Vilkickyte Gabriele, Petrikaite Vilma, Marksa Mindaugas, Ivanauskas Liudas, Jakstas Valdas, Raudone Lina
Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Research, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Av. 13, LT-50162 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Laboratory of Drug Targets Histopathology, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Av. 13, LT-50162 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Feb 12;12(2):465. doi: 10.3390/antiox12020465.
Fruit and leaf cuticular waxes are valuable source materials for the isolation of triterpenoids that can be applied as natural antioxidants and anticancer agents. The present study aimed at the semi-preparative fractionation of triterpenoids from cuticular wax extracts of L. (lingonberry) leaves and fruits and the evaluation of their cytotoxic potential. Qualitative and quantitative characterization of obtained extracts and triterpenoid fractions was performed using HPLC-PDA method, followed by complementary analysis by GC-MS. For each fraction, cytotoxic activities towards the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HT-29), malignant melanoma cell line (IGR39), clear renal carcinoma cell line (CaKi-1), and normal endothelial cells (EC) were determined using MTT assay. Furthermore, the effect of the most promising samples on cancer spheroid growth and viability was examined. This study allowed us to confirm that particular triterpenoid mixtures from lingonberry waxes may possess stronger cytotoxic activities than crude unpurified extracts. Fractions containing triterpenoid acids plus fernenol, complexes of oleanolic:ursolic acids, and erythrodiol:uvaol were found to be the most potent therapeutic candidates in the management of cancer diseases. The specificity of cuticular wax extracts of lingonberry leaves and fruits, leading to different purity and anticancer potential of obtained counterpart fractions, was also enclosed. These findings contribute to the profitable utilization of lingonberry cuticular waxes and provide considerable insights into the anticancer effects of particular triterpenoids and pharmacological interactions.
水果和叶片的表皮蜡质是分离三萜类化合物的宝贵原料,这些三萜类化合物可作为天然抗氧化剂和抗癌剂。本研究旨在从越橘叶和果实的表皮蜡质提取物中进行三萜类化合物的半制备分离,并评估其细胞毒性潜力。使用高效液相色谱-光电二极管阵列检测法(HPLC-PDA)对所得提取物和三萜类组分进行定性和定量表征,随后通过气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)进行补充分析。对于每个组分,使用MTT法测定其对人结肠腺癌细胞系(HT-29)、恶性黑色素瘤细胞系(IGR39)、肾透明癌细胞系(CaKi-1)和正常内皮细胞(EC)的细胞毒性活性。此外,还研究了最有前景的样品对癌球生长和活力的影响。本研究使我们能够确认,越橘蜡质中的特定三萜类混合物可能比未纯化的粗提物具有更强的细胞毒性活性。含有三萜酸加蕨醇、齐墩果酸:熊果酸复合物以及羽扇豆醇:白桦脂醇的组分被发现是癌症疾病治疗中最有效的候选物。越橘叶和果实表皮蜡质提取物的特异性导致所得相应组分具有不同的纯度和抗癌潜力,这一点也得到了阐述。这些发现有助于越橘表皮蜡质的有益利用,并为特定三萜类化合物的抗癌作用和药理相互作用提供了相当多的见解。