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Title: 
Effects of sulfated and non-sulfated β-glucan extracted from Agaricus brasiliensis in breast adenocarcinoma cells – MCF-7
Author(s): 
Institution: 
  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
ISSN: 
1537-6516
Abstract: 
The β-glucans (β-G) are polysaccharides produced by various organisms, and sulfation of β-G renders them more soluble. With the objective to assess the effects of sulfated and non-sulfated β-G extracted from Agaricus brasiliensis in MCF-7 cells, assays were used to evaluate cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, cell proliferation and mRNA expression. The sulfated and non-sulfated β-G showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity at concentrations of 5 and 10 μg/mL, by the MTT assay. However, only cytotoxicity was observed after 24 h by the Red Neutral test for sulfated β-G, with no genotoxicity for either β-G in comet assay. Proliferation was decreased only at 72 h at a concentration of 100 μg/mL of sulfated β-G. Treatment with 5 μg/mL of sulfated β-G for 6 h reduced the expression of pro-apoptotic genes and stress signaling genes, cell cycle arrest, damage and cell migration. The 5 μg/mL of non-sulfated β-G for 6 h reduced the expression of the stress response gene and signaling damage. These results indicate that the cytotoxicity in the MTT is not cell death, and that, in general, sulfated β-G have greater cytotoxicity compared to non-sulfated β-G.
Issue Date: 
2015
Citation: 
Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, v. 25, n. 9, p. 672-679, 2015.
Time Duration: 
672-679
Keywords: 
  • Cell proliferation
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Genotoxicity
  • RT-qPCR
Source: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15376516.2015.1043762
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Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/141081
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