Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of IVitis vinifera/I Extracts in Breast Cell Lines

Vitis vinifera extracts have been shown to possess antioxidant activity because of their polyphenol content. In addition, their therapeutic potential against several diseases, including cancer, has been reported. In this study, we produced twelve extracts from the seeds, fruit, leaves, and wood of t...

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Published inLife (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 2
Main Authors Tsantila, Evgenia Maria, Esslinger, Nils, Christou, Maria, Papageorgis, Panagiotis, Neophytou, Christiana M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.02.2024
Subjects
Antimitotic agents
Antineoplastic agents
Antioxidants
Breast cancer
Care and treatment
Chemical properties
Grapes
Health aspects
Materia medica, Vegetable
Pharmaceutical research
Plant extracts
Cyprus
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Summary:Vitis vinifera extracts have been shown to possess antioxidant activity because of their polyphenol content. In addition, their therapeutic potential against several diseases, including cancer, has been reported. In this study, we produced twelve extracts from the seeds, fruit, leaves, and wood of the Vitis vinifera Airen variety using different extraction methodologies and measured their total polyphenol content (TPC). We also determined their antioxidant and antiproliferative effects against normal cells and evaluated the most potent extract against a panel of breast cancer cell lines. We found that the extracts produced by the seeds of Vitis vinifera had a higher TPC compared to the other parts of the plant. Most extracts produced from seeds had antioxidant activity and did not show cytotoxicity against normal breast cells. The extract produced from whole organic seeds of white grape showed the best correlation between the dose and the ROS inhibition at all time points compared to the other seed extracts and also had antiproliferative properties in estrogen-receptor-positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Its mechanism of action involves inhibition of proteins Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and survivin, and induction of apoptosis. Further investigation of the constituents and activity of Vitis vinifera extracts may reveal potential pharmacological applications of this plant.
ISSN:2075-1729
2075-1729
DOI:10.3390/life14020228