Sumei Chen,Ke Zhang,Yuanyuan Chen,Ruzhen Zheng,Penjun Zhao,Jianwei Zhu,Shuming Wu,Qinghua Deng,Shenglin Ma,Guangsu Xiong. Anticancer effect and enhanced chemotherapy potential of resveratrol in human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Oncol Transl Med, 2016, 2: 156-164.
Anticancer effect and enhanced chemotherapy potential of resveratrol in human pancreatic cancer cell lines
Received:May 28, 2016  Revised:August 22, 2016
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KeyWord:resveratrol; gemcitabine; pancreatic cancer; apoptosis; proliferation
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Sumei Chen Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Ke Zhang Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Yuanyuan Chen Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Ruzhen Zheng Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Penjun Zhao Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Jianwei Zhu Department of Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Shuming Wu Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai 200001, China chensusu1986@126.com 
Qinghua Deng Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China dengqinghua69@163.com 
Shenglin Ma Department of Radiation Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310002, China mashenglin@medmail.com.cn 
Guangsu Xiong Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai 200001, China wusm2002@hotmail.com 
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Abstract:
      Objective: Gemcitabine, the only approved drug for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, is not very effective. Novel and effective cancer chemopreventive agents are urgently needed. Recently, emerging studies determined resveratrol possessed anticancer effects on various cancer cells. We explored the anticancer effect of resveratrol in pancreatic cancer cells and investigated the involved moleculars of action. We also examined whether resveratrol enhanced antitumor activity of gemcitabine in vitro. Methods: Proliferation inhibition was assessed by cell count kit-8 assay. Cell cycle phase distribution and apoptotic cells were measured by flow cytometric analysis. We determined the expression of bcl-2, cyclinD1, and activation of caspases-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase1 proteins used Western blot analysis. Results: Resveratrol inhibited the proliferation of three pancreatic cancer cell lines in a dose dependent fashion, and induced accumulation of cells at the G1 phase as well as apoptosis. Our data also demonstrated that resveratrol enhanced gemcitabine-induced apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. In addition, resveratrol inhibited the expression of cyclinD1, bcl-2, and induced activation of caspase-3 and poly (ADPribose) polymerase1. Conclusion: Our results suggested that resveratrol might be not only a potential regimen, but also an effective chemosensitizer for the chemotherapy of pancreatic cancer.
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