title: Cytotoxic activity screening of some indigenous Thai plants.
abstract: The 50% ethanolic extracts from 14 plant species used in Thai traditional folklore were screened for cytotoxic activity against a malignant human hepatoma (HepG2) cell line and a normal African green monkey kidney (Vero) cell line. The extracts of Polyalthia evecta and Erythroxylum cuneatum showed potent anticancer activity in the HepG2 cell line with IC(50) of 70+/-3 microg/ml and 64+/-4 microg/ml, respectively. P. evecta demonstrated more selectivity to the HepG2 than the Vero cell (selectivity index>14.3) indicating its potential for biopharmaceutical use.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prayong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barusrux
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weerapreeyakul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D019684:Magnoliopsida; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D003603:Cytotoxins; D010936:Plant Extracts