Journal: ACS Omega
Article Title: Cell Death Induced by Homoisoflavonoid Brazilin and Its Semisynthetic Derivatives on MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 Breast Cancer Cell Lines
doi: 10.1021/acsomega.6c00504
Figure Lengend Snippet: Antioxidant potential and pro-oxidant effects of brazilin and derivatives in breast cancer and nontumorigenic cells. (a) Radical scavenging activity of brazilin, brazilin-(OMe) 3 , and brazilin-(OAc) 3 (nontreated and 2.5–80 μM) was assessed using DPPH synthetic radicals. The percentage of scavenged radicals is plotted as mean ± SE; derivatives antioxidant potential is compared to brazilin antioxidant potential with a statistical significance of * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, data from three independent replicates. (b) Cytoplasmic ROS levels were measured in MDA-MB-231, MCF7, and MCF10A cells after 48 h treatment with 20 μM of each compound by fluorescent detection of DHE oxidation. ( c – h ) Mitochondrial ROS (MitoSox) and mitochondrial membrane potential (TMRE) were evaluated in (c,f) MDA-MB-231, ( d , g ) MCF7, and ( e , h ) MCF10A cells treated for 48 h with 20 μM or 40 μM of brazilin or derivatives. FCCP was used as a positive control for mitochondrial depolarization. The percentage of fluorescence intensity of three independent biological replicates was plotted. Data show means ± SE of three independent biological replicates imaged. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001, *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Mammary gland-derived cell lines MCF10A (CRL-10317), MDA-MB-231 (CRM-HTB-26), and MCF7 (HTB-22) were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA).
Techniques: Activity Assay, Membrane, Positive Control, Fluorescence