Author/Authors :
-، - نويسنده Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Abedini, Mohammad Reza , -، - نويسنده Department of Biology, Payam-e Noor University of Esfahan, Esfahan, Iran Erfanian, Nafiseh , -، - نويسنده Department of Biology, Payam-e Noor University of Esfahan, Esfahan, Iran Nazem, Habibollah , -، - نويسنده Cellular & Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Jamali, Sara , -، - نويسنده Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Hoshyar, Reyhane
Abstract :
Objectives: Ziziphus Jujube (Jujube) plant has exhibited numerous medicinal and pharmacological properties including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. This study was carried out to investigate its anti-cancer and pro-apoptotic abilities in human cervical and breast cancer cells in vitro. Materials and Methods: The cervical OV2008 and breast MCF-7 cancer cells were incubated with different concentrations of Jujube aqueous extraction (0-3 mg/ml) for various times (0-72 h). Cell viability was assessed by Trypan Blue and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The expression of two apoptosis-related genes in treated cells evaluated by quantitative Real Time -PCR analysis. Results: Jujube significantly inhibited cancer cell viability in a dose- and time- dependent manner. Herb-induced apoptosis was associated with enhanced expression of Bax and decreased Bcl2 gene leading eventually to a time-dependent six fold increase in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Conclusions: These results indicated that Jujube may be a natural potential and promising agent to prevent or treat human cancers.
