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Anti-proliferative effects of evodiamine on human prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC3

✍ Scribed by Shu-Fen Kan; Ching-Han Yu; Hsiao-Fung Pu; Jong-Ming Hsu; Ming-Jen Chen; Paulus S. Wang

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
451 KB
Volume
101
Category
Article
ISSN
0730-2312

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Abstract

Prostate carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors and has become a more common cancer in men. Previous studies demonstrated that evodiamine (EVO) exhibited anti‐tumor activities on several cancers, but its effects on androgen‐independent prostate cancer are unclear. In the present study, the action mechanisms of EVO on the growth of androgen‐independent prostate cancer cells (DU145 and PC3 cells) were explored. EVO dramatically inhibited the growth and elevated cytotocixity of DU145 and PC3 cells. The flow cytometric analysis of EVO‐treated cells indicated a block of G2/M phase and an elevated level of DNA fragmentation. The G2/M arrest was accompanied by elevated Cdc2 kinase activity, an increase in expression of cyclin B1 and phosphorylated Cdc2 (Thr 161), and a decrease in expression of phosphorylated Cdc2 (Tyr 15), Myt‐1, and interphase Cdc25C. TUNEL examination showed that EVO‐induced apoptosis was observed at 72 h. EVO elevated the activities of caspase 3, 8, and 9 in DU145 cells, while in PC3 cells only the activities of caspase 3 and 9 were elevated. EVO also triggered the processing of caspase 3 and 9 in both DU145 and PC3 cells. We demonstrate that roscovitine treatment result in the reversion of G2/M arrest in response to EVO in both DU145 and PC3. However, inhibitory effect of roscovitine on EVO‐induced apoptosis could only be observed in DU145 rather than PC3. In DU145, G2/M arrest might be a signal for initiation of EVO‐triggered apoptosis. Whereas EVO‐triggered PC3 apoptosis might be independent of G2/M arrest. These results suggested that EVO inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cell lines, DU145 and PC3, through an accumulation at G2/M phase and an induction of apoptosis. J. Cell. Biochem. 101: 44–56, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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