Abstract

Resveratrol, a natural product derived from grapes, has been shown to prevent carcinogenesis in murine models. We report here that resveratrol induces antiproliferation and arrests the S phase in human histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells. Resveratrol induces arrest in the S phase at low concentrations (30–60 μM), but high concentrations do not induce S phase accumulation in U937 cells. Removal of resveratrol from the culture medium stimulates U937 cells to reenter the cell cycle synchronously, as judged by the expression patterns of cyclin E, A and by fluorescent activated cell sorting analysis. These data demonstrate that resveratrol causes S phase arrest and reversible cell cycle arrest. Thus, resveratrol provides an important new cell cycle blocker as well as a cancer chemopreventive agent.

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