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Table 1 Studies investigated the antitumor roles of quercetin on human osteosarcoma

From: Anti-cancer properties of quercetin in osteosarcoma

Dose(s)

Duration of incubation

Quercetin’s effect

Cell line(s)

Ref.

80 and 100 µM

48 h

Inhibits proliferation and metastasis through suppressing PTHR1

U2OS and Saos-2

[92]

25 or 50 µM

18 h

Suppresses proliferation and migration while inducing apoptosis

143B

[90]

25, 50 and 100 µM

12 and 24 h

Suppresses metastatic lung tumors

HOS and MG-63

[91]

10, 25 or 50 µM

48 h

Induces apoptosis by mitochondrial dysfunction and dephosphorylation of Akt

U2OS/MTX300

[94]

–

–

Reduces mitochondrial membrane potential and release of mitochondrial cytochrome c to cytosol while dephosphorylating Akt

U2OS/MTX300

[95]

50, 100 and 200 µM

24 h

Induces autophagy by the ROS-NUPR1 pathway

MG-63

[97]

10, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 µM

48 h

Induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G(1)/S

HOS

[96]

20, 40, 80, 160, 240 and 320 µM

48 h

Induces apoptosis via a mitochondrial-dependent pathway and reduces cell viability

MG-63

[93]

–

–

Downregulated glucocorticoid receptors in osteosarcoma cells

HOS-8603

[89]

5 µM

24 h

Improves cisplatin sensitivity by miR-217/KRAS axis

143B

[98]

50 µM

48 h

Leads to the alteration in G1/S phase and reduction in cyclin D1 in U2OSPt

U2OS and U2OSPt

[99]