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TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO
Volume 75, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2021.105201
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Cobalt (III) Schiff base complexes; Apoptosis; DNA damage; ROS; Immunofluorescence; RT-PCR
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- National Centre for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (NCAAE) under UGC-CPEPA scheme, Government of India [21/2013 (NS/PE)]
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This study validated the inhibitory effects of cobalt (III) Schiff base complexes on the growth of human breast cancer and lung cancer cells, mainly through anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing mechanisms. The experimental results supported the induction of apoptosis by cobalt complexes, achieved through modulation of the expression levels of apoptosis-related genes.
Cobalt (III) Schiff base complexes are of attraction in the context of their potential application in cancer therapy. The aim of this study has been to find the mechanism of action of cobalt (III) Schiff base complexes 1 and 2, the synthesis and characterization of which have already been reported, in inhibiting growth of human breast cancer cell MCF-7 and lung cancer cell A549. The already proclaimed anti-proliferative effect of the cobalt complexes was ascertained using MTT cytotoxicity assay. More assays such as Acridine orange & Ethidium bromide staining, AnnexinV-Cy3 staining, Hoechst staining, comet assay, and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) assay- all supported the cytotoxic property of the complexes. Moreover, the expression levels of mRNA of pro- and antiapoptotic genes also supported the effectiveness of cobalt complexes by modifying the ratio of Bax: Bcl-2. In addition, the cobalt complexes induced apoptosis in MCF- 7 and A549 cells through modulation of pro-apoptotic, anti-apoptotic, and ROS modulatory gene expressions. The present study validates the scientific evidence for antiproliferative efficacy of cobalt complexes against MCF-7 and A549 cells. Thus, this study takes cobalt complexes 1 and 2 to a step higher towards their use as anticancer agents.
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