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    Evaluation of Turkish propolis for its chemical composition

    Evaluation of Turkish propolis for its chemical composition

    Updated on  February 16, 2023
    Evaluation of Turkish propolis for its chemical composition

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    Propolis is an extremely complex resinous natural compound collected by honey bees from various plant sources and exhibits pharmacological and biological properties attributed to the presence of polyphenols. This study examined the total phenolic and flavonoid contents as well as the total antioxidant capacity using 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods. Turkish propolis has very high total phenolic (314.36 ± 3.65 mg GAE/g propolis) and total flavonoid contents (522.71 ± 11.45 mg QE/g propolis). The highest antioxidant capacity value was obtained by the CUPRAC method (1184.94 ± 63.27 mg TE/g propolis). Phenolic profile of Turkish propolis was also determined by high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA) method. The main phenolic compounds identified in Turkish propolis was flavonoids including pinocembrin > chrysin > galangin > pinobanksin > pinostrobin and phenolic acids including caffeic acid > p-coumaric acid > ferrulic acid > t-cinnamic acid. In the present work, anti-proliferative and proliferative effects of propolis extracts were also investigated on two different breast cancer cell lines; MDA-MB-231, UACC-3199 and on two normal cell lines; fibroblasts and mouse mesenchymal stem cell lines. According to the XTT results, Turkish propolis sample showed significant anti-proliferative effect on MDA-MB-231 and UACC breast cancer cell lines. Interestingly, Turkish propolis sample had proliferative effect on both fibroblasts and mouse mesenchymal stem cells. These results suggest that Turkish propolis can be considered as a potent agent on breast cancer treatment for further investigations. Evaluación del propóleos turco según su composición química, capacidad antioxidante, efecto antiproliferativo en varias líneas celulares de cáncer de mama humano y efecto proliferativo en fibroblastos y en la línea de células madre mesenquimales de ratones. El propóleos es un compuesto natural resinoso extremadamente complejo recogido por las abejas melíferas a partir de diversas fuentes vegetales, y presenta propiedades farmacológicas y biológicas atribuidas a la presencia de polifenoles. Este estudio examinó el contenido total de fenoles y flavonoides, así como la capacidad antioxidante total utilizando los métodos 2,2′-azino-bis(ácido 2,2′-etilbenzotiazolina-6-sulfónico (ABTS), 2,2-difenil-1-picrilhidrazilo (DPPH), capacidad antioxidante reductora de cúpricos (CUPRAC por sus siglas en inglés) y poder antioxidante reductor de férricos (FRAP por sus siglas en inglés). El propóleos turco tiene un contenido fenólico total muy alto (314,36 ± 3,65 mg GAE/g de propóleos) y un contenido flavonoide total (522,71 ± 11,45 mg QE/g de propóleos). El valor más alto de capacidad antioxidante se obtuvo con el método CUPRAC (1184.94 ± 63.27 mg TE/g propóleo). El perfil fenólico del propóleos turco también se determinó por cromatografía líquida de alta resolución con el método de detección de matriz de fotodiodos (HPLC-PDA). Los principales compuestos fenólicos identificados en el propóleos turco fueron los flavonoides, incluyendo pinocembrina > crisina > galangina > pinobanksina > pinostrobina y ácidos fenólicos, incluyendo ácido cafeico > ácido p-cumárico > ácido férrico > ácido t-cinámico. En el presente trabajo, también se investigó el efecto antiproliferativo y proliferativo de los extractos de propóleos en dos líneas celulares diferentes de cáncer de mama; MDA-MB-231, UACC-3199 y en dos líneas celulares normales; fibroblastos y líneas de células madre mesenquimales de ratones. Según los resultados del XTT, la muestra de propóleos turcos mostró un efecto antiproliferativo significativo en las líneas celulares de cáncer de mama MDA-MB-231 y UACC. Curiosamente, la muestra de propóleos turcos tuvo un efecto proliferativo tanto en los fibroblastos como en las células madre mesenquimales de ratones. Estos resultados sugieren que el propóleos turco puede ser considerado como un agente potente en el tratamiento del cáncer de mama para investigaciones posteriores.

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