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Potential antitumor effects of egg extract and purple fluid from marine Aplysia fasciata against experimental Ehrlich ascites carcinoma

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Animal models in cancer therapy
Anti-cancer Immunotherapy
Inflammatory and cancer
Natural/synthetic agents in anti-cancer therapy

Abstract

Background: The wide biodiversity of marine animals provides a rich source of potential bioactive materials with biomedical applications. Aim: This study aimed to test the in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor effects of the purple fluid and egg extracts from Aplysia fasciata inhabiting the Egyptian marine water. Methods: The cytotoxicity of both the purple fluid and egg extracts were analysed in vitro against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells by the trypan blue exclusion, MTT reduction assay and flow cytometry. The anti-EAC immunological effects of both extracts were assessed by blood counting and flow cytometry in mice challenged with EAC cells.  Results: In vitro treatment of EAC cells with egg extract and the purple fluid caused significant decreases in the number and viability of EAC cells associated with increases in EAC apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner as compared to untreated EAC cells. In vivo, both the purple fluid extract (20μg/ mouse) and egg extract (6.7 μg/mouse) significantly reduced the numbers of EAC cells by 4.3 and 2.3 folds, respectively. However, the anti-tumour effects of the extracts either in vitro or in vivo were yet lower than that of the anti-tumor reference drug cisplatin. Both extracts induced significant increases in the levels of relative and absolute numbers of lymphocytes, mature macrophages (CD11b+ Ly6G-) while with minimal effects on immature neutrophils (CD11b+ Ly6G+). Conclusion: Both egg extract and the purple fluid of Aplysia fasciata possess potential anti-tumour effects with less toxicity, opening new avenues for further evaluation of the chemical and biological mechanisms behind these effects.

DOI

10.21608/jcbr.2020.21606.1008

Keywords

Aplysia fasciata, apoptosis, Bioactive marine extracts, Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma, Egg extracts, Purple fluid extract

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

Labib

Affiliation

Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, Tanta University Educational Hospital, and Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

mohamed.labib@science.tanta.edu.eg

City

Egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-9454-6327

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Mona

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kafr-Elsheikh University, Kafr-Elsheikh City, Egypt

Email

dr_marwa.mona@yahoo.com

City

Kafr Elsheikh

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First Name

Mai

Last Name

Ziada

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Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University,Tanta, Egypt

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Bassiony

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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Volume

4

Article Issue

3

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12004

Issue Date

2020-12-01

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2019-12-28

Publish Date

2020-12-01

Page Start

229

Page End

241

Print ISSN

2682-261X

Online ISSN

2682-2628

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885

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Publication Title

International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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22 Jan 2023