Resveratrol Inhibits Development of Experimental Endometriosis In Vivo and Reduces Endometrial Stromal Cell Invasiveness In Vitro1

Kaylon L Bruner-Tran, Kaylon L. Bruner‐Tran, Kevin G Osteen, Hugh S Taylor, Anna Sokalska, Kaitlin Haines, Antoni J. Dulęba, Antoni J Duleba
Biology of reproduction · 2010 · vol. 84(1) , pp. 106–112 · doi:10.1095/biolreprod.110.086744 · PMID:20844278 · W2115668011
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Resveratrol treatment reduced the number and volume of endometriotic implants in mice and inhibited endometrial stromal cell invasiveness in vitro.

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Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder characterized by ectopic attachment and growth of endometrial tissues. Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol with antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory properties. Our objective was to study the effects of resveratrol on human endometriotic implants in a nude mouse model and to examine its impact on human endometrial stromal (HES) cell invasiveness in vitro. Human endometrial tissues were obtained from healthy donors. Endometriosis was established in oophorectomized nude mice by intraperitoneal injection of endometrial tissues. Mice were treated with 17β-estradiol (8 mg, silastic capsule implants) alone (n = 16) or with resveratrol (6 mg/mouse; n = 20) for 10-12 and 18-20 days beginning 1 day after tissue injection. Mice were killed and endometrial implants were evaluated. A Matrigel invasion assay was used to examine the effects of resveratrol on HES cells. We assessed number and size of endometriotic implants in vivo and Matrigel invasion in vitro. Resveratrol decreased the number of endometrial implants per mouse by 60% (P < 0.001) and the total volume of lesions per mouse by 80% (P < 0.001). Resveratrol (10-30 μM) also induced a concentration-dependent reduction of invasiveness of HES by up to 78% (P < 0.0001). Resveratrol inhibits development of endometriosis in the nude mouse and reduces invasiveness of HES cells. These observations may aid in the development of novel treatments of endometriosis.

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Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Stilbenes Stromal Cells Adolescent Adult Animals Endometriosis Endometrium Female Humans Mice Mice, Nude Middle Aged Resveratrol Stilbenes Stromal Cells Stromal Cells Young Adult

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