[Effect of Ferula gummosa ethanolic extract on osteogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells]

Osteoporosis is one of the most prevalent disease in current century .Estrogen deficiency is the basic cause of osteoporosis in menopaused women. Hormone Replacement Therapy [HRT] can increase the risk of breast and ovary cancers. Medicinal plant are natural source of secondary metabolite and can a reliable source for treating osteoporosis. Ferula gummosa [Galbanum] has been used in traditional medicine since ancient time. This study is focused on determining the effect of Galbanum root ethanolic extract on osteogenesis progress in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells [hMSCs]. The Bone Marrow hMSCs were seeded at 12 well plates and treated with different amount of Galbanum extracts [0.5 to 100 micro g/ml]. Extract cytotoxicity were measured using MTT method .Effect of extract on osteogenesis was evaluated in time interval 7 and 14 days using_ Alkaline Phosphatase_ enzyme activity method. The data analysis revealed a significant increase in cell proliferation in range of [0.5 to 5] micro g/ml after 24, 48 and 72 hour of treatment with galbanum extract. Analysis of result revealed a significant increase in alkaline phosphatase [ALP] enzyme activity in the range of 1 to 10 micro g/ml compared with control group. Ferula gumossa has been used in Iranian folk medicine for many years. Our in vitro study showed that Frula gummosa extract has osteoprotective effect