Biotechnology and applied biochemistry, cilt.70, sa.3, ss.1270-1278, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Antiproliferative activity of Achillea vermicularis extracts was calculated on glial
(C6) and keratinocyte (HaCaT) cell lines using XTT assay. It was observed that
all extracts of A. vermicularis at the determined concentration were not cytotoxic
in HaCaT cell lines. The nanoparticles (NPs) of the extract with the best
cytotoxic activity was prepared, and necessary characterization studies were performed.
Results showed thatNP containing the extract has a lower IC50 value and
more cytotoxic activity in C6 cells compared to the only extract. Furthermore,
the antiepileptic potentials of these substances were explored in this study. The
effect of A. vermicularis extracts on the enzyme activities of carbonic anhydrase
I and II isoenzymes (hCA I and hCA II) was measured using spectrophotometry
to achieve this goal. A. vermicularis extracts demonstrated high inhibitory
activities compared to standard inhibitor (acetazolamide, AAZ), with IC50 values
in the range of 5.04–10.8 μg/ml for hCA I, and 5.40–9.22 μg/ml for hCA
II. High-performance liquid chromatography diode array detector (HPLC-DAD)
was used in this investigation to assess the main chemicals found in the extract
and NPs. The results showed that the ethanol extract (157.636 μg/mg extract) and
NPs (4.631 μg/mg extract) had a significant amount of the 8-hydroxy salvigenin
component.