ABSTRACT
Objective To study the effects of puerarin on proliferation and apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC-803 and AGS cells.Methods Human gastric cancer cells were treated with puerarin at different concentrations.MTT assay was used to test cell proliferation and FCM was used to detect cell apoptosis.Results The inhibition rates had upwarded trend with increasing concentrations (MGC-803:1.24 ％,2.80 ％,15.10 ％,18.55 ％,59.65 ％; AGS:15.59 ％,25.31％,30.25 ％,36.91％,64.47 ％),when treated with puerarin at different concentrations (1.5,3.0,6.0 12.0,24.0 mmol/L) for 48 hours.Apoptosis rates gradually increased with increasing concentrations (MGC-803:5.49 ％,9.53 ％,13.81％; AGS:6.23 ％,16.38 ％,25.99 ％),when treated with puerarin at different concentrations (0,12.0,24.0 mmol/L) for 24 hours.Conclusion Puerarin inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human gastric cancer cells MGC-803 and AGS.