Different antitumor effects of quercetin, quercetin-3′-sulfate and quercetin-3-glucuronide in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1736-1746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu Wu ◽  
Paul W. Needs ◽  
Yalong Lu ◽  
Paul A. Kroon ◽  
Daoyuan Ren ◽  
...  

This study was designed to investigate the tumor-inhibitory effects of quercetin (Que) and its water-soluble metabolites, quercetin-3′-sulfate (Q3′S) and quercetin-3-glucuronide (Q3G), as well as to make the molecular mechanism and structure-antitumor relationship clear.

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 104607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomeng Xu ◽  
Yingying Feng ◽  
Xiaoyu Chen ◽  
Qinjian Wang ◽  
Ting Meng ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1675-1682 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Pagliacci ◽  
M. Smacchia ◽  
G. Migliorati ◽  
F. Grignani ◽  
C. Riccardi ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongzhuan Xuan ◽  
Zhen Li ◽  
Haiyue Yan ◽  
Qing Sang ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
...  

Chinese propolis has been reported to possess various biological activities such as antitumor. In present study, anticancer activity of ethanol extract of Chinese propolis (EECP) at 25, 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL was explored by testing the cytotoxicity in MCF-7 (human breast cancer ER(+)) and MDA-MB-231 (human breast cancer ER(−)) cells. EECP revealed a dose- and time-dependent cytotoxic effect. Furthermore, annexin A7 (ANXA7), p53, nuclear factor-κB p65 (NF-κB p65), reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and mitochondrial membrane potential were investigated. Our data indicated that treatment of EECP for 24 and 48 h induced both cells apoptosis obviously. Exposure to EECP significantly increased ANXA7 expression and ROS level, and NF-κB p65 level and mitochondrial membrane potential were depressed by EECP dramatically. The effects of EECP on p53 level were different in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, which indicated that EECP exerted its antitumor effects in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells by inducing apoptosis, regulating the levels of ANXA7, p53, and NF-κB p65, upregulating intracellular ROS, and decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential. Interestingly, EECP had little or small cytotoxicity on normal human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). These results suggest that EECP is a potential alternative agent on breast cancer treatment.


Author(s):  
Shouqi Luo ◽  
Céline Martel ◽  
Sylvain Gauthier ◽  
Yves Mérand ◽  
Alain Bélanger ◽  
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