Abstract:Objective To explore the effect and mechanism of Ginkgo biloba extract on proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration of esophageal cancer cell EC9706.Methods Esophageal cancer cells EC9706 were divided into control group (without any treatment), Ginkgo biloba extract group (400 mg/L Ginkgo biloba extract), and different concentrations of Ginkgo biloba extract group (100 mg/L, 200 mg/L, 400 mg/L Ginkgo biloba extract), Ginkgo biloba extract + IL-6 group (20 ng/mL IL-6 and 400 mg/L Ginkgo biloba extract). Western blot detection of cell proliferation nuclear antigen Ki-67 (Ki-67), cleaved cysteine-containing aspartate-specific proteases-3 (Cleaved-caspase-3), matrix metalloprotein (MMP) -2, MMP-9, phosphorylated tyrosine kinase (p-JAK2), phosphorylation signal transduction and transcription activator 3 (p-STAT3) protein expression; cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8) to detect cell activity; flow cytometry to detect apoptosis; Transwell detects cell migration and invasion.Results Compared with the NC group, the expression level of Ki-67 in EC9706 cells of different concentrations of Ginkgo biloba extract group was decreased (P < 0.05), cell activity was decreased (P < 0.05), and Cleaved-caspase-3 expression level was increased (P < 0.05), cell apoptosis rate was increased (P < 0.05), and was concentration-dependent. Compared with the NC group, the levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression of EC9706 cells in the 400 mg/L Ginkgo biloba extract group were decreased (P < 0.05), the number of cell migration (P < 0.05), and the number of invasions were decreased (P < 0.05), p-JAK2 level and p-STAT3 expression level were decreased (P < 0.05). Compared with the Ginkgo biloba extract group, the EC9706 cell activity in the Ginkgo biloba extract + IL-6 group was increased (P < 0.05), the apoptosis rate was reduced (P < 0.05), the number of cell migration (P < 0.05), and the number of invasions increased (P < 0.05), Ki-67 level, MMP-2 level, MMP-9 expression level were increased (P < 0.05), Cleaved-caspase-3 level, p-JAK2 level, p-STAT3 expression level were decreased (P < 0.05)Conclusions Ginkgo biloba extract may inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of esophageal cancer cell EC9706 by blocking JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway and promote apoptosis.