Methotrexate (MTX) is commonly employed in cancer treatment, but its clinical use is restricted due to the MTX-associated renal injury. This study investigates the combined potential of Rhus coriaria (sumac) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) against MTX-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. The high-resolution-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HR-LC-MS) of sumac extract tentatively identified 22 phytochemicals, mostly flavonoids, anthocyanins, and steroids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBioassay-guided fractionation approach led to identification of two novel compounds; (4-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-1H-pyrazol (1) and mycalene (2), alongside with four known metabolites; octadecane (3), hexatriacontane (4), 1-heneicosanol (5) and heptatriacontanoic acid (6) from the Red Sea marine sponge Hemimycale sp. The ethyl acetate fraction showed a noticeable cytotoxic activity against the lung cancer cell line (A549) with IC value of 75.54 µg/ mL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sponge-associated microorganisms are promising resources for the production of bioactive compounds with cytotoxic potential. The main goal of our study is to isolate the fungal endophytes from the Red Sea sponge Hyrtios sp. followed by investigating their cytotoxicity against number of cell lines.
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