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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Nobiletin mitigates benign prostatic hyperplasia by suppressing prostate cell proliferation through regulation of cell cycle progression, signaling pathways, transcription factor activity, and the androgen-signaling axis.

Jun-Hui Song, Daeun Lee, Byungdoo Hwang, Seon-Kyung Hwang, Sumin Choo, Hyeon Ji Jeong, Hoon Kim, Byungyoon Cha, Seok-Joong Yun, Yung Hyun Choi and 2 more

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Jun-Hui Song *Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Daeun Lee *Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Byungdoo HwangDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Seon-Kyung HwangDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Sumin ChooDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon Ji JeongInstitute of Urotech, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Hoon KimDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Anyang University, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Byungyoon ChaPharmacorex Co., Ltd., Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Seok-Joong YunDepartment of Urology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Yung Hyun ChoiDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Wun-Jae KimInstitute of Urotech, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Kwon MoonDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Republic of Korea.

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Background and aim: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) involves androgen-driven proliferation with reduced apoptosis. Current 5α-reductase inhibitors can cause adverse effects, motivating safer options. We evaluated whether nobiletin, a polymethoxyflavonoid, mitigates BPH features. Methodology: Results: Nobiletin induced G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest by suppressing cyclin D1, cyclin E, and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), while elevating p21 and p27 expression. Expression of 5α-reductase, androgen receptor (AR), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) was reduced, whereas Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) was increased. Nobiletin modulated phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 and suppression of protein kinase B (AKT) phosphorylation. Nobiletin reduced nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) DNA-binding activity, which was dependent on JNK and p38. Conclusion: These results highlight the potential of nobiletin as a novel therapeutic option for BPH.

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5α-reductasebenign prostatic hyperplasiacell cycleNF-κBnobiletin

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PMCPMC12722845

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