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Cytotoxicity and Gene Expression Studies of Curcumin and Piperine Loaded Nanoparticles on Breast Cancer Cells

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The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effects of curcumin and piperine loaded nanoparticles compared to docetaxel on the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Curcumin, exerts anti-neoplastic and anti-apoptotic activities in cancer cell lines and piperine is effective for enhancing the bioavailability of curcumin. Docetaxel is an antimicrotubule agent used for cancer treatment. The cytotoxicity and gene expression effects of curcumin-piperine carrying nanoparticles compared to docetaxel were investigated. A reliable strategy for enhancing poor solubility is encapsulation through methods like electrospray as in this study. The cytotoxic effects of nanoparticles and docetaxel on cells were determined with IC50 values by xCELLigence real-time cell analyzer. The gene expression analysis was performed to evaluate the molecular genetic changes for cancer related genes. The genes related to cancer formation, invasion and progression such as AKT1, MYC, NOTCH1, IL6, JUN, EGFR, MAPK1, RARB, BCL2, CCND1, MAPK8, BIRC5, ESR1 revealed decreased expression in the nanoparticles group compared to docetaxel. The gene expression results of curcumin and piperine loaded nanoparticles revealed higher significant effects on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in terms of cancer progression compared to docetaxel.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Ege University, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Duygu Aygunes Jafari

  2. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ege University, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Yucel Baspinar

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Mehmet Ustundas

  4. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Ege University, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Oguz Bayraktar

  5. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Harran University, 63050, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Hale Guler Kara

  6. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Biruni University, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey

    Canfeza Sezgin

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Jafari, D.A., Baspinar, Y., Ustundas, M. et al. Cytotoxicity and Gene Expression Studies of Curcumin and Piperine Loaded Nanoparticles on Breast Cancer Cells. Russ J Appl Chem 95, 135–142 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427222010177

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