title: Resveratrol-induced apoptosis in human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia MOLT-4 cells.
abstract: Resveratrol (RES) is a natural occurring phytoalexin that has been shown to have chemopreventive activity. Resveratrol acts both by suppressing cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis in a variety of cancer cell lines. In this study, we show that RES induces apoptosis in MOLT-4 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells by modulating three different pathways that regulate cells survival and cell death. We show for the first time that RES inhibits the survival signalling pathways Notch and their down stream effector and modulates the operation of interacting signalling systems. It induces an increase in the levels of the pro-apoptotic proteins p53, its effector p21waf and Bax. We also show that RES inhibits the PI3K/Akt pathway and activates Gsk-3beta. The data presented here demonstrate unequivocally that RES induces apoptosis by inhibiting the Notch pathway and markedly influencing the operation of the interacting apoptosis pathways mediated by p53 and PI3K/Akt. These data support findings from other laboratories that have suggested the use of RES as a chemopreventive agent. Here, we have identified potential signalling pathways influenced by RES and this could lead to the identification of the targets of RES-induced apoptosis and growth control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, University of Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cecchinato
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiaramonte
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nizzardo
authors.forename: Brunella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cristofaro
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.forename: Gajanan V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Sherbet
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comi
mesh_terms: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018021:Lithium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000077185:Resveratrol; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000094162:Phytoalexins
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D000077185:Resveratrol; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013267:Stilbenes; D013729:Terpenes; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D000094162:Phytoalexins; C000605506:GSK3B protein, human