PMID- 31464618 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200106 LR - 20200225 IS - 1472-6882 (Electronic) IS - 1472-6882 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Aug 29 TI - Resveratrol induces apoptosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia epithelial cell line (BPH-1) through p38 MAPK-FOXO3a pathway. PG - 233 LID - 10.1186/s12906-019-2648-8 [doi] LID - 233 AB - BACKGROUND: Resveratrol is reported to inhibit the growth of prostate, which is characteristic of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) condition. However, the mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to identify the effects and probable mechanism of resveratrol on BPH. METHODS: We used the BPH epithelial cell line BPH-1 to investigate the effect of resveratrol. Cells were treated with various concentrations of resveratrol, and its effects on cells viability, apoptosis, ROS accumulation, and cell cycle were assessed. Western blot was used to examine activation of p38 MAPK and protein levels of FOXO3a, Bcl2, Bcl-XL, and caspase3. Cells were also co-treated with the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 or ROS scavenger N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) to further investigate the mechanism. RESULTS: Resveratrol treatment inhibited the growth of BPH-1 and increased apoptosis of cells. In addition, levels of phosphorylated p38 MAPK level was elevated and FOXO3a repression was observed. Concomitantly, ROS was accumulated. All of these resveratrol-mediated effects were suppressed by additional treatment with SB203580 or NAC. Resveratrol was also found to induce cell cycle arrest at S phase. CONCLUSIONS: Resveratrol can activate p38 MAPK and repress FOXO3a, thereby causing repression of SOD2, catalase, and increase of ROS accumulation, leading to apoptosis in BPH-1 cells. FAU - Li, Chao AU - Li C AD - Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 DongHu Road, WuChang District, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital; Puai Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.473 HanZheng Street, QiaoKou District, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China. FAU - Hu, Wan-Li AU - Hu WL AD - Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 DongHu Road, WuChang District, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China. huwanli_urology@163.com. FAU - Lu, Meng-Xin AU - Lu MX AD - Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 DongHu Road, WuChang District, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xiao, Guan-Fa AU - Xiao GF AD - Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 DongHu Road, WuChang District, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190829 PL - England TA - BMC Complement Altern Med JT - BMC complementary and alternative medicine JID - 101088661 RN - 0 (FOXO3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O3) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - Q369O8926L (Resveratrol) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Forkhead Box Protein O3/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Prostatic Hyperplasia/*metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Resveratrol/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC6714439 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Benign prostatic hyperplasia OT - FOXO3a OT - Reactive oxygen species OT - Resveratrol OT - p38 MAPK COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2019/08/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/07 06:00 PMCR- 2019/08/29 CRDT- 2019/08/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12906-019-2648-8 [pii] AID - 2648 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12906-019-2648-8 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Aug 29;19(1):233. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2648-8.