Srivastava, Shikha and Somasagara, Ranganatha R and Hegde, Mahesh and Nishana, Mayilaadumveettil and Tadi, Satish Kumar and Srivastava, Mrinal and Choudhary, Bibha and Raghavan, Sathees C (2016) Quercetin, a Natural Flavonoid Interacts with DNA, Arrests Cell Cycle and Causes Tumor Regression by Activating Mitochondrial Pathway of Apoptosis. In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6 .
|
PDF
Sci_Rep_6_ 24049_2016.pdf - Published Version Download (2MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Naturally occurring compounds are considered as attractive candidates for cancer treatment and prevention. Quercetin and ellagic acid are naturally occurring flavonoids abundantly seen in several fruits and vegetables. In the present study, we evaluate and compare antitumor efficacies of quercetin and ellagic acid in animal models and cancer cell lines in a comprehensive manner. We found that quercetin induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cells in a dose-dependent manner, while ellagic acid showed only limited toxicity. Besides leukemic cells, quercetin also induced cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells, however, its effect on normal cells was limited or none. Further, quercetin caused S phase arrest during cell cycle progression in tested cancer cells. Quercetin induced tumor regression in mice at a concentration 3-fold lower than ellagic acid. Importantly, administration of quercetin lead to -5 fold increase in the life span in tumor bearing mice compared to that of untreated controls. Further, we found that quercetin interacts with DNA directly, and could be one of the mechanisms for inducing apoptosis in both, cancer cell lines and tumor tissues by activating the intrinsic pathway. Thus, our data suggests that quercetin can be further explored for its potential to be used in cancer therapeutics and combination therapy.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Publication: | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS |
| Publisher: | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Additional Information: | Copy right for this article belongs to the NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2016 05:33 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2016 05:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53766 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
