摘要:Background:
Angiogenesis is an important step in cancer metastasis since it enables the growing tumor to receive nutrients and oxygen. Quercetin is a generic flavonoid and has been investigated for its ability to inhibit angiogenesis in different types of cancers.
MALAT1 and
MIAT lncRNAs are associated with the angiogenesis process.
MALAT1 induces hypoxia-driven angiogenesis via the overexpression of angiogenic genes. Down regulation of
MIAT1 could inhibit the proliferation of endothelial cells, tube formation, and migration. In this study, we assessed the anti-angiogenic activity of quercetin on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) via the expression of
MALAT1 and
MIAT genes.
Methods:
In the present study, HUVEC cells were incubated with various concentrations of quercetin for 24, 48, and 72 h. Cell proliferation was then evaluated by MTT assay. RNA was extracted by TRIzol and cDNA synthesis. The expression levels of
MALAT1 and
MIAT genes relative to the
GAPDH gene were quantified using the highly sensitive real-time PCR method.
Results:
Our results demonstrated that quercetin has an inhibitory impact on the cell viability of HUVEC cells. The IC
50 values of quercetin after 24, 48, and 72 h were 282.05 μM, 228.25 μM, and 131.65 μM, respectively. The
MALAT1/
GAPDH ratio was computed as 0.21 for 24h, 0.18 for 48h, and 0.29 for 72 h. The
MIAT/
GAPDH ratio was computed as 0.82 for 24h, 0.84 for 48h, and 0.78 for 72 h.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, quercetin treatment had an anti-angiogenic effect on HUVEC cells, at least partially via the down regulation of
MALAT1 and
MIAT LncRNAs gene expression.
关键词:Angiogenesis inhibitors; endothelial cells; long non-coding RNA; quercetin