In vitro studies on the selective cytotoxic effect of crocetin and quercetin.

Abstract:

:Crocetin (5-20 microg/ml), quercetin (10-40 microg/ml), and cisplatin (60-180 microg/ml) used as a positive control drug, were tested against human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells and African green monkey kidney (Vero) cells. The cell viability, morphological changes, and lactate dehydrogenase activity were assessed. RD cell growth was found to be inhibited dose dependently by the three tested compounds. Morphological observation by phase contrast microscopy revealed that both crocetin and quercetin caused intense damage only on the malignant (RD) cells, whereas mild toxic effect was seen with cisplatin also on normal (Vero) cells.

journal_name

Fitoterapia

journal_title

Fitoterapia

authors

Jagadeeswaran R,Thirunavukkarasu C,Gunasekaran P,Ramamurty N,Sakthisekaran D

doi

10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00138-6

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-08-01 00:00:00

pages

395-9

issue

4

eissn

0367-326X

issn

1873-6971

pii

S0367-326X(00)00138-6

journal_volume

71

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