title: At concentrations that inhibit mTOR, resveratrol suppresses cellular senescence.
abstract: Here we demonstrated that, at cytostatic, near-toxic concentrations, resveratrol inhibited S6 phosphorylation and prevented the senescence morphology in human cells. Using a sensitive functional assay, we found that resveratrol partially prevented loss of the proliferative potential associated with cellular senescence. Resveratrol was less effective than rapamycin, because aging-suppression by resveratrol was limited by its toxicity at high concentrations. We discuss whether concentrations of resveratrol that inhibit mTOR (target of rapamycin) and suppress cellular senescence are clinically achievable and whether partial inhibition of mTOR by resveratrol might be sufficient to affect organismal aging.
authors.affiliation: Oncotarget, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Zoya N
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Demidenko
authors.forename: Mikhail V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Blagosklonny
mesh_terms: D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D054697:Cytostatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
chemical_list: D054697:Cytostatic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013267:Stilbenes; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D011494:Protein Kinases; C546842:MTOR protein, human; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000077185:Resveratrol