Cytotoxic Effects of Ferula Latisecta on Human Glioma U87 Cells

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the fatal type of astrocytic tumors with a survival rate of 12 months. The present study, for the first time, evaluated the cytotoxic impacts of Ferula latisecta (F. latisecta) hydroalcoholic extract on U87 GBM cell line. The MTT assay measured the cellular toxicity following 24- and 48 h treatment with various doses of F. latisecta (0–800 μg/mL). Apoptosis was evaluated by an Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining 24 h after treatment by F. latisecta. Moreover, to determine the cellular metastasis of U87 cells, we used a gelatin zymography assay (matrix metalloproteinase [MMP]-2/-9 enzymatic activity). The outcomes showed that F. latisecta mitigated the viability of U87 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner with IC₅₀ values of 145.3 and 192.3 μg/mL obtained for 24- and 48 h treatments, respectively. F. latisecta induced apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner after 24 h. Also, MMP-9 activity was significantly decreased following 24 h after treatment concentration-dependently with no change in MMP-2 enzymatic activity. This study showed that F. latisecta induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis, and mitigated metastasis of U87 GBM cells. Hence, F. latisecta could be beneficial as a promising natural herb against GBM after further studies.

Key words

glioblastoma multiforme - Ferula latisecta - apoptosis - metastasis

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