Evaluation of the Antiproliferative Potential of Yellow Jaboticaba (Myrciaria glazioviana) Extracts Against Human Cervical Cancer (HeLa cells line) and the Analysis of Their Chemical Composition by HPLC‐HRESIMS

• Published in: Chemistry & biodiversity Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. e202301467 - n/a
• Main Authors: Toledo Martins Pereira, Mariana, Sardou Charret, Thiago, Freimann Wermelinger, Guilherme, Soares Ribeiro Nogueira, Thalya, Kaufmann Robbs, Bruno, Carvalho Castiglione, Raquel, Loureiro Simões, Rafael, Dantas Machado, Ricardo Luiz, Curcino Vieira, Ivo José, Abreu, Lucas Silva, D'Avila Bitencourt Pascoal, Vinicius, Rheder Fagundes Pascoal, Aislan Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-05-2024
• Subjects: Acetic acid; Acids; Animals; Anticancer; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - isolation & purification; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - pharmacology; Antineoplastic drugs; Antiproliferatives; Antitumor activity; Apoptosis; Apoptosis - drug effects; Bioactive compounds; Cancer; Cell death; Cell migration; Cell Proliferation - drug effects; Cell Survival - drug effects; Cervical; Cervical cancer; Chemical composition; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dichloromethane; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Ellagic acid; Ethyl acetate; Female; HeLa Cells; High-performance liquid chromatography; Humans; Indigenous species; Inflammation; Liquid chromatography; Mice; Myrciaria; Myrtaceae; Myrtaceae - chemistry; Natural Products; Phytochemistry; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Quinic acid; Side effects; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; Tumor cells; Tumors; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - drug therapy; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Myrtaceae; Natural Products; Anticancer; Phytochemistry; Cervical; Cancer
• ISSN: 1612-1872; 1612-1880
• DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301467

Cervical cancer is a specific type of cancer that affects women around the world, with an incidence of 604 thousand new cases per year and 341 thousand deaths. There is a high demand for new effective antineoplastic drugs with few side effects. In this sense, recent research highlights the potential of compounds of natural origin in treating and preventing different types of cancer. Myrciaria glazioviana is a Brazilian native species belonging to the Myrtaceae family, which has previously described biological activities such as antimicrobial, anti‐inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. This study aims to evaluate the anticancer activity of the dichloromethane extract (MGD) and ethyl acetate extract (MGA) of M. glazioviana leaves against human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa), as well as to identify their bioactive compounds. Using HPLC‐HRESIMS technique, ten compounds were characterized in both samples: quinic acid, ellagic acid, Tri‐O‐methyl ellagic acid, two derivatives of Tetra‐O‐methyl flavellagic acid, quercetrin, Di‐O‐methyl ellagic acid, and three derivatives of pentamethyl coruleoellagic acid. Through MTT assays using HeLa cells and NIH/3T3 cells, it was observed that MGD and MGA were selective against tumor cells, with IC50 values of 24.31 and 12.62 μg/mL, respectively. The samples induced the tumor cell death by apoptosis, as evidenced by the activation of caspases 3/7, cell shrinkage, and pyknotic nuclei. Both samples were also able to inhibit the migration of HeLa cells after 24 hours of treatment, indicating a potential antimetastatic effect. Therefore, the present research highlights the antiproliferative and antimigratory potential of this species against HeLa cells.