Combinational effects of non n-Hexane Fractions of ant-plant (Myrmecodia tuberosa Jack) hypocotyl with doxorubicin against lymphocyte and cancer cells

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2017 Sep;30(5(Supplementary)):1987-1990.

Abstract

Doxorubicin is widely used as a chemotherapeutic drug despite having many side effects. It may cause the dysfunction of macrophage, decreasing proliferation of lymphocytes, decreasing CD4+/CD8+ ratio and inducing hepatotoxicity. Doxorubicin inhibits the growth of Vero, HeLa, and T47D cell lines, and also induces a resistance of MCF-7 cells. Previous studies showed that ethanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction of ant-plant (Myrmecodia tuberose Jack) hipocotyl could increase macrophage phagocytosis activity and lymphocyte proliferation in vitro. Therefore, antplant is a potential immune stimulator. Combinational treatment of non n-hexane fraction (NHF) of ant-plant with doxorubicin did not affect the doxorubicin's potency. Nevertheless, increased lymphocyte viability induced by doxorubicin in varied dosages of NHF that lethal to HeLa, MCF-7 and T47D cells. Moreover, on Vero cells, doxorubicin became less toxic when induced together with NHF. Thus, NHF of ant-plant is potential to be proposed as doxorubicin co-chemotherapeutic agent against cancer cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / toxicity
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / toxicity
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology*
  • Doxorubicin / toxicity
  • HeLa Cells
  • Hexanes / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Hypocotyl / chemistry*
  • Hypocotyl / toxicity
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects*
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Phagocytosis / drug effects
  • Rubiaceae / chemistry*
  • Rubiaceae / toxicity
  • Solvents / chemistry*
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Hexanes
  • Solvents
  • n-hexane
  • Doxorubicin