In Vitro Challenge using Thymoquinone on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HepG2) Cell Line

Sohair A. Hassan; Wafaa A. Ahmed; Fayek M. Galeb; Maha A. El-Taweel; Farid A. Abu-Bedair

doi:10.22037/ijpr.2010.777

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In Vitro Challenge using Thymoquinone on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HepG2) Cell Line

Author(s):

Sohair A. Hassan^1,*,

Wafaa A. Ahmed²,

Fayek M. Galeb³,

Maha A. El-Taweel⁴,

Farid A. Abu-Bedair¹

1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

2Department of Cancer Biology, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

3Department of Clinical Pathology Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

4Department of Clinical Pathology, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

IJ Pharmaceutical Research:Vol. 7, issue 4; 283-290

Published online:Nov 20, 2010

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 01, 2007

Accepted:Aug 01, 2008

How to Cite:Sohair A. HassanWafaa A. AhmedFayek M. GalebMaha A. El-TaweelFarid A. Abu-BedairIn Vitro Challenge using Thymoquinone on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HepG2) Cell Line.Iran J Pharm Res.7(4):e128603.https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2010.777.

Abstract

Black seed (Nigella sativa) is considered as a biological response modifier. Thymoquinone (TQ) is the bioactive and the most abundant constituent of the volatile oil of this seed which has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-neoplastic effects. In this study, the effect of TQ on HepG2 cell line was investigated in an attempt to identify its potential mechanism of action. Cell viability and proliferation were assessed in presence of different concentrations of TQ, which revealed a remarkable inhibition of HepG2 cells by TQ in a dose dependant manner. TQ ability to induced apoptosis was determined by Flowcytometry and colorimetric measurement of Caspases 3 and 9. The apoptotic effect of TQ was much more dramatic after 12 h treatment and the activity of Caspases 3 and 9 was increased. Also, Flowcytometric analysis of cell cycle revealed an early G₁/S arrest of cells, which is characteristic of apoptosis. It could be concluded that Thymoquinone is a promising anti-cancer agent for hepatocellular carcinoma.

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