Review Article

Quercetin Impact in Pancreatic Cancer: An Overview on Its Therapeutic Effects

Table 2

Anticancer effects of quercetin against PC.

DoseIn vitro/in vivoCell lineEffective mechanismRef.

100 μM and 75 mg kg-1In vivo and in vitroPANC-1 and Patu8988EMT suppression by reducing TGF-β1 level, inhibition of growth, invasion, and migration of cells, apoptosis of cancer cells by antagonizing TGF-β/Smad and SHH signaling pathways[87]
20 μMIn vitroMia-PaCa-2 and PANC-1Reduced IL-6 and IL-8 expressions and enhanced cytotoxicity against Mia-PaCa-2 and PANC-1 cell lines[89]
100 μMIn vitroPANC-1Reduced immunoreactivities such as ACTA-2, IL-1β, and N-cadherin, increased TNF-α and vimentin, prevention of EMT[139]
20 μM and 40 mg kg-1In vivo and in vitroPDACImproved effects of BET inhibitors at suppressing tumor development and reduced hnRNPA1 in vivo[93]
50-200 μMIn vitroMIA Paca-2, BxPC-3, AsPC-1, HPAC and PANC-1Quercetin showed a RAGE silencing like effect that attenuate RAGE expression to accelerate apoptosis, autophagy, and chemosensitivity of MIA Paca-2 GEMR cells[90]
20-80 μMIn vitroPANC-1 and PATU-8988Quercetin reversed IL-6-induced EMT by the stimulation of the STAT3 signaling pathway and prevented the migration[91]
50 μMIn vivoAsPC-1 and PANC-1Upregulation of miR-200b-3p that promoted the Notch signaling pathway of daughter cells to turn into symmetric[92]
50 μMIn vitroAsPC-1, CRL-4023, and PANC-1Notch inhibition by quercetin-induced let-7c and marker progression, upregulation of Numbl, and tumor development reduction[94]
100 nMIn vitroCFPAC-1 and SNU-213Suppressed TGF-β- and VEGF-A-induced migratory activity induced at low dosages in CFPAC-1, but not in bFGF-activated SNU-213 cells[140]