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ArticleMolecular biology reports2021

The effects of the esterified Quercetin with omega3 and omega6 fatty acids on viability, nanomechanical properties, and BAX/BCL-2 gene expression in MCF-7 cells.

Leila Soufi, Alireza Farasat, Hossein Ahmadpour-Yazdi, Leila Zolghadr, Nematollah Gheibi

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Leila SoufiStudent Research Committee, School of Paramedical, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Alireza FarasatCellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Hossein Ahmadpour-YazdiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Leila ZolghadrDepartment of Chemistry, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
Nematollah GheibiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. ngheibi@qums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-0894
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini International University · IR

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Quercetin is one of the major flavonoids and it appears to have cytotoxic effects on various cancer cells through regulating the apoptosis pathway genes such as BAX and BCL2. Combination of Quercetin (Q) with other compounds can increase its effectiveness. In the present study, the effects of the Quercetin and its esterified derivatives on viability, nanomechanical properties of cells, and BAX/BCL-2 gene expression were investigated. Using the MTT and flow cytometry assays, the cytotoxic potential, apoptosis, and necrosis were investigated. The AFM assay was performed to find the nanomechanical properties of cells as the elastic modulus value and cellular adhesion forces. The BAX/BCL2 gene expression was investigated through the Real-Time PCR. The results showed that the esterification of Quercetin with linoleic acid (Q-LA) and α-linolenic acid (Q-ALA) increased the cytotoxic potential of Q. The elastic modulus value and cellular adhesion forces were increased using the esterified derivatives and the highest ratio of BAX/BCL2 gene expression was observed in Q-LA. Esterified Quercetin derivatives have a higher cytotoxic effect than the un-esterified form in a dose-dependent manner. Esterified derivatives caused the nanomechanical changes and pores formation on the cytoplasmic membrane. One of the internal apoptosis pathway regulation mechanisms of these compounds is increasing the BAX/BCL2 gene expression ratio.

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Antineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCell MembraneCell SurvivalEsterificationFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6Gene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMCF-7 CellsNecrosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Antineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2QuercetinBAX/BCL2 gene expressionEsterified derivativesFatty acidsMCF7Nano-mechanical propertiesQuercetin

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