UJI SITOTOKSISITAS FRAKSI ETIL ASETAT TANAMAN SARANG SEMUT (Myrmecodia pendens Merr. & Perry) TERHADAP SEL Burkitt’s lymphoma in Vitro
Abstract
Cancer is one of the chronic diseases that cause death and is the leading
cause of death in the world.Raji cells is from the Burkitt’s lymphoma cancer that
infected by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) with very aggressive growth and
development characteristics. Conventional cancer therapies such as
chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and combinations have a negative impact
for the patient’s body. Searching for anticancer drugs as herbal therapies is
expected to be effective and have minimal side effects. Ethyl acetate fraction from
the content of active compounds from ant nest plants (Myrmecodia pendens Merr.
& Perry), among others, such as flavonoids, saponins, and tannins have the
potential as anticancer agents. This study aims to examine the potential
cytotoxicity activity of ethyl acetate fraction of ant nest plants (Myrmecodia
pendens Merr. & Perry) towards Burkitt's lymphoma cells. This type of research
is pure laboratory research conducted in vitro. The research method by
conducting cytotoxicity tests using the MTT Assay method with cell absorbance
readings using ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) microplate reader
by setting a wavelength of 595 nm. Burkitts's lymphoma cells were treated with
various concentrations of ethyl acetate fractions, namely 125; 250;500; and 1000
μg / ml. The results showed that there was not cytotoxic activity of ethyl acetate
fraction of ant nest plants (Myrmecodia pendens Merr. & Perry) towards Burkitt's
lymphoma cells because there was bias result that can’t prove there was
cytotoxicity. The explanation descriptively the ethyl acetate fraction of ant nest
plants (Myrmecodia pendens Merr. & Perry) towards Burkitt's lymphoma cells
have the greatest cell death in lowest concentration (125 μg / ml) at 98.82 % that
shows this data is bias because that results is not suitable with dose-dependent
phenomenone. Based on the results of these studies, it can be concluded that the
ethyl acetate fraction of the ant nest plant (Myrmecodia pendens Merr. & Perry)
has not cytotoxic activity towards Burkitt's lymphoma cells in vitro.