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Silva,Cássio Prinholato da; Costa,Tássia R.; Paiva,Raquel M. Alves; Cintra,Adélia C. O.; Menaldo,Danilo L.; Antunes,Lusânia M. Greggi; Sampaio,Suely V.. |
Abstract Background Phospholipases A 2 (PLA 2 s) are abundant components of snake venoms that have been extensively studied due to their pharmacological and pathophysiological effects on living organisms. This study aimed to assess the antitumor potential of BthTX-I, a basic myotoxic PLA 2isolated from Bothrops jararacussu venom, by evaluating in vitro processes of cytotoxicity, modulation of the cell cycle and induction of apoptosis in human (HL-60 and HepG2) and murine (PC-12 and B16F10) tumor cell lines. Methods The cytotoxic effects of BthTX-I were evaluated on the tumor cell lines HL-60 (promyelocytic leukemia), HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), PC-12 (murine pheochromocytoma) and B16F10 (murine melanoma) using the MTT method. Flow cytometry... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bothrops jararacussu; BthTX-I; Antitumor potential; Apoptosis; Cell cycle alterations. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100348 |
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