Chemical composition of the ethanolic propolis extracts and its effect on HeLa cells |
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Authors: | Barbarić Monika Mišković Katarina Bojić Mirza Lončar Mirela Baus Smolčić-Bubalo Asja Debeljak Zeljko Medić-Šarić Marica |
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Institution: | a Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kova?i?a 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia b Department of Medicinal Biology, Medical Faculty, J. Hutlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia c Laboratory for Systems Biomedicine, Institute Ru?er Boškovi?, Bijeni?ka 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia d Phyto Pharma, A. Stepinca 18a, 21000 Split, Croatia |
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Abstract: | Ethnopharmacological relevancePropolis is a resinous hive product collected by honeybees from various plant sources. It is widely used in traditional medicine and is reported to have a broad spectrum of pharmacological effects (antibacterial, antihepatoxic, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, etc.). Thus the aim of this study was to assess cytotoxic effect of various ethanol propolis extractions on the cervical tumor cell line (HeLa) and compare it with their phenolic acids and flavonoids composition.Materials and methodsTwenty samples of raw propolis were collected from 17 localities of Croatia (I-XVII), 2 of Bosnia and Hercegovina (XVIII, XIX) and 1 of Macedonia (XX). Reverse phase HPLC was used to determine the chemical composition of polyphenols. Biological experiments were carried out in vitro on cervix adenocarcinoma cell line (HeLa).ResultsPhenolic acids (ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid) and flavonoids (tectochrysin, galangin, pinocembrin, pinocembrin-7-methylether, chrysin, apigenin, kaempferol, quercetin) have been determined using HPLC analysis in 20 ethanolic propolis extracts. All samples contain tectochrysin in ranges of 0.1988 mg/g (XVIII) to 1.2004 mg/g (III), while caffeic acid and quercetin have not been found. Flavonoid that is most abundant is galangin in ranges from 0.3706 mg/g (XVII) to 47.4879 mg/g (IX). The samples of propolis numbers I, VI and X applied in the investigated concentration range manifested significant reduction of cell growth. GI50 value as indicator of cytotoxicity among propolis samples showed that propolis number VII is the most effective (GI50 = 76 μg/ml) followed by propolis nos. XV, XVIII and I.ConclusionAntiproliferative and cytotoxic effect of propolis on the HeLa cells is not correlating with the concentration of particular components but on establishing the possible synergistic antiproliferative activity of individual phenolic acid and flavonoids. Differences in the chemical composition lead to diversity in biological activity of propolis samples. |
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Keywords: | Propolis HPLC Phenolic acids Flavonoids HeLa Cytotoxic evaluation |
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