ArticleJournal of diabetes investigation2020
Activation of overexpressed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor attenuates prostate cancer growth by inhibiting cell cycle progression.
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- Synergistic Potential of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Treatment: A New Therapeutic Avenue (TROD-GROG 006).Current radiopharmaceuticals · 2025Article
- The effect of GLP-1R agonists on the medical triad of obesity, diabetes, and cancer.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2024Review
- Adipose Tissues Have Been Overlooked as Players in Prostate Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The Potential Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists as a Type of Conservative Treatment of Endometrial Cancer in Women of Reproductive Age: A Review of the Literature and a Call for Study.Cureus · 2024 · on this mapReview
- Development of a propionate metabolism-related gene-based molecular subtypes and scoring system for predicting prognosis in bladder cancer.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- From Diabetes to Oncology: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonist's Dual Role in Prostate Cancer.Cancers · 2024Review
- The GLP-1 receptor is expressedEndocrine oncology (Bristol, England) · 2024Article
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- Combined treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exendin-4 and metformin attenuates breast cancer growth.Diabetology international · 2022Article
- Diabetes mellitus susceptibility with varied diseased phenotypes and its comparison with phenome interactome networks.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- The Influence of Anti-Diabetic Drugs on Prostate Cancer.Cancers · 2021Review
- Side Effects Associated with Liraglutide Treatment for Obesity as Well as Diabetes.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2021Review
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introductionIncretin therapy is a common treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. We have previously reported an anti-prostate cancer effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist exendin-4. The attenuation of cell proliferation in the prostate cancer cell line was dependent on GLP-1R expression. Here, we examined the relationship between human prostate cancer severity and GLP-1R expression, as well as the effect of forced expression of GLP-1R using a lentiviral vector. MATERIALS AND
methodsProstate cancer tissues were extracted by prostatectomy and biopsy. GLP-1R was overexpressed in ALVA-41 cells using a lentiviral vector (ALVA-41-GLP-1R cells). GLP-1R expression was detected by immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Cell proliferation was examined by growth curves and bromodeoxyuridine incorporation assays. Cell cycle distribution and regulators were examined by flow cytometry and western blotting. In vivo experiments were carried out using a xenografted model.
resultsGLP-1R expression levels were significantly inversely associated with the Gleason score of human prostate cancer tissues. Abundant GLP-1R expression and functions were confirmed in ALVA-41-GLP-1R cells. Exendin-4 significantly decreased ALVA-41-GLP-1R cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. DNA synthesis and G1-to-S phase transition were inhibited in ALVA-41-GLP-1R cells. SKP2 expression was decreased and p27Kip1 protein was subsequently increased in ALVA-41-GLP-1R cells treated with exendin-4. In vivo experiments carried out by implanting ALVA-41-GLP-1R cells showed that exendin-4 decreased prostate cancer growth by activation of GLP-1R overexpressed in ALVA41-GLP-1R cells.
conclusionsForced expression of GLP-1R attenuates prostate cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting cell cycle progression in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, GLP-1R activation might be a potential therapy for prostate cancer.
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