Cytotoxicity of Quillaja saponaria Saponins towards Lung Cells Is Higher for Cholesterol-Rich Cells

Biophysica

Natalia Kozińska¹  Michał Chudy¹  Katarzyna Tokarska¹  Kamil Wojciechowski¹ 

[1] Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland;

关键词: MRC-5;    A549;    cytotoxicity;    saponins;    microfluidics;   

DOI  :  10.3390/biophysica1020010

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of the study was to compare cytotoxicity of two Quillaja saponaria bark saponin (QBS) mixtures against two lung cell lines: normal MRC-5 fibroblast cell line and tumor A-549 epithelial cells of lungs’ alveoli. The study, performed both at a macro-scale and in a dedicated microfluidic device, showed that QBS was more toxic to the cell line more abundant in cholesterol (MRC-5). The QBS mixture with higher saponin fraction was found to be more cytotoxic towards both cell lines. The results may help to better understand the cytotoxicity of saponin-rich herbal medicines towards normal and tumor cells depending on their cholesterol content.

【 授权许可】

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