Anti-tumor and immunomodulatory activity of resveratrol in vitro and its potential for combining with cancer immunotherapy.

PubMed ID: 21854876

Author(s): Soto BL, Hank JA, Darjatmoko SR, Polans AS, Yanke EM, Rakhmilevich AL, Seo S, Kim K, Reisfeld RA, Gillies SD, Sondel PM. Anti-tumor and immunomodulatory activity of resveratrol in vitro and its potential for combining with cancer immunotherapy. Int Immunopharmacol. 2011 Nov;11(11):1877-86. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.07.019. Epub 2011 Aug 18. PMID 21854876

Journal: International Immunopharmacology, Volume 11, Issue 11, Nov 2011

We evaluated the anti-tumor effect of Resveratrol (RV) on M21 and NXS2 tumor cell lines and its immunosuppressive activity on human and murine immune cells to determine the potential for combining RV and immunotherapy. In vitro, concentrations of RV≥25 mcM, inhibited cell proliferation, blocked DNA synthesis and induced G1 phase arrest in tumor and immune cells. RV at 12-50 mcM inhibited antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) of tumor cells facilitated by the hu14.18-IL2 immunocytokine (IC). The in vivo anti-tumor and immunomodulating activity of RV given systemically were assessed in mice. Results showed that this RV regimen inhibited the growth of NXS2 tumors in vivo but did not appear to interfere with blood cell count, splenocyte or macrophage function. Thus, RV may be a candidate for combining with immunotherapy.

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