Review Article

Quercetin: Its Main Pharmacological Activity and Potential Application in Clinical Medicine

Table 4

Inhibitory effect of quercetin on different cancer cells.

Cancer typeCell linesCell cycleMechanism

Lymphoma [56]U937G2/M↑ Cyclin B
Osteosarcoma [57]HOSG1/S↓ Cyclin D1
Breast cancer [58]MCF-7S↓ CDK2, cyclins A and B
↑ p53, p58
Prostate cancer [59]PC-3, DU-145G0/G1↓ Cyclins E and D, PNCA, Cdk-2
↑ p21, p27