Resveratrol inhibits human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell growth via blocking pAkt/p70S6K signaling pathways

  • Authors:
    • Meihong Zhang
    • Xin Zhou
    • Keyuan Zhou
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  • Published online on: January 10, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1237
  • Pages: 621-627
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Abstract

Resveratrol (trans-3,4',5-trihydroxystilbene) has been shown to exert potent anticancer effects on various types of cancer through its anti-proliferative, anti-angiogenic, antioxidant and pro-apoptotic functions. There is still a lack of experimental evidence regarding whether resveratrol has potential anticancer activity in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells. The purpose of this study was to explore the anticancer activity of resveratrol in human NPC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Our results indicated that treatment with resveratrol led to a time- and dose-dependent decrease in cell proliferation in NPC cells. A dose-dependent increase in apoptosis in response to resveratrol treatment was also observed in NPC cells. Flow cytometric analysis showed that treatment of NPC cells with resveratrol led to cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases. Mechanistically, resveratrol treatment downregulated the expression of Bcl-2 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) proteins and upregulated the expression of caspase-3 protein. In addition, resveratrol treatment also significantly decreased the phosphorylation levels of Akt1, p70S6K and p-4E-BP-1 and the protein expression of several cyclins involved in cell cycle regulation. In vivo studies further showed that resveratrol was able to significantly inhibit the growth of NPC tumor xenografts in nude mice. Collectively, our findings suggest that resveratrol exerts potent anti-prolife­rative and pro-apoptotic effects on human NPC cells possibly through interfering with the pAkt1/p70S6K signaling pathways, thus it may potentially be developed as an effective agent for chemoprevention and chemotherapy of human NPC.
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Zhang M, Zhou X and Zhou K: Resveratrol inhibits human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell growth via blocking pAkt/p70S6K signaling pathways. Int J Mol Med 31: 621-627, 2013
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Zhang, M., Zhou, X., & Zhou, K. (2013). Resveratrol inhibits human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell growth via blocking pAkt/p70S6K signaling pathways. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 31, 621-627. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1237
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Zhang, M., Zhou, X., Zhou, K."Resveratrol inhibits human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell growth via blocking pAkt/p70S6K signaling pathways". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31.3 (2013): 621-627.
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Zhang, M., Zhou, X., Zhou, K."Resveratrol inhibits human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell growth via blocking pAkt/p70S6K signaling pathways". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 31, no. 3 (2013): 621-627. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1237