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FASEB JOURNAL
Volume 15, Issue 8, Pages 1798-+Publisher
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.01-0028fje
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resveratrol; red wine; cancer; angiogenesis; MAP kinase
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Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural compound found in several plants, including grapes, peanuts, and pines, and in their related products. Red wine is probably the most frequently consumed drink that is enriched in resveratrol. We investigated whether drinking resveratrol could suppress angiogenesis, a process of blood vessel growth involved in initiation, development, and progression of many diseases, including cancer, metastasis, and diabetic retinopathy. We found that resveratrol suppresses the growth of new blood vessels in animals. It directly inhibits capillary endothelial cell growth. It blocks both VEGF- and FGF-receptor-mediated angiogenic responses. In addition, resveratrol inhibits the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated kinase isoforms (MAPK(p44)/MAPK(p42)) induced by fibroblast growth factor-2 in proliferating endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. Oral administration of resveratrol significantly inhibits the growth of a murine fibrosarcoma in mice, and it significantly delays angiogenesis-dependent wound healing in mice. Our findings suggest that ingestion of resveratrol-enriched food could be beneficial for the prevention of cancer. However, its antiangiogenic effect could delay wound healing and possibly other angiogenesis-dependent processes under physiological conditions.
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