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Here we determined the effects of genistein and kaempferol, used alone or in combination, on cellular response and gene expression in a mucopolysaccharidosis type I model. We assessed the cell cycle, viability, proliferation, subcellular localization of the translocation factor EB (TFEB), number and distribution of lysosomes, and glycosaminoglycan synthesis after exposure to flavonoids. Global gene expression was analysed using DNA microarray and quantitative PCR. The type and degree of flavonoid interaction were determined based on the combination and dose reduction indexes. The combination of both flavonoids synergistically inhibits glycosaminoglycan synthesis, modulates TFEB localization, lysosomal number, and distribution. Genistein and kaempferol in a 1:1 ratio regulate the expression of 52% of glycosaminoglycan metabolism genes. Flavonoids show synergy, additivity, or slight antagonism in all analysed parameters, and the type of interaction depends on the concentration and component ratios. With the simultaneous use of genistein and kaempferol in a ratio of 4:1, even a 10-fold reduction in the concentration of kaempferol is possible. Flavonoid mixtures, used as the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis, are effective in reducing glycosaminoglycan production and storage and show a slight cytotoxic effect compared to single-flavonoid usage.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms23031058","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]],"date-time":"2022-01-19T08:20:57Z","timestamp":1642580457000},"page":"1058","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Cellular and Gene Expression Response to the Combination of Genistein and Kaempferol in the Treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4569-6163","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magdalena","family":"W\u0119sierska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5168-0232","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Kloska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7347-2645","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diego L.","family":"Medina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Naples, Italy"},{"name":"Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Medical and Translational Science, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joanna","family":"Jak\u00f3bkiewicz-Banecka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2664-8724","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magdalena","family":"Gabig-Cimi\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"},{"name":"Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Human Skin Diseases, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, K\u0142adki 24, 80-822 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marta","family":"Radzi\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marta","family":"Moskot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"},{"name":"Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Human Skin Diseases, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, K\u0142adki 24, 80-822 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5586-4354","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marcelina","family":"Malinowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology University of Gda\u0144sk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gda\u0144sk, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"67","DOI":"10.1016\/S0163-7258(02)00298-X","article-title":"The Biochemistry and Medical Significance of the Flavonoids","volume":"96","author":"Havsteen","year":"2002","journal-title":"Pharmacol. 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