Abstract Title:

Resveratrol, a natural product derived from grapes, is a new inducer of differentiation in human myeloid leukemias.

Abstract Source:

Int J Hematol. 2002 Jun;75(5):528-33. PMID: 12095155

Abstract Author(s):

Hiroya Asou, Kozo Koshizuka, Taiichi Kyo, Noboru Takata, Nanao Kamada, H P Koeffier

Article Affiliation:

Department of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology&Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan. [email protected]

Abstract:

A natural product, resveratrol (3,4,40-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a phytoalexin found in grapes and other food products, is known as a cancer chemopreventive agent. We studied the in vitro biological activity of this compound by examining its effect on proliferation and differentiation in myeloid leukemia cell lines (HL-60, NB4, U937,THP-1, ML-1, Kasumi-1) and fresh samples from 17 patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Resveratrol (20 microM, 4 days) alone inhibited the growth in liquid culture of each of the 6 cell lines. Resveratrol (10 microM) enhanced the expression of adhesion molecules (CD11a, CD11b, CD18, CD54) in each of the cell lines except for Kasumi-1. Moreover, resveratrol (25 microM, 4 days) induced 37% of U937 cells to produce superoxide as measured by the ability to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT). The combination of resveratrol (10 microM) and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) (50 nM, 4 days) induced 95% of the NB4 cells to become NBT-positive, whereas<1% and 12% of the cells became positive for NBT after a similar exposure to either resveratrol or ATRA alone, respectively. In U937 cells exposed to resveratrol (25 microM, 3 days), the binding activity of nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) protein was suppressed. Eight of 19 samples of fresh acute leukemia cells reduced NBT after exposure to resveratrol (20 microM, 4 days). Taken together, these findings show that resveratrol inhibits proliferation and induces differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells.

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