TY - JOUR ID - 15805 TI - Evaluation of anticancer, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of methanol extract of three Acantholimon Boiss. species JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - soltanian, sara AU - Sheikhbahaei, Mahboubeh AU - Mirtadzadini, Mansour AU - Kalantari Khandani, Behjat AD - 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran AD - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran AD - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 10 IS - 6 SP - 641 EP - 652 KW - Acantholimon austroiranicum KW - Acantholimon serotinum KW - Acantholimon chlorostegium KW - Anticancer KW - Antioxidant KW - Antibacterial DO - 10.22038/ajp.2020.15805 N2 - Objective: Acantholimon is a genus of perennial plant within the Plumbaginaceae family. Here, we aimed to investigate anticancer, antioxidant, and antibacterial potential of methanol extract of three Iranian endemic species of Acantholimon including A. austro-iranicum, A. serotinum and A. chlorostegium. Materials and Methods: MTT assay was used to evaluate the in vitro cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction was examined by annexin V-PE apoptosis detection kit. Antioxidant activity was reported based on the DPPH-scavenging and DCF-DA assay. Antibacterial activity was measured by disc diffusion and micro-well dilution assay. Results: MTT assay showed less cytotoxicity of methanol extracts against the HUVEC normal cell line (IC50 values: 817-900 µg/ml) compared to cancer cell lines MCF-7, HT29, SH-SY5Y, NCCIT and A549 (IC50 values: 213 to 600 µg/ml) that show the specificity of extracts toward cancer cells. Plant extract showed apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phases documented by annexin V staining and flow cytometry. According to antioxidant tests, extracts exhibited significant DPPH scavenging potential (IC50 values: 30-37 µg/ml) and could protect against H2O2-induced oxidative stress. Antibacterial activities showed a stronger inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Gram- negative bacteria (diameter of inhibition zone: 11-13 mm and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC): 3.175 to 12.5 mg/ml) compared to Gram-positive bacteria including Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus (diameter of inhibition zone: 3-7 mm and MIC: 25 to 50 mg/ml). Conclusion: Our results suggested moderate cytotoxic and antibacterial potential and noteworthy antioxidant activity for the examined Acantholimon species. UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_15805.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_15805_0efd6ee6126a6495500ee6fc8e128adc.pdf ER -