The therapeutic approach to fibrocystic breast disease in the MCF-10A cell culture model: Striking efficacy of polyphenols

Authors : İnclay Çelik, Mehmet Fatih Seyhan, Ayşe Begüm Ceviz, Çağatay Aydoğan, Hülya Yılmaz Aydoğan, Oğuz Öztürk
Pages : 40-48
Doi:10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2024.1299245
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Publication Date : 2024-04-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Background and Aims: Standard treatment regimens for fibrocystic breast disease (FBD) do not provide a permanent cure and have undesirable side effects. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic potential of different honey and propolis, as well as some important polyphenols, on breast epithelial cells (MCF-10A). Materials and Methods: The effects of five honey, two propolis extracts and seven polyphenol samples on the cell viability were assessed the WST-1 assay. Content analysis of the propolis samples was performed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results: Chestnut and cedar honey had antiproliferative effects on MCF-10A cells at all doses (1-10 μg/mL), as well as pine honey at the highest dose. However, multifloral honey had no similar effect. Chinese propolis had significant antiproliferative effects on MCF-10A cells at doses of 50-250 μg/mL and on the human periodontal ligament (hPDL) control cells at a dose of 5 μg/mL. Türkiye propolis only had an antiproliferative effect on MCF-10A cells at the highest dose (p = 0.0013). Higher levels of ferulic acid, kaempferol, caffeic acid, pinocembrin and quercetin were detected in Türkiye propolis, while Chinese propolis was rich in pinostrobin. Ferulic acid, pinostrobin and galangin showed antiproliferative properties on MCF-10A cells (p < 0.0001), whereas the remaining four polyphenols had no significant effect on cell viability (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the study highlight the antiproliferative effects of pinostrobin, ferulic acid and galangin on MCF-10A cells and has also confirmed the antiproliferative effects of honey and propolis samples to be due to their polyphenolic properties. Therefore, this study suggests that polyphenolic substances may have both preventive and therapeutic potential in FBD.
Keywords : Fibrocystic breast, honey, MCF 10A, polyphenol, propolis

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