Anti-Cancer Activity of Buthus occitanus Venom on Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 3D Cell Culture

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most dominant primary liver cancer, which can be caused by chronic hepatitis virus infections and other environmental factors. Resection, liver transplantation, and local ablation are only a few of the highly effective and curative procedures presently accessibl...

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Main Authors: Cadi, R. (Author), Chakir, S. (Author), Daoudi, K. (Author), Darkaoui, B. (Author), Heo, J.-Y (Author), Lafnoune, A. (Author), Lee, S.-Y (Author), Mounaji, K. (Author), Oukkache, N. (Author), Seo, H.-R (Author), Shum, D. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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245 1 0 |a Anti-Cancer Activity of Buthus occitanus Venom on Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 3D Cell Culture 
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520 3 |a Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most dominant primary liver cancer, which can be caused by chronic hepatitis virus infections and other environmental factors. Resection, liver transplantation, and local ablation are only a few of the highly effective and curative procedures presently accessible. However, other complementary treatments can reduce cancer treatment side effects. In this present work, we evaluated the activity of Moroccan scorpion venom Buthus occitanus and its fractions obtained by chromatography gel filtration against HCC cells using a 3D cell culture model. The venom was fractionated by gel filtration chromatography, each fraction and the crude venom was tested on normal hepatocytes (Fa2N-4 cells). Additionally, the fractions and the crude venom were tested on MCTSs (multicellular tumor spheroids), and this latter was generated by cultivate Huh7.5 cancer cell line with WI38 cells, LX2 cells, and human endothelial cells (HUVEC). Our results indicate that Buthus occitanus venom toxin has no cytotoxic effects on normal hepatocytes. Moreover, it is reported that F3 fraction could significantly inhibit the MCTS cells. Other Protein Separation Techniques (High-performance liquid chromatography) are needed in order to identify the most active molecule. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 
650 0 4 |a animal 
650 0 4 |a Animals 
650 0 4 |a anticancer activity 
650 0 4 |a Buthus occitanus 
650 0 4 |a Carcinoma, Hepatocellular 
650 0 4 |a Cell Culture Techniques, Three Dimensional 
650 0 4 |a chemistry 
650 0 4 |a Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid 
650 0 4 |a Endothelial Cells 
650 0 4 |a endothelium cell 
650 0 4 |a hepatocellular carcinoma 
650 0 4 |a high performance liquid chromatography 
650 0 4 |a human 
650 0 4 |a Humans 
650 0 4 |a liver cell carcinoma 
650 0 4 |a Liver Neoplasms 
650 0 4 |a liver tumor 
650 0 4 |a multicellular tumor spheroids 
650 0 4 |a scorpion 
650 0 4 |a scorpion venom 
650 0 4 |a Scorpion Venoms 
650 0 4 |a Scorpions 
650 0 4 |a venom 
700 1 |a Cadi, R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Chakir, S.  |e author 
700 1 |a Daoudi, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Darkaoui, B.  |e author 
700 1 |a Heo, J.-Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Lafnoune, A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Lee, S.-Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Mounaji, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Oukkache, N.  |e author 
700 1 |a Seo, H.-R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Shum, D.  |e author 
773 |t Molecules