Burkea africana Hook (Caesalpiniaceae) ethanolic extract causes cell cycle arrest at M Phase and induces caspase dependent apoptosis

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dc.contributor.authorEboji, O.
dc.contributor.authorVenables, L.
dc.contributor.authorSowemimo, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorSofidiya, M.O.
dc.contributor.authorKoekemoer, T.
dc.contributor.authorvan de Venter, M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-16T12:54:51Z
dc.date.available2021-04-16T12:54:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBurkea africana Hook (Caesalpiniaceae) is a small to medium deciduous flat-topped tree up to 20 m tall that grows in Western and Southern Africa. Traditionally the bark decoction is used in treatment of fever, inflammation and cancer. Cytotoxic activity of the ethanolic extract was investigated using brine shrimp lethality assay, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay using HeLa cells, cell cycle analysis, histone 3 phosphorylation, Caspase 3 and 8 activity, Annexin-V/FITC activation and mitochondrial membrane depolari-zation using DiOC6 dye. Burkea africana was not toxic to brine shrimp larvae with an LD50 value of 631 μg/mL, while significant growth inhibition was observed in HeLa cells with an IC50 value of 61.4 μg/mL. Cell cycle arrest occurred at the G2/M phase, with large increase being observed at the sub-G1 phase, (1.9 ± 0.0% and 3.3 ± 0.0%) control to extract treated cells (14.2 ± 1.1% and 29.8 ± 0.8%) after 24 and 48 h. Phosphorylation of histone H3 by the extract (43.86 ± 5.63%) when compared to control (6.35 ± 2.15%) indicates that arrest occurs at the M phase of the cell cycle. Burkea africana activated caspase 3 and caspase 8 after treatment for 24 and 48 h. Apoptotic cell death was evident in cells treated with Burkea africana after 30 h (15.3 ± 3.5%) when compared with untreated cells (3.5 ± 0.5%). Burkea africana also promoted mitochondrial membrane depolarization as observed in DiOC6 stained cells. These results show for the first time that there are compounds in the extract of Burkea africana with apoptotic effects towards HeLa cells.en_US
dc.identifier.citationO. Eboji, L. Venables, A.A. Sowemimo, M.O. Sofidiya, T. Koekemoer, M. Van de Venter (2017). Burkea africana Hook (Caesalpiniaceae) ethanolic extract causes cell cycle arrest at M Phase and induces caspase dependent apoptosis. South African Journal of Botany, 112, 361-367.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0254-6299
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9307
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth African Journal of Botany;112
dc.subjectCytotoxicityen_US
dc.subjectBurkea africanaen_US
dc.subjectHeLa cellsen_US
dc.subjectApoptosisen_US
dc.titleBurkea africana Hook (Caesalpiniaceae) ethanolic extract causes cell cycle arrest at M Phase and induces caspase dependent apoptosisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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