Zingiber Officinale Var. Rubrum Extract Increases The Cytotoxic Activity Of 5-Fluorouracil In Colon Adenocarcinoma Widr Cells

  • Sarmoko Sarmoko Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Jl. Dr. Soeparno, Karangwangkal, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, 53123
  • Iin Solihati Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Jl. Dr. Soeparno, Karangwangkal, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, 53123
  • Joko Setyono Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jenderal Soedirman University, Jl. Gumbreg No 1 Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, 53146
  • Heny Ekowati Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Jl. Dr. Soeparno, Karangwangkal, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, 53123
  • Arif Fadlan Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Data Analytics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, East Java, Indonesia
Keywords: red ginger, 5-Fluorouracil, WiDr cell lines, cochemotherapy, cytotoxic effect

Abstract

One of the main chemotherapy agents for colon cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). However, the effectiveness of 5-FU decreased; therefore, co-chemotherapy with another agent is needed to enhance the activity. This study aims to determine the effect of red ginger extract as a co-chemotherapy agent with 5-FU on WiDr colon adenocarcinoma cells. We investigated the cytotoxic activity of the ethanolic extract of rhizome red ginger and combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in WiDr human colorectal cancer cell line. Red ginger extract was extracted by using 96% ethanol. Cytotoxic assay of red ginger extract and 5-FU was performed using MTT assay for 24 and 48 hours. Treatment of 5-FU in WiDr cells for 48 hours showed an IC50 value of 130 µg/mL, while no IC50 value was obtained for the 24 hours treatment. Treatment of red ginger extract with an incubation time of 24 and 48 hours had a cytotoxic effect on WiDr cells with IC50 values of 68 µg/mL and 65 µg/mL, respectively. The combination of 1000 μg/mL 5-fluorouracil with 35 μg/mL red ginger extract at 24-hour incubation resulted in a smaller cell viability value than every single treatment. The combination treatment of 5-FU 60 μg/mL with red ginger extract at a 25 μg/mL concentration causes a more significant decrease in cell viability than a single 5-FU treatment. In conclusion, red ginger extract may increase the cytotoxic activity of 5-FU in colon adenocarcinoma WiDr cells.

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Published
2020-12-29
How to Cite
Sarmoko, S., Solihati, I., Setyono, J., Ekowati, H., & Fadlan, A. (2020). Zingiber Officinale Var. Rubrum Extract Increases The Cytotoxic Activity Of 5-Fluorouracil In Colon Adenocarcinoma Widr Cells . Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 31(4), 266-272. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.859
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Research Article