Resveratrol modulates tumor cell proliferation and protein translation via SIRT1-dependent AMPK activation.
Resveratrol functions as an agonist for estrogen receptor (ER)-mediated transcription. However, other researchers have reported that resveratrol decreases proliferation of breast cancer cells that are either ER-positive or ER-negative, which suggests that the interaction of resveratrol with the ER may not fully explain its inhibitory effect on proliferation. Similar to those effects associated with caloric restriction (CR), resveratrol has multiple beneficial activities, such as increased life span and delay in the onset of diseases associated with aging. One key enzyme thought to be activated during CR is the AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), a sensor of cellular energy levels. The suppression of nonessential energy expenditure by activated AMPK along with the CR mimetic and antiproliferative properties of resveratrol has led us to hypothesize that resveratrol activity might have an important role in the activation of AMPK. Here, we show that resveratrol activated AMPK in both ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancer cells. Once activated, AMPK inhibited 4E-BP1 signaling and mRNA translation via mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Moreover, we also found that AMPK activity mediated by resveratrol in cancer cells was due to inducing the expression of Sirtuin type 1 (SIRT1) via elevation in the cellular NAD(+)/NADH in ER-positive cells. To our knowledge, we demonstrate here for the first time that resveratrol induces the expression of SIRT1 protein in human cancer cells. These observations raise the possibility that SIRT1 functions as a novel upstream regulator for AMPK signaling and may additionally modulate tumor cell proliferation. Targeting SIRT1/AMPK signaling by resveratrol may have potential therapeutic implications for cancer and age-related diseases.
Lin
Jia-Ni
JN
The PhD Program for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Lin
Victor Chia-Hsiang
VC
Rau
Kun-Ming
KM
Shieh
Po-Chuen
PC
Kuo
Daih-Huang
DH
Shieh
Jia-Ching
JC
Chen
Wei-Jen
WJ
Tsai
Shih-Chang
SC
Way
Tzong-Der
TD
D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077185:Resveratrol; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D056564:Sirtuin 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013267:Stilbenes; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; C447939:SIRT1 protein, human; D056564:Sirtuin 1; D000077185:Resveratrol