Abstract
The present communication offers a new insight to the cytotoxic potential of Andrographolide against Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Epithelial Cell Lines, A-549 and its insensitivity against normal cell lines, L-132, employing MTT colorimetric assay. On the basis of viability, proliferation and activation of cells, andrographolide was found to be 77.52 % toxic for A-549 cell lines at 100µg/ml concentration whereas it did not show any remarkable toxicity against L-132 cell lines. Thus, Andrographolide may prove to be an anti-proliferative agent against tuberculosis associated lung cancer.
