Title
In vitro cytotoxic effect of a chitin-like polysaccharide produced by Mortierella alpina on adrenocortical carcinoma cells H295R, and its use as mitotane adjuvant
Date Issued
01 April 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
de Carvalho J.C.
Bonatto S.J.R.
Tanobe V.A.O.
Soccol C.R.
Federal University of Paraná
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
This study presents an in vitro evaluation of the antitumor potential of a chitin-like exopolysaccharide (EPS, produced by Mortierella alpina) on Adrenocortical carcinoma cells (ACC) compared to mitotane, a commercial drug commonly used in ACC treatment, and known for its side effects. Techniques of cellular viability determination such as MTT and fluorescence were used to measure the cytotoxic effects of the EPS and mitotane in tumoral cells (H295R) and non-tumoral cells (VERO), observing high cytotoxicity of mitotane and a 10% superior pro-apoptotic effect of the EPS compared to mitotane (p < 0.05). The cytotoxic effect of the EPS was similar to the effect of 50 μM mitotane on tumoral cells (p < 0.05). A decrement of the lysosomal volume was also noted in tumoral cells treated with the EPS. To enhance the antitumor effect, a combination of mitotane at a lower dosage and the EPS (as adjuvant) was also tested, showing a slight improvement of the cytotoxicity effect on tumoral cells. Therefore, the results indicate a cytotoxic effect of the EPS produced by Mortierella alpina on adrenocortical carcinoma, and a possible application in biomedical formulations or additional treatments.
Start page
395
End page
403
Volume
57
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105314753
PubMed ID
Source
In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal
ISSN of the container
10712690
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank the Pelé Pequeno Principe Research institution. J.C.C. and C.R.S. are Research Members of CNPq. LDGM acknowledges a Ph.D. scholarship from the PROEX project.
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