Effect of resveratrol on proliferation and differentiation of embryonic cardiomyoblasts
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao (China)
- Department of Biochemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao (China) and Institute of Chinese Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), a polyphenolic compound found largely in the skins of red grapes, has been used as a nutritional supplement or an investigational new drug for prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Previous reports showed that resveratrol had a protective effect against oxidative agent-induced cell injury. Our studies indicate that resveratrol plays a role in the differentiation of cardiomyoblasts. The cardiomyoblast cell line, H9c2, was exposed to 30-120 {mu}M resveratrol for up to 5 days. Resveratrol inhibits cardiomyoblast proliferation without causing cells injury. Moreover, resveratrol treatment modulated the differentiation of morphological characteristics including elongation and cell fusion in cardiomyoblasts. Proliferation and differentiation of H9c2 cells were further revealed by measurement of the mRNA expression of a cell cycle marker (CDK2), a differentiation marker (myogenin), and a contractile apparatus protein (MLC-2). Gene expression analysis revealed that resveratrol promoted entry into cell cycle arrest but extended the myogenic differentiation progress. These results have implications for the role of resveratrol in modulating cell cycle control and differentiation in cardiomyoblasts.
- OSTI ID:
- 20991496
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 360, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.025; PII: S0006-291X(07)01247-8; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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