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Resveratrol inhibits adventitial fibroblast proliferation and induces cell apoptosis through the SIRT1 pathway

  • Authors:
    • Lin Ling
    • Shaohua Gu
    • Yan Cheng
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  • Published online on: December 30, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6098
  • Pages: 567-572
  • Copyright: © Ling et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Atherosclerosis is one of the most important causes of cardiovascular disease and studies have showed that adventitial fibroblasts, which are considered to be the most common cell type of the vascular adventitia, are involved in the development of early atherosclerotic plaques. Resveratrol is a plant polyphenolic compound confirmed to have anti‑atherosclerotic and cardioprotective effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of resveratrol on adventitial fibroblasts in vitro and to clarify the underlying mechanism. Adventitial fibroblasts were isolated from the thoracic aorta of 8‑week‑old SPF Sprague‑Dawley rats. Following pre‑treatment with different concentrations of resveratrol, cell viability, DNA synthesis ability, cell apoptosis and cell migration ability were assessed in vitro. Through transfection with small interfering (si)RNA targeting sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), the role of the SIRT1 pathway in these processes was evaluated. Western blot analysis was used to assess the protein expression of SIRT1. It was demonstrated that resveratrol inhibited the cell viability, DNA synthesis and migratory ability of the adventitial fibroblasts, and induced cell apoptosis in a concentration‑dependent manner in vitro. These effects were partly through the SIRT1 pathways. siRNA targeting SIRT1 successfully reversed the antiproliferative, antimigratory and pro‑apoptotic effects of resveratrol on adventitial fibroblasts. In conclusion, the data showed that resveratrol inhibited cell viability, DNA synthesis and cell migration, and induced cell apoptosis in the rat adventitial fibroblasts in vitro through the SIRT1 signaling pathway. As the activation and migration of adventitial fibroblasts contributes to the early development of atherosclerosis, this may be a mechanism underlying the anti‑atherosclerotic effect of resveratrol.
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Ling L, Gu S and Cheng Y: Resveratrol inhibits adventitial fibroblast proliferation and induces cell apoptosis through the SIRT1 pathway. Mol Med Rep 15: 567-572, 2017.
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Ling, L., Gu, S., & Cheng, Y. (2017). Resveratrol inhibits adventitial fibroblast proliferation and induces cell apoptosis through the SIRT1 pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 15, 567-572. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6098
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Ling, L., Gu, S., Cheng, Y."Resveratrol inhibits adventitial fibroblast proliferation and induces cell apoptosis through the SIRT1 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 15.2 (2017): 567-572.
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Ling, L., Gu, S., Cheng, Y."Resveratrol inhibits adventitial fibroblast proliferation and induces cell apoptosis through the SIRT1 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 15, no. 2 (2017): 567-572. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6098