Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of resveratrol on the growth activity of lung cancer cells and its possible mechanism.Methods The lung cancer cell line H292 was stably cultured, and the medium containing resveratrol of different concentrations was added for intervention. CCK-8 test, flow cytometry and cell colony formation test were used to detect the effects of resveratrol on the growth activity of H292 cells. Immunofluorescence and Western blotting were used to detect the effects of resveratrol on the expressions of Akt/mTOR signaling pathway-related proteins in H292 cells.Results (1) CCK-8 results showed that resveratrol significantly inhibited the proliferation of H292 cells (P<0.05) in a time- and dose-dependent manner. At the same time, resveratrol had a significant effect on the cell cycle of H292, which could arrest the cell cycle at G2/M phase. (2) Resveratrol significantly inhibited the colony formation of H292 cells in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). (3) Western blotting showed that resveratrol induced the accumulation of LC3-II in H292 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Immunofluorescence assay showed that resveratrol induced a significant increase of GFP-LC3 in the nucleus and mitochondria. (4) Autophagy inhibitor 3-MA effectively weakened the inhibitory effect of resveratrol on the viability of H292 cells. Lysosomal acidification inhibitor Bafilomycin A1 promoted the accumulation of LC3-II which was induced by resveratrol. (5) Resveratrol down-regulated the expressions of p-Akt, p-P70S6K and p-mTOR proteins in H292 cells (P<0.05), but had no significant effects on the expressions of Akt, P70S6K and mTOR proteins (P>0.05).Conclusion Resveratrol can inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer cells by suppressing the Akt/mTOR signal pathway activity.