Phytochemical Analysis and In Vitro Antileukemic Activity of Alkaloid-Enriched Extracts from Vinca sardoa (Stearn) Pignatti

Daniela De Vita; Claudio Frezza; Fabio Sciubba; Chiara Toniolo; Camilla Badiali; Rita Petrucci; Martina Bortolami; Paola Di Matteo; Daniele Rocco; Annarita Stringaro; Marisa Colone; Andrea Maxia; Maria Teresa Petrucci; Mauro Serafini; Sebastiano Foddai

doi:10.3390/molecules28155639

Molecules (Jul 2023)

Phytochemical Analysis and In Vitro Antileukemic Activity of Alkaloid-Enriched Extracts from Vinca sardoa (Stearn) Pignatti

Daniela De Vita,
Claudio Frezza,
Fabio Sciubba,
Chiara Toniolo,
Camilla Badiali,
Rita Petrucci,
Martina Bortolami,
Paola Di Matteo,
Daniele Rocco,
Annarita Stringaro,
Marisa Colone,
Andrea Maxia,
Maria Teresa Petrucci,
Mauro Serafini,
Sebastiano Foddai

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Daniela De Vita: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Claudio Frezza: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Fabio Sciubba: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Chiara Toniolo: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Camilla Badiali: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Rita Petrucci: Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
Martina Bortolami: Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
Paola Di Matteo: Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
Daniele Rocco: Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy
Annarita Stringaro: National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Marisa Colone: National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
Andrea Maxia: Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Maria Teresa Petrucci: Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
Mauro Serafini: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Sebastiano Foddai: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155639
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 15
p. 5639

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Vinca sardoa (Stearn) Pignatti, known as Sardinian periwinkle, is widely diffused in Sardinia (Italy). This species contains indole alkaloids, which are known to have a great variety of biological activities. This study investigated the antileukemic activity against a B lymphoblast cell line (SUP-B15) of V. sardoa alkaloid-rich extracts obtained from plants grown in Italy, in Iglesias (Sardinia) and Rome (Latium). All the extracts showed a good capacity to induce reductions in cell proliferation of up to 50% at the tested concentrations (1–15 µg/mL). Moreover, none of the extracts showed cytotoxicity on normal cells at all the studied concentrations.

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ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
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