Anticancer activity of Sargassum wightii Greville on Dalton's ascitic lymphoma

作     者：Ashwini Anjana K.F.H Nazeer Ahamed V.Ravichandiran M.Sumithra Jayaraman Anbu 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacology School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (VISTAS) Vel’s University Department of Pharmacognosy School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (VISTAS) Vel’s University 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines》 (中国天然药物（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第12卷第2期

页      面：114-120页

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学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Cancer Sargassum wightii Greville Brown alga Dalton ascitic lymphoma Flavonoids Trypan blue assay 

摘      要：AIM: Sargassum wightii Greville is a marine brown alga belonging to the Sargassaceae family which has about 200 species. The ethanolic extract of the whole dry plant powder contained numerous phytoconstituents, including flavonoids. The study was focused on the anticancer activity of Sargassum wightii in mice. METHOD: The ethanolic extract of Sargassum wightii(EESW) at two dose levels was used to examine the anticancer activity in mice using DAL cell lines to induce cancer. The body weight, viable and non-viable tumor cell count, mean survival time, increase in life span, and hematological parameters were observed for anticancer activity of EESW. RESULTS: The intraperitoneal inoculation of DAL cells in mice significantly increased cancer cell count. The decrease in the cancer cell number observed in the EESW-treated group cancer animals indicates that the test drug has a significant inhibitory effect on the tumor cell proliferation. Treatment with EESW also showed a significant decrease in tumor weight, and hence increased the lifespan of DAL-treated mice. In addition, EESW administration significantly restored the hematological parameters in DAL-treated mice. CONCLUSION: The present study results suggest that administration of extract offers enhanced antioxidant potential. Therefore it can be concluded from this study that EESW possesses anticancer activity.