Anticancer effects of resveratrol in canine hemangiosarcoma cell lines

A. Carlson, K. S. Alderete, M. K.O. Grant, D. M. Seelig, L. C. Sharkey, B. N.M. Zordoky

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Abstract

Hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is a highly malignant tumour with aggressive biological behaviour. HSAs are more common in dogs than other domestic animals. The median survival time of dogs with HSA remains short, even with chemotherapy and surgery. Therefore, there is a critical need to improve the adjuvant chemotherapeutic regimens to improve clinical outcomes in dogs with HSA. Resveratrol has been shown to possess strong anti-proliferative and/or pro-apoptotic properties in human cancer cell lines. Nevertheless, the potential anticancer effects of resveratrol have not been reported in canine HSAs. The objective of this study is to determine the growth inhibitory effects of resveratrol in HSA cells when used alone or in combination with doxorubicin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent. Frog and DD-1 canine HSA cell lines were treated with varying concentrations of resveratrol with and without doxorubicin. Cell viability was measured by the MTT assay. The expression of apoptotic proteins, activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) were assessed by western blotting. Similar to human cancer cell lines, resveratrol markedly inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis in both HSA cell lines. Mechanistically, resveratrol activated p38 MAPK, but did not affect the AMPK or the ERK1/2 pathways. Additional experiments showed that resveratrol augmented the growth-inhibitory and apoptotic effects of doxorubicin in both HSA cell lines. These findings suggest that resveratrol has pro-apoptotic effects in canine HSA cells; therefore, its use as a potential adjunct therapy in canine HSA patients warrants further investigation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)253-261
Number of pages9
JournalVeterinary and Comparative Oncology
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank Dr J. Modiano, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, for providing the HSA cells used in this publication. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health Award Number UL1TR000114. B.N.M.Z. is the recipient of a Pre-K Career Development Award and K.S.A. is funded by the Pathway to Research Program, Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of Minnesota. A.C. is funded by the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Summer Scholars Program and Ska-dron Family Fellowship. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Funding Information:
National Institutes of Health, Grant/Award number: UL1TR000114; Skadron Family Fellowship; University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine; Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of Minnesota

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Keywords

  • apoptosis
  • canine
  • doxorubicin
  • hemangiosarcoma
  • resveratrol

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