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ArticleOncology letters2018

Suppressed epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell properties mediate the anti-cancer effects of ethyl pyruvate via regulation of the AKT/nuclear factor-κB pathway in prostate cancer cells.

Bin Huang, Dao-Jun Lv, Chong Wang, Fang-Peng Shu, Zhi-Cheng Gong, Tao Xie, Yu-Zhong Yu, Xian-Lu Song, Jia-Jia Xie, Sen Li and 3 more

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. HMGB1: A Central Node in Cancer Therapy Resistance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Targeting PI3K/Akt signaling in prostate cancer therapy.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Bin HuangDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Dao-Jun LvDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Chong WangDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Fang-Peng ShuDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Zhi-Cheng GongDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Tao XieDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Yu-Zhong YuDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Xian-Lu SongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095, P.R. China.
Jia-Jia XieThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Sen LiThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Ya-Meng LiuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Huan QiDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Shan-Chao ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a leading cause of mortality among cases of prostate cancer (PCa). Current treatment options for CRPC are limited. Ethyl pyruvate (EP), a lipophilic derivative of pyruvic acid, has been reported to have antitumor activities. In the present study, the efficacy of EP against PCa was investigated using two human PCa cell lines and a mouse xenograft tumor model. PC3 and CWR22RV1 cells were treated with EP, and cytotoxicity was evaluated via Cell Counting Kit-8 and colony formation assays, while cell cycle distribution was assessed by flow cytometry. Changes in cell migration and invasion caused by EP treatment were also evaluated with Transwell and wound healing assays, and changes in the expression of intracellular signaling pathway components were detected by western blotting. EP treatment reduced cell viability, induced G1 arrest, and activated the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Additionally, the

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AKT/nuclear factor-κBcancer stem cellsepithelial-mesenchymal transitionethyl pyruvateprostate cancer

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PMID30008929
PMCPMC6036506

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