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| Acta Pol Pharm. 2014 Nov-Dec;71(6):1056-9. | | Antiproliferative effect of valproic acid and 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin against A2058 human melanoma cells.[Pubmed: 25745779] | Melanoma is one of the most malignant tumors of a dangerous high incidence and high metastatic potential. It grows quickly and in an advanced stage is resistant to radio-, chemo- and immunotherapy, which makes it difficult to cure. Therefore, research efforts are focused on the development of new therapeutics or chemopreventive strategies.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
The aim of the study was to investigate whether the valproic acid and 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin(Citropten) have an antiproliferative activity against A2058 human melanoma cell line.
CONCLUSIONS:
Investigated compounds inhibited the proliferation of cells, however, no synergistic effect of their co-administration was observed. | | J Photochem Photobiol B. 2016 Sep;162:402-11. | | Inactivation of plant-pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum acutatum with natural plant-produced photosensitizers under solar radiation.[Pubmed: 27434699 ] | The increasing tolerance to currently used fungicides and the need for environmentally friendly antimicrobial approaches have stimulated the development of novel strategies to control plant-pathogenic fungi such as antimicrobial phototreatment (APT).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
We investigated the in vitro APT of the plant-pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum acutatum with furocoumarins and coumarins and solar radiation. The compounds used were: furocoumarins 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and 5,8-dimethoxypsoralen (isopimpinellin), coumarins 2H-chromen-2-one (coumarin), 7-hydroxycoumarin, 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin (citropten) and a mixture (3:1) of 7-methoxycoumarin and 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin. APT of conidia with crude extracts from 'Tahiti' acid lime, red and white grapefruit were also performed. Pure compounds were tested at 50μM concentration and mixtures and extracts at 12.5mgL(-1). The C. acutatum conidia suspension with or without the compounds was exposed to solar radiation for 1h. In addition, the effects of APT on the leaves of the plant host Citrus sinensis were determined. APT with 8-MOP was the most effective treatment, killing 100% of the conidia followed by the mixture of two coumarins and isopimpinellin that killed 99% and 64% of the conidia, respectively. APT with the extracts killed from 20% to 70% of the conidia, and the extract from 'Tahiti' lime was the most effective.
CONCLUSIONS:
No damage to sweet orange leaves was observed after APT with any of the compounds or extracts. |
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