Chemo-Modulatory Potential of Flaxseed Oil as Natural Anticancer Therapeutic

Aliza Batool, Umar Farooq, Afshan Shafi, Zulqurnain Khan, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Shahbaz, Nida Firdous, Mariam Iqbal, Naqi Abbas, Zahid Rafiq

Abstract


Background: Cancer is a disease which is characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation and development. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and photodynamic therapy are the most frequent cancer treatments. On the other hand, there are many negative health impacts of radiation and chemotherapy that limit the efficient use of these therapies.

Methods: This scenario needs natural treatments that are cost-effective and has no adverse effects. Flaxseed oil can be used as a nutraceuticals for the management of cancer. The current research was aimed on the exploration of the flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) oil for in vitro anticancer activity as a natural therapy for the management of cancer.

Result: The flaxseed powder contained 36.6±0.04% oil contents with an average yield of 36.6±0.03% by using hexane as solvent for extraction. Moreover, the oil contained polyunsaturated fatty acid with omega 3 fatty acid (alpha-linolenic acid) as a dominant content of the oil. In-vitro anticancer activity of flaxseed oil was observed by Cytotoxic (3T3 cell line) and Prostate Cancer (PC3 cell line) indicating that the oil possessed anticancer activity which was dose-dependent.

Conclusion: On the basis of results, it was concluded that the flaxseed or its oil can be used for the management of cancer as a natural therapy by using optimized dose levels for a different types of cancer.


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.62940/als.v10i3.1446

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