title: Investigating the cytotoxic and apoptosis inducing effects of monoterpenoid stylosin in vitro.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic and anticancer activities of stylosin, a monoterpene extracted from an edible plant, Ferula ovina, on 5637 and HFF3 cells using MTT and comet assays and DAPI staining. To assess stylosin effects, cells were cultured in the presence of various concentrations of stylosin during three days; the IC(50) of stylosin on cancerous 5637 cells was less than its value on HFF3 normal cells, indicating that it might have anticancer properties. Investigating the mechanism of stylosin action revealed that it quickly induced DNA lesions and increased the number of apoptotic cells.
authors: Department of Biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Fatemeh Behnam
authors: FB
authors: Rassouli
authors: Maryam M
authors: MM
authors: Matin
authors: Mehrdad
authors: M
authors: Iranshahi
authors: Ahmad Reza
authors: AR
authors: Bahrami
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects*; D005309:Ferula / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018517:Plant Roots; D010945:Plants, Edible
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; C568428:stylosin; D004247:DNA