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. 2024 Sep 19;16(18):3193. doi: 10.3390/cancers16183193

Table 10.

Overview of in vitro studies related to resveratrol.

Polyphenol Cell Line Concentration/
Duration
Anti-Cancer Effects Type IV Collagenase-Mediated Mechanisms Reference
Resveratrol
(3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene)
PMA-induced
A549
HeLa
10, 30 µM for 24 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↔MMP-2 mRNA, activity
↓MMP-9 mRNA, activity
↓NF-κB activity
[116]
4 T1 10, 20, 30 μM for 12, 16, 24, 48 h ↓cell adhesion
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-9 mRNA, activity [135]
HT1080 50 μM for 10, 30 min, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 h
or 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 μM for 24 h
or 20, 30, 50 μM for 24, 48 h
↓proliferation
↑cell migration
↑MMP-9 protein, activity
↓pp38
↓pAkt
[134]
BxPC-3
Panc-1
12.5, 25, 50 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 mRNA, protein
↓pNF-κB protein
↓pAkt protein
[123]
HTB94 50 μM for 10, 30 min, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 h
or 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 μM for 24 h
↓proliferation ↓MMP-2, -9 protein, activity
↑pp38
[133]
TGF-β1-induced LoVo 6, 12 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 protein [139]
Glioblastoma-initiating cells (GICs) derived from patients 5, 10, 20 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell adhesion
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 protein, activity
↓NF-κB p65 nuclear translocation
↑I-κBα, ↓pI-κBα protein
↑IKKα/β, ↓pIKKα/β protein
↓pAkt, ↓pmTOR protein
[141]
TPA-induced
SCC-9
25, 50, 75, 100 μM for 24 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↔MMP-2 activity
↓MMP-9 mRNA, protein, activity
↓pERK protein
[113]
C6 50, 100, 150 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-9 protein
↓PI3 K, pAkt, mTOR, STAT3 protein
↓NF-κB protein
[140]
HOS
MNNG/HOS
143 B
25, 50, 75, 100 μM for 12, 24, 48 h
or 100 μM for 2, 4 h
↓proliferation
↓cell adhesion
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 mRNA, protein, activity, promoter activity
↔TIMP-2 protein
↓pp38, pAkt protein
↑pERK protein
[142]
SW579 10 μg/mL for 24 h
with 100, 200 μg/mL of lentinan
↓proliferation
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-2, -9 mRNA
↑TIMP-1, -2 mRNA
↓NF-κB mRNA
↑I-κBα mRNA
[131]
Hypoxia-induced
BxPC-3
Panc-1
12.5, 25, 50 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 mRNA, protein [124]
TPA-stimulated MCF-7 10 μM for 1, 24 h (resveratrol)
1, 5, 10 μM for 1, 4, 12, 24 h (gold-conjugated resveratrol nanoparticles)
↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 protein
↓MMP-9 mRNA, protein, activity, secretion
↑TIMP-1, -2 protein
↓NF-κB p65/pNF-κB p65 protein
↓pAkt, pERK protein
[117]
U87 MG
T98 G
U251
40 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 protein, activity [112]
T24 10, 25, 50 μM for 6, 12, 24 h ↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 protein
↓pERK-1/-2 protein
[129]
SW480
HCT116
5 μM for 12, 24 h or 10, 28 days ↓proliferation
↓cell invasion (in alginate culture)
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-9 protein
↓pNF-κB p65 protein
↓pNF-κB p50 protein
[121]
HepG2 10 μg/mL for 24 h
with 5, 10 μg/mL of paclitaxel
↑apoptosis ↓MMP-2, -9 mRNA, protein
↑TIMP-1, -2 mRNA, protein
↓NF-κB mRNA, protein
↑I-κBα mRNA, protein
[125]
U2 OS 6, 12 μg/mL for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-2, -9 protein [132]
HCT116
5-Fluorouracil-resistant HCT116 R
5 μM for 24, 72 h or 10 days ↓proliferation
↓cell invasion (in alginate culture)
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-9 protein
↓pNF-κB p65 protein
[122]
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF)-induced
MCF-7
MDA-MB-231
50 μM for 24, 36, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 mRNA
↓pAkt
[119]
IL-6-induced
SGC-7901
HSC-39
10, 20 μM for 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 activity
↓pERK protein
[138]
ACHN
A498
25, 50, 100 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 protein
↑TIMP-1 protein
↓pAkt, ERK-1/-2, pERK-1/-2
[127]
TGF-1 β-induced
MDA-MB-231
MDA-MB-436
MDA-MB-453
BT549
12.5, 25, 50 μM for 24 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2 protein, secretion (MDA-MB-231)
↓MMP-9 protein, secretion (MDA-MB-231)
↓pAkt, pPI3 K
[118]
HeLa
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs)
10, 20, 40 μM for 24, 48 h ↓proliferation
↑cell migration (slightly, after 24 h)
↓cell migration (after 48 h)
↓cell invasion
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-2, -9 protein [120]
PC3
DU145
LNCap
150 μM for 12, 24, 48 h ↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 protein
↑TIMP-2, -3 protein
↓TIMP-2, -3 methylation level
[130]
Cisplatin-resistant CAL27 25, 50, 75 μM for 6, 12, 18, 24 h ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 protein
↓pERK, pp38 protein
[114]
H-357 1, 3.5, 5 μM for 48 h (resveratrol nanoparticles) ↓angiogenesis
↓proliferation
↓cell invasion
↓MMP-2, -9 activity
↓NF-κB, IKKα protein
↓Akt, MAPK protein
[137]
Paclitaxel-resistant
SKBR3/PR
30 μM for 24, 48 h (free resveratrol) or equivalent dose (resveratrol–solid lipid nanoparticles with or without TPGS) ↓proliferation
↓cell migration
↓cell invasion
↑apoptosis
↓MMP-2, -9 protein [136]

Legend: ↑ activation or increase; ↓ inhibition or decrease; ↔ no impact.