Cytotoxic Effect of Thymus caramanicus Jalas on Human Oral Epidermoid Carcinoma KB Cells

Abstract Identifying new chemotherapeutic agents with fewer side effects is a major concern for scientists today. Thymus caramanicus Jalas (Lamiaceae family) is one of the species of Thymus that grows wild in different regions of Iran. Traditionally, leaves of this plant are used in the treatment of diabetes, arthritis and cancer. Here was investigated the cytotoxic property of Thymus caramanicus essential oil and extract in human oral epidermoid carcinoma KB cells. Cell viability was measured by MTT and neutral red assays. The cells were exposed to different concentrations of essential oil (0.05-1 µL/mL) and extract (25-150 µg/mL) for 24 h. Doxorubicin was used as anticancer control drug. The data showed that the essential oil (IC50=0.44 µL/mL) and extract (IC50=105 µg/mL) induce potent cytotoxic property. Surprisingly, cytotoxic effects of essential oil and extract of this plant on KB cancer cells were greater than those on normal gingival HGF1-PI1 cell line. In addition, Thymus caramanicus could potentiate the effect of doxorubicin in sub-effective concentrations. The results of the present study indicate that essential oils and extracts of Thymus caramanicus have potential anti-proliferative property on KB cells and can be used as pharmaceutical case study for oral cancer treatments.

Resumo A identificação de novos agentes quimioterápicos com menos efeitos colaterais é uma grande preocupação para os cientistas de hoje. Thymus caramanicus Jalas (família Lamiaceae) é uma das espécies de Thymus que cresce selvagem em diferentes regiões do Irã. Tradicionalmente, as folhas desta planta são utilizados no tratamento da diabetes, artrite e câncer. Aqui investigamos a propriedade citotóxica do óleo essencial e extrato de Thymus caramanicus em células da linhagem celular tumoral humana de carcinoma epidermóide de boca (KB). A viabilidade celular foi medida por ensaios MTT e vermelho neutro. As células foram expostas a diferentes concentrações de óleo essencial (0,05-1 μL/mL) e extrato (25-150 μg/mL) durante 24 h. A doxorrubicina foi utilizada como droga de controle anticâncer. Os dados mostraram que o óleo essencial (IC50 = 0,44 μL/mL) e o extrato (IC50 = 105 μg/mL) induzem uma potente propriedade citotóxica. Surpreendentemente, os efeitos citotóxicos de óleo essencial e extrato desta planta sobre células cancerígenas KB foram maiores que sobre a linhagem celular gengival normal HGF1-PI1. Além disso, Thymus caramanicus poderia potencializar o efeito da doxorrubicina em concentrações sub-efetivas. Os resultados do presente estudo indicam que óleos essenciais e extratos de Thymus caramanicus têm potenciais propriedades anti-proliferativas sobre células KB e podem ser usado como estudos de caso farmacêuticos para tratamentos de câncer bucal

The killing effect of two different formulations paclitaxel in KB cell in vitro / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the killing effect of albumin-bound paclitaxel and paclitaxel solution on human oral epithelial carcinoma KB cells in vitro. METHODS: The KB cell line was cultured with different concentrations of albumin-bound paclitaxel or paclitaxel solution. MTT assay, inverted microscopic observation and flow cytometry assay were then used to monitor the growth and proliferation of the cell line. RESULTS: When treated with different concentrations of albumin-bound paclitaxel or paclitaxel solution for 36 and 72 h, KB cells survival rate decreased significantly, however, the difference between their IC50 was no significant; degeneration and necrosis of KB cells were found under microscope; the rate of cell apoptosis was increased gradually; the rate of S phase was reduced, and the percentage of G2/M cells treated with 0.1, 1 and 10 μmol · L-1 albumin-bound paclitaxel or paclitaxel was increased, which significantly higher than that of G2/M cells treated with 100 μmol · L-1 albumin-bound paclitaxel or paclitaxel. However, the two groups with the same concentration showed no significant differences in apoptosis rate and cell cycle (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Compared with paclitaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel have the similar ability to inhibit proliferate and promote apoptosis in KB cells. Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

Effect of Weissella cibaria on Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Production in KB Cells

Oral microorganisms, including pathogens together with commensals, interact with oral epithelial cells, which can lead to the activation and expression of a variety of inflammatory mediators in epithelial cells. Fusobacterium nucleatum is a filamentous human pathogen that is strongly associated with periodontal diseases. Our previous data suggest that Weissella cibaria, an oral commensal, inhibits the proliferation of periodontopathic bacteria including F. nucleatum. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of W. cibaria on the inflammatory mediators, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, in KB cells stimulated by F. nucleatum. In a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, live F. nucleatum alone induced high levels of gene expression and protein release of IL-6 and IL-8, whereas W. cibaria alone did not induce IL-6 and IL-8 responses in KB cells. W. cibaria dose-dependently inhibited the increases of the IL-6 and IL-8 gene expression as well as IL-6 protein level in KB cells which was induced by F. nucleatum. Bacterial viability and its coaggregation with F. nucleatum are not essential in the inhibitory effect of W. cibaria. Visible effects of W. cibaria on the attachment and invasion of KB cells by F. nucleatum were observed. In conclusion, W. cibaria may exert immunomodulatory effects on the IL-6 and IL-8 responses to F. nucleatum-activated KB cells.

Induction of NADPH oxidases and antioxidant proteins by Porphyromonas gingivalis in KB cells / 대한치주과학회지

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Histochemical comparative study of primary and metastatic tumors in nude rats xenotransplanted with KB cells / Estudo histoquímico comparativo da matriz extracelular dc tumores primários e metastáticos em ratos nude xenotransplantados com células KB

A comparative study of metastic and primitive tumors extra-celular matrix in nude rats, xenotransplanted with KB cells, using histochemical methods, was carried out. In both primitive and metastatic tumors it was possible to observe a qualitative and a quantitative variation of matricial components; coexistence of different kinds of fibers; small representation of elastic fibers; presence of acid and sulfated glycosaminoglycans and neutral polysacharyds, and also absence of basal membrane. It is suggested a small interaction between collagenic components and proteoglycan of primary tumors and the proteoglycan, whereas in métastasés this interaction is increased.

Estudou-se comparativamente, através de métodos histoquímicos, a expressão dos componentes da matriz extracelular de tumores primitivos e metastáticos em ratos nude, xenotransplantados com células KB. Em ambas as neoplasias observou-se uma variabilidade tanto qualitativa como quantitativa dos componentes matriciais, coexistência de diferentes tipos de fibras, pouca representatividade de fibras elásticas de glicosaminoglicanas ácidas e sulfatadas e de polissacarídeos neutros, além da ausência de membrana basal.