Objective: To explore the effects of quercetin and quercetin in combination with cisplatin on adhesion, migration and invasion of HeLa cells.
Methods: Adhesion, migration and invasion of HeLa cells treated with quercetin and quercetin in combination with cisplatin were measured by adhesion assay, wound healing assay, and transwell chamber method respectively.
Results: The results showed that quercetin and quercetin in combination with cisplatin could inhibit adhesion, migration and invasion of HeLa cells. The adhesive ratio, migration rate and the invasiveness were negatively proportional to concentration of quercetin and quercetin in combination with cisplatin. With increasing concentration of quercetin from 20 to 80 micromol/L, the adhesive ratio decreased from (82.2 +/- 1.5)% to (48.4 +/- 1.1)%; the migration rate decreased from (7.26 +/- 0.20) microm/h to (3.78 +/- 0.64) microm/h; the invasiveness decreased from (124.3 +/- 1.5) piece to (90.7 +/- 2.1) piece (P < 0.05). In quercetin and quercetin in combination with 10 micromol/L cisplatin treatment group, with quercetin concentration increasing from 20 to 80 micromol/L, the adhesive ratio decreased from (42.6 +/- 1.2)% to (27.5 +/- 1.7)%, the migration rate decreased from (2.20 +/- 0.33) microm/h to (0.72 +/- 0.19) microm/h and the invasiveness decreased from (78.7 +/- 2.5) piece to (44.0 +/- 4.0) piece (P < 0.05). Compared with the quercetin groups, quercetin in combination with cisplatin groups had significantly higher inhibitory effects (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: Quercetin and quercetin in combination with cisplatin can inhibit adhesion and migration and invasion of HeLa cells. Quercetin can enhance the inhibitory effect of cisplatin on HeLa cell adhesion, migration and invasion.