Popescu Roxana, Filimon Marioara Nicoleta, Vlad Daliborca Cristina, Verdes Doina, Moatar Aurica, Moise Georgiana, Guran Kristine, Caraba Ion Valeriu, Ciochina Liliana Petculescu, Pinzaru Iulia, Dehelean Cristina Adriana, Dumitrescu Gabi
Faculty of Medicine, 'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
ANAPATMOL Research Center, 'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Exp Ther Med. 2021 Jul;22(1):672. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.10104. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
Ionic liquids (ILs) exhibit cytotoxic effects on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In this study, the antibacterial and antiproliferative activities of tetrahexylammonium bromide-based ILs were investigated. In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of these ionic liquids, firstly microbiological assay using both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were conducted by employing Disk-Diffusion and 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chlorine (TTC) methods to assess the antimicrobial effects. Likewise, the antitumor effects on 2D and 3D cell culture systems were assessed using the human colon cancer Caco-2 cell line and cytotoxic activity was assessed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and Alamar blue assays. Results obtained showed that [CH(CH)]N(Br) possesses an antibacterial potential, particularly in the case of two bacteria, (Gram) and (Gram) Preliminary screening of antiproliferative activity showed moderate activity, except for the concentration of 10 mM. Furthermore, regarding the effect of [CH(CH)]N(Br) on tumor cell aggregation, positive outcomes were noted. [CH(CH)]N(Br) presents promising and under-explored potential to improve antibacterial or anticancer therapies.
离子液体(ILs)对原核细胞和真核细胞具有细胞毒性作用。在本研究中,对基于溴化四己基铵的离子液体的抗菌和抗增殖活性进行了研究。为了评估这些离子液体的治疗潜力,首先通过纸片扩散法和2,3,5-三苯基氯化四氮唑(TTC)法对革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌进行微生物测定,以评估抗菌效果。同样,使用人结肠癌细胞系Caco-2评估对二维和三维细胞培养系统的抗肿瘤作用,并使用3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2-基)-2,5-二苯基溴化四氮唑(MTT)和阿拉玛蓝法评估细胞毒性活性。所得结果表明,[CH(CH)]N(Br)具有抗菌潜力,特别是对两种细菌(革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌)而言。除10 mM浓度外,抗增殖活性的初步筛选显示出中等活性。此外,关于[CH(CH)]N(Br)对肿瘤细胞聚集的影响,观察到了积极结果。[CH(CH)]N(Br)在改善抗菌或抗癌治疗方面具有有前景且尚未充分探索的潜力。