Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2116522 Cancer Letters 2009 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

We have examined whether and by what mechanism piceatannol inhibits cell cycle progression in DU145 cells. The treatment of cells with piceatannol for 24 h resulted in an increase in the percentage of cells in G1 phase and dose-dependent decreases in [3H]thymidine incorporation, as well as in protein levels of cyclin A, cyclin D1, and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)2 and CDK4. Piceatannol exerted no effect on the levels of p21WAF1/CIP1 or p27KIP1. Piceatannol reduced CDK4 and CDK2 activity. These results indicate that delaying G1 cell cycle progression contributes to the piceatannol-mediated inhibition of DU145 cell growth, which may be mediated via the inhibition of CDK activity.

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