Protective Effect of Resveratrol Against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: In-Vitro and In-Silico Studies

Abstract

Resveratrol, a non-flavone polyphenol molecule, has been shown to be both chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive in the treatment of several forms of cancer, including lung cancer. 80% of cancers of the lungs are non-small cell lung cancers. The study was carried out to see the effects of Resveratrol in non-small cell lung cancer cells (A549) and to observe its binding as an inhibitor to Akt protein using in-vitro and in-silico studies, respectively. As per the results of Cell viability assay, which used Doxorubicin and Dexamethasone as standard drugs, Resveratrol (p = 0.01, p = 0.0051) could significantly stop lung cancer cells from growing, with IC50 values of 37.32 ± 0.8 μM. It was discovered that Resveratrol was about six times more effective than Dexamethasone, suggesting that it has a significantly higher anti-proliferative potential than this standard drug. During the Wound-closure assay, the rate of migration in the Resveratrol treatment group showed a lower migration rate at a higher concentration of 500 μM together with a change in the shape of the cell, demonstrating the concentration-dependent behavior of A549 cell growth. In the current study, it was demonstrated using Cell viability assay and Wound closure assay that Resveratrol exhibits anti-proliferative activity on A549 lung cancer cells and inhibits cancer cell proliferation in a concentration and time-dependent manner. It was also observed that Resveratrol binds to Akt protein and it inhibits the activity of Akt by interacting with the ATP-binding region of Akt protein. However, the molecular mechanism behind resveratrol’s anti-cancer benefits remains unknown. Finally, the current study may lay the groundwork for future research into the tumor suppressor resveratrol.