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Ibrahim Malami1,2, Muhammad Muhammad Batako1, Alhasan Muhammad Alhasan3
1Department of Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Abstract:
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. is a weed plant commonly used for the treatment of eczema. The potential of the plant to treat cancer has not been emphasized, hence the need to explore its anticancer potential. M. hirtus was extracted and subjected to petition with solvents of increasing polarity. Its cytotoxic potential was evaluated against MCF-7, HepG2, and HeLa cells using the Neutral red assay and further verified through morphological assessment and DNA fragmentation assay. Crude chloroform fraction (CCF) displayed a cytotoxic effect on all the cell lines with low IC50 concentrations ranging from 11-17.87 µg/mL. Morphological assessment of MCF-7 exposed to CCF indicates apoptotic cell death and is further confirmed by its DNA fragmentation. Our data suggest that M. hirtus is a potential source for mining anticancer agents.
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