Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the effect of quercetin on autophagy and proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and its relationship with AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
MethodsMTT method was used to detect cell viability.MDC staining was used to detect the level of autophagy vesicles.Western blotting was used to detect the levels of autophagy-related proteins, and 3-MA was used to study the effect of quercetin on autophagy and cell proliferation.
ResultsQuercetin increased the viability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and up-regulated the fluorescent particles labeled by MDC staining in the cells followed with the increase in concentration, which promoted the expressions of autophagy protein LC3 Ⅱ/LC3 Ⅰ in umbilical vein endothelial cells and reduce the levels of p-AKT/AKT and p-mTOR/mTOR(P < 0.01).Compared with the quercetin group, the cell viability and LC3 Ⅱ/LC3 Ⅰ of the quercetin+3-MA group were significantly reduced, and p-mTOR/mTOR was significantly increased(P < 0.05).
ConclusionsQuercetin can regulate the proliferation of umbilical vein endothelial cells by inhibiting the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and inducing autophagy.