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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Citral inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells
Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 23, No. 5, Year 2009
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Many natural components of plants extract are studied for their beneficial effects on health and particularly on carcinogenesis chemoprevention. In this study, we investigated the effect of citral (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal), a key component of essential oils extracted from several herbal plants, on the proliferation rate, cell cycle distribution, and apoptosis of the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. The effects of this compound were also tested on cyclo-oxygenase activity. Citral treatment caused inhibition of MCF-7 cell growth (IC50-48 h: 18 × 10-5m), with a cycle arrest in G2/M phase and apoptosis induction. Moreover, we observed a decrease in prostaglandin E2 synthesis 48 h after citral treatment. These findings suggest that citral has a potential chemopreventive effect. © 2009 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chaouki, Wahid
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
National Institute of Medical Oncology
Leger, David Y.
France, Limoges
Université de Limoges
Liagre, Bertrand
France, Limoges
Université de Limoges
Beneytout, Jean Louis
France, Limoges
Université de Limoges
Hmamouchi, Mohammed
Morocco, Taounate
National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Statistics
Citations: 110
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1472-8206.2009.00738.x
ISSN:
07673981
e-ISSN:
14728206
Research Areas
Cancer