Evaluation of Tegaran Formula ZhenHua cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines

PLoS One. 2020 Oct 21;15(10):e0240969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240969. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential health effects of Tegaran Formula ZhenHua, a nutritional supplement used mainly by cancer patients. Its active ingredients and cytotoxicity was assessed with analytical methods and viability assays, respectively. The analytical methods consisted of dissolution, disintegration, HPLC, LC/MS, GC/MS and NMR. Cytotoxicity was assessed by MTT, SRB, CVE colorimetric viability assays in 0, 24, 48 and 72h time points. The results indicate that Tegaran Formula ZhenHua supplement did not present any cytotoxic effects due to issues related to the capsules' solubility, distribution and identification of the active ingredient.

Publication types

  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Capsules
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Fermentation
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Glycine max / chemistry*
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Capsules
  • Plant Extracts

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.