Peng Huixia,Pan Yanyan,Xing Lanying,Wang Yanhua,Cai Dongge,Yang Xuemei,Li Hong.Quercetin combined with cisplatin on proliferation and apoptosis in human ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(15):1606-1609.
Peng Huixia,Pan Yanyan,Xing Lanying,Wang Yanhua,Cai Dongge,Yang Xuemei,Li Hong.Quercetin combined with cisplatin on proliferation and apoptosis in human ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2011,33(15):1606-1609.DOI:
Quercetin combined with cisplatin on proliferation and apoptosis in human ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells
Objective To determine the effect of quercetin combined with cisplatin on the proliferation and apoptosis in SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells. Methods Ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells at the logarithmic growth phase were treated with quercetin at 25
50
or 100 μmol/L respectively
with 10 μmol/L DDP
or with 50 μmol/L quercetin and 10 μmol/L DDP together
respectively for 24
48 and 72 h. The cell proliferation was evaluate
d by MTT assay
the rate of cell apoptosis and the cell-cycle distribution was detected by flow cytometry
and the expression of P53 and Bcl-2 were analyzed by immunocytochemical assay. Results Quercetin resulted in an decreased of the proliferation in SKOV-3 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner
and the inhibitory rate in the 100 μmol/L quercetin for 72 h was 63.49% (P0.05). Flow cytometry showed that the proportions of G
0
/G
1
phase and of S phase were reduced after quercetin exposure(P0.05). Quercetin also increased the apoptotic rate of SKOV-3 cells significantly and the highest apoptotic rate was 29.51%(P0.05). Immunocytochemical assay showed that the expression of MtP53 and Bcl-2 proteins in the treated cells was significantly decreased compared with the control(P0.05). Conclusion Quercetin
especially combined with cisplatin
significantly inhibits the proliferation and induces apoptosis of cervical cancer cells
which might be due to the down-regulation of Bcl-2 and MtP53.