Skip to main content

Table 7 Impact of resveratrol on the expression of genes in the context of gastrointestinal cancers

From: Disease-associated regulation of gene expression by resveratrol: Special focus on the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Type of cancer

Dose range

Cell line

Target

Pathway

Function

Refs.

In vivo studies

Gastric cancer (GC)

50 mg/kg, 10–200 mg/L

SGC7901, SGC7901/DOX, MGC803

TSC1, TSC2, p70S6K, Caspase-3/9, Vimentin, E-cadherin

PTEN/AKT, mTOR

RVT via modulating PTEN/AKT pathway by inhibiting EMT could reverse doxorubicin resistance in GC

[67]

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

0–100 mg/kg, 20–80 μM

HepG2, Hep3B

MARCH-1, STAT3, VEGF, Bcl-2

PTEN/AKT

RVT via MARCH-1-induced regulation of the PTEN/AKT pathway and inhibit malignant progression of HCC

[65]

Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

1 mg/kg 5 μg/mL

HCT116, CT26

Cx43, EGFR, NF-kB p65, IKKa, IkBa,

AKT, PI3K, mTOR, MAPK

RVT via upregulating connexin43 and inhibition of the AKT pathway could sensitize CRC cells to cetuximab

[66]

CRC

50–150 mg/kg , 0–80 μM

HCT116, SW480

PCNA, Caspase-3, GSK-3β,

PTEN/PI3K/AKT, Wnt/β-catenin

RVT via the Wnt/β-catenin and PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathways could play a role in human colon cancer cell proliferation

[68]

CRC

150 mg/kg, 0–240 μmol/L

SW480 and SW620

N-cadherin, E-cadherin, Vimentin

AKT/GSK-3β/Snail

RVT via the AKT/GSK‑3β/Snail pathway could inhibit the metastasis and invasion of CRC cells

[69]

In vitro studies

Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM)

200 μM

GES-1, AGS, BGC823, SGC7901, MKN45, MKN28, AZ521, HCT116

CDX2, Villin1, Klf4, Cadherin17, Muc2

PI3K/AKT/p-FoxO4

RVT via the PI3K/AKT/p-FoxO4 pathway could inhibit bile acid-induced GIM

[63]

GC

50–200 μmol/L

MGC803

GSK3β, Cyclin-D1

PTEN/ PI3K/ AKT

RVT via regulating the PTEN/ PI3K/AKT pathway could induce cell cycle arrest in human gastric cancer MGC803 cells

[64]

HCC

0–200 μM

HepG2

FoxO3a/Bim

AKT

RVT via modulating AKT/FoxO3a/Bim pathway could induce apoptosis in HepG2 cells

[70]

HCC

100 μM

HepG2, Bel-7402, SMMC-7721

SIRT1, Bcl-2, Caspase-3/7, PARP, PCNA, Bax

PI3K/AKT

RVT via SIRT1 mediated post-translational modification of PI3K/AKT signaling could inhibit migration and proliferation in HCC cells

[71]

CRC

10–40 μM

DLD1, HCT15

Cyclin-D1, Cyclin-E2, Bcl-2, p53, Bax

AKT/STAT3

RVT via targeting the AKT/STAT3 pathway could suppress colon cancer growth

[72]

CRC

40–60 μM

HCT116, 293 T

BMP7, GFP, PTEN, BAD, Bcl-2, Smad1/5/8

PI3K/AKT

RVT via upregulating BMP7 could inactivate PI3K/AKT signaling in human colon cancer cells

[73]

  1. Concentration of resveratrol and its metabolites has been assessed in the colorectal tissues of humans who received resveratrol in a clinical study on colorectal cancer patients who took eight daily doses of resveratrol at 0.5 or 1.0 g prior to surgical resection of tumors. This study ahs confirmed tolerability of resveratrol. More importantly, these doses of resveratrol have been shown to produce sufficient concentrations for induction of anti-cancer effect in the gastrointestinal tract [74]