Inhibitory effects of resveratrol on the adhesion, migration and invasion of human bladder cancer cells.

Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound, which has been revealed to induce apoptosis in numerous human cancer cells; however, the effects of resveratrol on the migration and invasion of human bladder cancer cells have not been reported. The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-metastatic potential of resveratrol against bladder cancer and its mechanism of action. The results indicated that resveratrol inhibits the adhesion, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Resveratrol was shown to significantly inhibit the expression and secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in bladder cancer cells. Furthermore, resveratrol suppressed the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase. In conclusion, the present study is the first, to the best of our knowledge, to demonstrate that resveratrol may be considered a novel anticancer agent for the treatment of bladder cancer via the inhibition of migration and invasion.