title: Resveratrol inhibits cell growth by inducing cell cycle arrest in activated hepatic stellate cells.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-anexo, CEP 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Izabel C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Leo Anderson M
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Barbara P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grivicich
authors.forename: Regina M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Guaragna
authors.forename: Carmem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gottfried
authors.forename: Radovan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borojevic
authors.forename: Fátima Costa Rodrigues
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Guma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D000077185:Resveratrol; D016196:S Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013267:Stilbenes; D000077185:Resveratrol