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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Arsenic trioxide inhibits viability and induces apoptosis through reactivating the Wnt inhibitor secreted frizzled related protein-1 in prostate cancer cells.

Lei Zheng, Hui Jiang, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Ke-Nan Wang, Qi-Fei Wang, Quan-Lin Li, Tao Jiang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lei ZhengDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China; Department of Urology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Hui JiangDepartment of Urology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Wei ZhangDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ke-Nan WangDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Qi-Fei WangDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Quan-Lin LiDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Tao JiangDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

backgroundGrowing evidence suggests that arsenic trioxide (As2O3) induces apoptosis and inhibits tumor cell growth in prostate cancer (PCa), although details of the mechanism are still inconclusive. We investigated the antitumor effect of As2O3 in human PCa cell lines LNCaP and PC3 and the underlying mechanisms by focusing on the Wnt signaling pathway.

methodsThe effect of As2O3 on the viability and apoptosis of PCa cells was investigated by cholecystokinin-8 and flow cytometry. The expression of the related proteins in the Wnt signaling pathway and the downstream target genes of the Wnt signaling pathway was examined by Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR assay. The methylation status of the SFRP1 gene promoter was assessed by bisulfite sequencing.

resultsAs2O3 inhibited the viability of PCa cells and induced apoptosis of PCa cells in a dose-dependent manner. The protein level of phosphoglycogen synthase kinase-3β was upregulated, whereas the protein level of β-catenin and the mRNA levels of c-MYC, MMP-7, and COX-2 were downregulated in a dose-dependent manner in PCa cells treated with As2O3. In addition, As2O3 upregulated the protein and mRNA levels of secreted frizzled related protein-1, and increased the demethylation of the SFRP1 gene promoter.

conclusionOur results suggest that As2O3 may inhibit cell viability and induce apoptosis through reactivating the Wnt inhibitor secreted frizzled related protein-1 in both androgen-dependent and -independent human PCa.

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arsenic trioxideCpG island methylationdemethylationprostate cancerSFRP1Wnt signaling pathway

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