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Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

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COX-2 Docking Structural Analysis with Phytochemical Extracts of Rosemary: A Possible Cytotoxicity on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line (HEp-2)

Author(s): Ihab S. Abd El-Hamid *, Yara Y. Mouselhy, Marwa M. El-Shafei, Marwa M. Sayed, Aly F. Mohamed and Doaa B. Farag

Volume 19, Issue 12, 2019

Page: [1473 - 1480] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190618121706

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Abstract

Background: Various phenolic phytochemical extracts have been claimed to exhibit different types of biological activity, including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and anti-carcinogenic activity. Carnosol and carnosic acid, extracts of rosemary, are among these phenolic compounds.

Materials and Methods: CHARMm-based molecular docking was performed to estimate the possible molecular interactions of both carnosic acid and carnosol with the COX-2 active binding site. An MTT assay was used to evaluate HEp-2 cell viability after incubation for 48 hours with low or high concentrations of carnosol, carnosic acid or their combination. The levels of COX-2 were measured in cell lysate by the quantitative indirect ELISA technique.

Results: Docking revealed favourable negative binding energies as well as binding interactions of both carnosic acid and carnosol within the binding site of the COX-2 receptor. Carnosic acid showed more favourable binding potential than carnosol. One-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s post hoc tests revealed significant differences in cytotoxicity among cells treated with different concentrations of the rosemary extracts (P< 0.001). ELISA revealed significant reductions in COX-2 protein levels in HEp-2 cells treated with either carnosic acid (-1.42- fold) or carnosol (-3.16-fold) compared to control cells.

Conclusion: Both rosemary extracts, carnosol and carnosic acid, exert potential cytotoxic effects on the HEp-2 cell line via inhibition of the COX-2 pathway. The combination of carnosol and carnosic acid exerts a stronger cytotoxic effect than either compound alone.

Keywords: Rosemary, carnosic acid, carnosol, COX-2, docking, HEp-2.

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