The Effect of Plant Polyphenol Genistein on Migration of Endothelial Cells Induced by Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Line SKOV3

Angiogenesis is crucial for tumor progression and and migration of endothelial cells into tumor is important in the formation of new blood vessels in tumors. In this study we investigated the effect of Genistein on migration of human endothelial cells ECV-304 induced by human ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma cell line SKOV3, and explored the mechanism of anti-angiogenesis of Genistein. Millicell chamber and coculture method were used to observe the influence on migration of ECV-304 induced by SKOV3 cells or its conditioned medium. The expression of angiogenesis associated protein VEGF,bFGF and TGF beta-1 were determined using immunocytochemical assay. The results showed that either SKOV3 cells or its conditioned medium could induce the committed chemotactic migration of ECV-304. The chemotactic migrations of ECV-304 induced by SKOV3 or its conditioned medium were significantly inhibited by Genistein in a dose-dependent manner. 20 mu mol/L Genistein could down-regulate the expression of bFGF, and up-regulate the expression of TGF beta-1. Migrations of ECV-304 induced by SKOV3 or its conditioned medium are apparently inhibited by Genistein..It suggests that this inhibitory effect of Genistein is completed by down-regulating the expression of vessel growth-promoting factor bFGF, and up-regulating the expression of negative regulator TGF beta-1. This may be one of the mechanisms of anti-angiogenesis of Genistein.