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Abstract Title:

Anti-Cancer Effects of Traditional Medicinal Herbs on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Abstract Source:

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020 Feb 1 ;21(2):479-484. Epub 2020 Feb 1. PMID: 32102527

Abstract Author(s):

Ali Dehghani Nazhvani, Najmeh Sarafraz, Fatemeh Askari, Fahimeh Heidari, Mahboobeh Razmkhah

Article Affiliation:

Ali Dehghani Nazhvani

Abstract:

BACKGROUNDS: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is among the most frequent oral cancers in individuals under 40. Documents have endorsed that a diet enriched with fruit and vegetables can banish the risk of developing major cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of four medicinal herbs including saffron, ginger, cinnamon and curcumin on OSCC cell line.

METHODS: Having obtained the aqueous extract of the four herbs, they were administered on OSCC cell lines per se and in dual, triple, and quadruple combinations. Their effects were measured in different concentrations and in 24 and 48 hours by using MTT assay.

RESULTS: The minimum and maximum effective concentrations were respectively 108 and 217 mg/ml for curcumin with IC30 of 77mg/ml, 108 and 270 mg/ml for ginger with IC30 of 58 mg/ml, 2 and 10 mg/ml for saffron with IC30 of 1.9 mg/ml, and 5 and 40 mg/ml for cinnamon with IC30 of 3.3 mg/ml. The best effect of the combinations was seen for cinnamon-saffron after both 24 and 48 hours and the four herbs combination after 48 hours.

CONCLUSION: Although all the four herbs were effective on OSCC cell line, the strongest extract was saffron, followed by cinnamon. Combination of cinnamon-saffron and combination of the four herbs showed maximum effects. These findings suggest that traditional medicinal herbs may potentially contribute to oral cancer treatment; providing new windows for the development of new therapeutic strategies for OSCC.

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