamon verum, phytochemicals, U87 GBM cell lines, anticancer properties, protein expression

How to cite : George T M, Prabha M, Patil M S, Sakshi S, Shifa, Investigation of anticancer properties of cinnamon phytochemicals on protein expression in glioblastoma multiforme cell lines (U87-MG). IP Indian J Neurosci 2024;10(1):30-39

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