Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD
Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages 955-958Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2011.0340
Keywords
antiproliferative assay; cancer cell lines; plant extracts; Mentha rotundifolia; Mentha spicata
Funding
- National Council of Scientific and Technology Development of Brazil (CNPq)
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This study assessed the antiproliferative effect in vitro of the flower hexane extract obtained from Mentha spicata associated with Mentha rotundifolia against the human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human mouth epidermal carcinoma (KB), and mouse embryonic fibroblast (NIH 3T3) cell lines, using sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. A cell density of 2 x 10(4)/well was seeded in 96-well plates, and samples at different concentrations ranging from 10 to 500mg/mL were tested. The optical density was determined in an ELISA multiplate reader (Thermo Plate TP-Reader). Results demonstrated that the hexane extract presented antiproliferative activity against both the tumor cell lines KB and MCF-7, presenting a GI(50) (MCF-7 = 13.09 mg/mL), TGI (KB = 37.76mg/mL), and IL50 (KB = 291.07 mg/mL). Also, the hexane extract presented antiproliferative activity toward NIH 3T3 cells GI(50) (183.65 mg/mL), TGI (280.54mg/mL), and IL50 (384.59mg/mL). The results indicate that the flower hexane extract obtained from M. spicata associated with M. rotundifolia presents an antineoplastic activity against KB and MCF-7, although an antiproliferative effect at a high concentration of the extract was observed toward NIH 3T3.
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