Antiproliferative and apoptogenic effects of myosmine on erythroleukemia and hepatocellular carcinoma cells

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Myosmine, 3-(1-pyrroline-2-yl) pyridine is a minor tobacco alkaloid that has also been found in various widely used foods. Recently, this phytochemical has been gaining an increasing interest as a potential risk factor for the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. This study aimed to examine the effects of myosmine on the cell viability and proliferative activity of erythroleukemia and hepatocellular carcinoma cells and to obtain additional information about the mechanisms underlying its cytotoxic activity. The in vitro cytotoxic effect of myosmine on the HepG2 and MEL tumour cell lines was assessed by MTT dye reduction and trypan blue dye exclusion assays. The alterations in the tumour cell morphology induced by myosmine were analysed by fluorescent microscopy after staining with acridine orange (AO)/ethidium bromide (EtBr) and 4′,6-diamidine-2′-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI). Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide (PI) staining was used to assess the apoptosis-inducing ability of myosmine. The modulating action of antioxidant treatment on myosmine-induced cytotoxicity against the HepG2 tumour cell line was also examined. The cell viability tests indicated that myosmine induced a significant dose-dependent reduction of the viability and proliferative activity of both tumour cell lines. Fluorescent microscopy studies revealed marked alterations in the morphology of myosmine-treated tumour cells with signs of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The results of the simultaneous treatment with myosmine and vitamin C showed modulating activity of vitamin C on the cytotoxic effect of myosmine with concentration- and time-dependent variations. The presented results could contribute to the assessment of the potential health risks associated with the dietary myosmine exposure. Abbreviations AO: acridine orange; DAPI: 4‘,6-diamidine-2‘-phenylindole dihydrochloride; DMEM: Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; EtBr: ethidium bromide; FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate; GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease; MEL: murine erythroleukemia; MTT: 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; NNN: N'-nitrosonornicotine; PBS: phosphate buffered saline; PI: propidium iodide.

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Mateva, R., Georgieva, A., Iliev, I., Toshkova, R., & Pajpanova, T. (2019). Antiproliferative and apoptogenic effects of myosmine on erythroleukemia and hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 33(1), 613–619. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2019.1603082

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