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Resveratrol inhibits cell growth by inducing cell cycle arrest in activated hepatic stellate cells.
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Molecular and cellular biochemistry [Mol Cell Biochem] 2008 Aug; Vol. 315 (1-2), pp. 1-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 May 04. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Resveratrol (RSV) exerts anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic actions in different cell lines. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are major fibrogenic cell types that contribute to collagen accumulation during chronic liver disease. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of RSV on cell proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis were evaluated in the mouse hepatic stellate cell line GRX. Cells treated with 1 nM-1 muM of RSV demonstrated a decrease in cell growth of about 35% after 5 days. GRX cells, treated with RSV (100 nM or 1 muM), were analyzed by flow cytometry; RSV induced an increase in the number of GRX cells in the S- and sub-G1 phases. The increase in sub-G1 phase cells and the nuclear condensation and fragmentation shown by DAPI staining identified a possible pro-apoptotic effect of RSV on GRX cells. Furthermore, the RSV anti-proliferative effects could be explained by an S-phase accumulation caused by a decrease in the progression through the cell cycle or an inhibition of S or G2 phase transition. It is notable that these RSV actions are mediated at nanomolar levels, compatible with the concentrations of free RSV in biological fluids after ingestion of polyphenol-rich foods, suggesting a possible effect of these foods as an adjuvant treatment in chronic liver diseases.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0300-8177
- Volume :
- 315
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecular and cellular biochemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18454344
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-008-9781-x