title: Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Leaf Extracts from Plukenetia volubilis Linneo (Euphorbiaceae).
abstract: Plukenetia volubilis Linneo, or Sacha inca, is an oleaginous plant from the Euphorbiaceae family. The aim of this work was to perform a chemical and biological analysis of different leaf extracts from P. volubilis such as aqueous extract (AEL), methanol (MEL), ethanol (EEL), chloroform (CEL), and hexane (HEL). Thin layer chromatography analysis revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, steroids, and/or terpenoídes. Furthermore, the antioxidant activities were analyzed by in vitro assays and their effects on cell lineages by in vivo assays. The Total Antioxidant Capacity (TCA) was expressed as equivalent ascorbic acid (EEA/g) and it was observed that the extracts showed values ranging from 59.31 to 97.76 EAA/g. Furthermore, the DPPH assay values ranged from 62.8% to 88.3%. The cell viability assay showed that the extracts were able to reduce viability from cancer cells such as HeLa and A549 cells. The extracts MEL and HEL (250 µg/mL) were able to reduce the proliferation of HeLa cells up to 54.3% and 48.5%, respectively. The flow cytometer results showed that these extracts induce cell death via the apoptosis pathway. On the other hand, the extracts HEL and AEL were able to induce cell proliferation of normal fibroblast 3T3 cells.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil ; Laboratório de Biotecnologia de Polímeros Naturais-Biopol, Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970 Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Karina Lima
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Raniere Fagundes
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Melo-Silveira
authors.forename: Nednaldo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dantas-Santos
authors.forename: Júlia Morais
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Silvana Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zucolotto
authors.forename: Hugo Alexandre Oliveira
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Katia Castanho
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Scortecci