Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Leptocarpha rivularis DC Flower Extracts

Montenegro, Ivan; Moreira, Jorge; Ramirez, Ingrid; Dorta, Fernando; Sanchez, Elizabeth; Alfaro, Juan Felipe; Valenzuela, Manuel; Jara-Gutierrez, Carlos; Munoz, Ociel; Alvear, Matias; Werner, Enrique; Madrid, Alejandro; Villena, Joan; Seeger, Michael

Abstract

An evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer activity was screened in Leptocarpha rivularis DC flower extracts using four solvents (n-hexane (Hex), dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (AcOEt), and ethanol (EtOH)). Extracts were compared for total extract flavonoids and phenol contents, antioxidant activity (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP), total reactive antioxidant properties (TRAP) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC)) across a determined value of reduced/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG), and cell viability (the sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay). The most active extracts were analyzed by chromatographic analysis (GC/MS) and tested for apoptotic pathways. Extracts from Hex, DCM and AcOEt reduced cell viability, caused changes in cell morphology, affected mitochondrial membrane permeability, and induced caspase activation in tumor cell lines HT-29, PC-3, and MCF-7. These effects were generally less pronounced in the HEK-293 cell line (nontumor cells), indicating clear selectivity towards tumor cell lines. We attribute likely extract activity to the presence of sesquiterpene lactones, in combination with other components like steroids and flavonoids.

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Título según WOS: Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Leptocarpha rivularis DC Flower Extracts
Título de la Revista: MOLECULES
Volumen: 26
Número: 1
Editorial: MDPI
Fecha de publicación: 2021
DOI:

10.3390/MOLECULES26010067

Notas: ISI