Evaluation of uttroside B, a saponin from Solanum nigrum Linn, as a promising chemotherapeutic agent against hepatocellular carcinoma
| Title | Evaluation of uttroside B, a saponin from Solanum nigrum Linn, as a promising chemotherapeutic agent against hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Nath, LR, Gorantla, JN, Thulasidasan, AKumar T, Vijayakurup, V, Shah, S, Anwer, S, Joseph, SM, Antony, J, Veena, KSuresh, Sundaram, S, Marelli, UK, Lankalapalli, RS, Anto, RJohn |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pagination | Article Number: 36318 |
| Date Published | NOV |
| Abstract | We report, for the first time, the remarkable efficacy of uttroside B, a potent saponin from Solanum nigrum Linn, against liver cancer. The compound has been isolated and characterized from the leaves of Solanum nigrum Linn, a plant widely used in traditional medicine and is a rich resource of several anticancer molecules. Uttroside B, that comprises of beta-D-glucopyranosyl unit at C-26 of the furostanol and beta-lycotetraosyl unit at C-3, is ten times more cytotoxic to the liver cancer cell line, HepG2 (IC50: 0.5 mu M) than sorafenib (IC50: 5.8 mu M), the only FDA-approved drug for liver cancer. Moreover, it induces cytotoxicity in all liver cancer cell lines, irrespective of their HBV status, while being non-toxic to normal immortalized hepatocytes. It induces apoptosis in HepG2 cells by down-regulating mainly the activation of MAPK and mTOR pathways. The drastic reduction in HepG2-xenograft tumor size achieved by uttroside B in NOD-SCID mice and substantiation of its biological safety through both acute and chronic toxicity studies in Swiss albino mice warrants clinical validation of the molecule against hepatic cancer, for which, the chemotherapeutic armamentarium currently has limited weapons. |
| DOI | 10.1038/srep36318 |
| Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign) | Foreign |
| Impact Factor (IF) | 5.228 |
Divison category:
Organic Chemistry