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Anticancer Activity of Chloroform Extract and Sub-fractions of Nepeta deflersiana on Human Breast and Lung Cancer Cells: An In vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment

Mai M. Al-Oqail1, Ebtesam S. Al-Sheddi2, Maqsood A. Siddiqui2, Javed Musarrat2, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy2, Nida N. Farshori1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
  2. 2Department of Zoology, Al-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Nida N. Farshori

Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.

nidachem@gmail.com

Volume 11, Issue 44S3 · pp. 598–605 · PUBLISHED 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.172968

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Background: Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. The plant-derived natural products have received considerable attention in recent years due to their diverse pharmacological properties including anticancer effects. Nepeta deflersiana (ND) is used in the folk medicine as antiseptic, carminative, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and for treating rheumatic disorders. However, the anticancer activity of ND chloroform extract has not been explored so far. Objectives: The present study was aimed to investigate the anticancer activities of chloroform Nepeta deflersiana extract and various sub-fractions (ND-1–ND-15) of ND against human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and human lung cancer cells (A-549). Materials and Methods: The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide and neutral red uptake assays, and cellular morphological alterations using phase contrast light microscope were studied. Cells were exposed with 10–1000 µg/ml of sub-fractions of ND for 24 h. Results: Results showed that selected sub-fractions of the chloroform extract significantly reduced the cell viability of MCF-7 and A-549 cells, and altered the cellular morphology in a concentration-dependent manner. Among the sub-fractions, ND-10 fraction showed relatively higher cytotoxicity compared to other fractions whereas, ND-1 did not cause any cytotoxicity even at higher concentrations. The A-549 cells were found to be more sensitive to growth inhibition by all the extracts as compared to the MCF-7 cells. Conclusion: The present study provides preliminary screening of anticancer activities of chloroform extract and sub-fractions of ND, which can be further used for the development of a potential therapeutic anticancer agent.

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    Al-Oqail, M. M., Al-Sheddi, E. S., Siddiqui, M. A., Musarrat, J., Al-Khedhairy, A. A., & Farshori, N. N. (2015). Anticancer Activity of Chloroform Extract and Sub-fractions of Nepeta deflersiana on Human Breast and Lung Cancer Cells: An In vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 11(44S3), 598–605. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.172968