Citral inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in MCF‐7 cells
- 4 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology
- Vol. 23 (5), 549-556
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-8206.2009.00738.x
Abstract
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 (IC(50)-48 h: 18 x 10(-5)m), with a cycle arrest in G(2)/M phase and apoptosis induction. Moreover, we observed a decrease in prostaglandin E(2) synthesis 48 h after citral treatment. These findings suggest that citral has a potential chemopreventive effect.Keywords
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