The loaded Ferula assa-foetida seed essential oil in Solid lipid nanoparticles (FSEO-SLN) as the strong apoptosis inducer agents in human NTERA-2 embryocarcinoma cells

In the current study, Ferula assa foetida seed oil (FS) (FSEO) was loaded into Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) to analyze its apoptotic and anti-angiogenic potential, respectively. The FSEO-loaded SLN (FSEO-SLN) was synthesized and characterized by TEM, DLS, FTIR, and Zeta potential analysis. The cytotoxic, apoptotic, and anti-angiogenic activities of the FSEO-SLN were evaluated by studying the NT2 survival rate, cell cycle phases, and apoptotic gene expression profile (TNF-alpha, P21, and Cas3). Finally, the impact of FSEO-SLN on the length and number of the CAM blood vessels were analyzed. The FSEO-SLN nanoparticles exhibited a significant cell-growth suppressive impact on the human NT-2 cancer stem cell line. They induced apoptotic death by up-regulating the expression of TNF-alpha, P21, Cas3 genes. The FSEO-SLN remarkably suppressed angiogenesis in CAM tissue by decreasing the length and number of its blood vessels. Therefore, it has the potential to be studied as an efficient anti-cancer agent.

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In this study, FSEO-loaded SLN showed significant cytotoxicity on NT-2 cancer stem cells and inhibited angiogenesis. FSEO-SLN induced apoptotic cell death by up-regulating apoptotic genes and suppressed blood vessel formation in CAM tissue.