Black cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) fruit extracts exhibit apoptotic activity against lung cancer cells

The dried fruits of Amomum subulatum Roxb. (A. subulatum) are widely used as a spice. It is a part of official ayurvedic formulations used in folklore medicine to treat cancer.A. subulatum has been used in ayurvedic formulations to treat various lung conditions such as cough, lung congestion, pulmon...

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Published in:Journal of ethnopharmacology 2022-04, Vol.287, p.114953-114953, Article 114953
Main Authors: Makhija, Pooja, Handral, Harish K., Mahadevan, Gomathi, Kathuria, Himanshu, Sethi, Gautam, Grobben, Bert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amomum subulatum
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - isolation & purification
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - pharmacology
Apoptosis
Apoptosis - drug effects
Cell Line, Tumor
DNA Damage - drug effects
Elettaria - chemistry
Fruit
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
MitoSox
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism
ROS
Superoxide production
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Summary:The dried fruits of Amomum subulatum Roxb. (A. subulatum) are widely used as a spice. It is a part of official ayurvedic formulations used in folklore medicine to treat cancer.A. subulatum has been used in ayurvedic formulations to treat various lung conditions such as cough, lung congestion, pulmonary tuberculosis. The present traditional knowledge highlights the effectiveness of A. subulatum in treating cancer and its lung-specific efficacy. This study aims to investigate the cytotoxic potential of A. subulatum on the phenomenal and mechanistic level of lung cancer cells and identify the presence of A. subulatum actives. The bioactivity of the extracts was tested using MTT assay, apoptotic assay, cell cycle analysis, superoxide production assay, reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay, and western blot analysis. Firstly, five different extracts were prepared using sequential extraction, and then screening of cell lines was performed using MTT assay. Lung cancer cells were selected as the most sensitive target, and dichloromethane extract (DE) was the most active extract. Annexin assay confirmed the mode of cell death as apoptosis. SubG1 peak found in cell cycle analysis substantiated this finding. ROS generation and superoxide showed association with apoptotic death. The upregulation and overexpression of cleaved poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 (PARP-1) showed the failure of DNA repairing machinery contributes to apoptosis. LC-MS findings show the presence of cytotoxic actives cardamonin and alpinetin. In summary, this study shows the apoptosis-inducing potential of A. subulatum fruit extracts and confirms DNA damage as one of the causes of cell death. Further explorations using bio-fractionation and in-vivo studies are required to determine the most active constituents in A. subulatum. [Display omitted] •Anticancer activity of common Asian spice black cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) extracts were investigated.•Dichloromethane extract showed cytotoxicity in lung cancer cells (A549, H1299).•Intracellular levels of ROS and superoxides were increased.•Cell cycle, apoptotic and morphological analysis indicated apoptotic cell death.•Cleaved PARP levels were upregulated in a time-dependent manner.
ISSN:0378-8741
1872-7573
DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114953