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ArticleTranslational oncology2025

Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment.

Ramia J Salloom, Dania Z Sahtout, Iman M Ahmad, Maher Y Abdalla

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Article in Translational oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ramia J SalloomDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, USA.
Dania Z SahtoutDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, USA.
Iman M AhmadDepartment of Clinical, Diagnostics, and Therapeutic Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Maher Y AbdallaDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, USA. Electronic address: maher.abdalla@unmc.edu.

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Abstract

Prostate cancer (PC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among men worldwide, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic strategies. Our study investigates the therapeutic potential of targeting the heme degradation pathway through heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) inhibition in PC. Using both in vitro and in vivo models, we explored the effects of combining HO-1 inhibition with chemotherapy, represented by docetaxel (Doc), on tumor growth and immune infiltration. In vitro experiments demonstrated that HO-1 inhibition, as well as HO-1 knockout (KO), significantly reduced tumor cell proliferation and enhanced chemosensitivity in RM-1 cells. Additionally, U937 cells co-cultured with HO-1 KO cells shifted cell polarization toward an M1 phenotype. In vivo, the combined treatment of the HO-1 inhibitor, tin protoporphyrin (SnPP), with Doc significantly enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in mouse models compared to chemotherapy or SnPP alone. This combination therapy not only reduced Ki67 expression and increased CC3 expression in tumor tissues but also shifted macrophage polarization toward an M1 phenotype and enhanced CD4

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and Docetaxel (Doc)Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)Prostate cancer (PC)SnPPZnPP

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PMCPMC11925535

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