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- Title
Heterobasidion annosum Induces Apoptosis in DLD-1 Cells and Decreases Colon Cancer Growth in In Vivo Model.
- Authors
Sadowska, Anna; Zapora, Ewa; Sawicka, Diana; Niemirowicz-Laskowska, Katarzyna; Surażyński, Arkadiusz; Sułkowska-Ziaja, Katarzyna; Kała, Katarzyna; Stocki, Marcin; Wołkowycki, Marek; Bakier, Sławomir; Pawlik, Anna; Jaszek, Magdalena; Muszyńska, Bożena; Car, Halina
- Abstract
Application of substances from medicinal mushrooms is one of the interesting approaches to improve cancer therapy. In this study, we commenced a new attempt in the field of Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. sensu lato to further extend our knowledge on this basidiomycete fungus. For this purpose, analysis of the active substances of Heterobasidion annosum methanolic extract and also its influence on colorectal cancer in terms of in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed. In vivo studies on mice were conducted to verify its acute toxicity and to further affirm its anticancer potential. Results indicated that all the most common substances of best known medicinal mushrooms that are also responsible for their biological activity are present in tested extracts. In vitro tests showed a high hemocompatibility and a significant decrease in viability and proliferation of DLD-1 cells in a concentration-dependent manner of Heterobasidion annosum extract. The studies performed on xenograft model of mice showed lower tendency of tumor growth in the group of mice receiving Heterobasidion annosum extract as well as mild or moderate toxicity. Obtained results suggest beneficial potential of Heterobasidion annosum against colon cancer as cytotoxic agent or as adjuvant anticancer therapy.
- Subjects
COLON cancer; TUMOR growth; APOPTOSIS; CANCER treatment; CELL proliferation
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 10, p3447
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21103447