Genetic abnormalities specifically associated with varying metastatic potential of prostate cancer cell lines as detected by comparative genomic hybridization.

Established recently are two in vivo prostate tumor progression models in which subclones of the PC3M and LNCaP cell lines were selected for varying growth characteristics and metastatic potential after successive orthotopic implantation in the prostate of nude mice. In this study, we used comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to compare the chromosomal abnormalities between the parental cell lines and their respective variants and to determine if specific chromosomal abnormalities can be identified that are associated with different growth properties. PC3M and its derivative cell lines PC3M-Pro4 and PC3M-LN4 shared gains of 8q22--qter, 10q21--q22, and Xq27--qter and loss of 13q33--qter. PC3M-Pro4, a derivative line that produced significantly larger tumors in the prostate, had a unique gain of 3q13. In contrast, PC3M-LN4, the derivative line that produced significantly larger metastatic tumors in the lymph nodes and had higher incidences of distant metastases, had a specific gain of 1q21--q22 and losses of 10q23--qter and 18q12--q21. In the second in vivo model, LNCaP and its derivative cell lines shared gain of 3q27--qter and loss on 13q21--qter. The derivative line that produced significantly larger tumors in the prostate, LNCaP-Pro5, had a unique gain on 13q12--q13. In comparison, LNCaP-LN3, a derivative line that had a significantly higher incidence of lymph node metastases and produced significantly larger metastatic tumors in the lymph nodes, had specific losses of 16q23--qter and 21q. Interestingly, some regions of loss (e.g., 10q23-->qter, 16q23-->qter, and 18q12-->q21) detected in the variant cell lines correlated well with abnormalities seen in clinical prostate cancer cases. Thus, our data suggest not only that these cell lines are relevant in vivo models for prostate cancer progression, but also that CGH is a valuable tool for uncovering chromosomal regions that are important for aggressive growth and metastasis of prostate cancer cells.     

Overexpression of MMP-9 contributes to invasiveness of prostate cancer cell line LNCaP

Matrix metallaprotinase-9 (MMP-9) is zinc-containing proteinase whose expression and trafficking are frequently altered in cancer. MMP-9 in the plasma membrane and the secreted forms are thought to contribute to the invasive and metastatic properties of malignant tumors. We have manipulated the expression of MMP-9 in prostate tumor cell line LNCaP and measured their capacity to invade through a basement membrane matrix. Stable expression of human MMP-9 in a poorly metastatic LNCaP prostate cancer cell line produced a 2-3-fold increase in MMP-9 activity and a comparable increase in invasiveness. Transient transfection of LNCaP stable clone expressing MMP-9 with MMP-9 antisense oligonucleotide (ASODN) produced 55-90% less MMP-9 than control cells and were proportionately less invasive. In contrast, manipulating MMP-9 levels had no effect on cell migration across an uncoated membrane. A standard MMP-9 inhibitor at a concentration ranging from 1-10 nM, caused a nearly quantitative inhibition of extracellular MMP-9 activity and had significant effect on basement membrane invasion. Collectively, these results confirm the role of MMP-9 in tissue remodeling associated with prostate tumor invasion.     

Liprin-alpha2 gene,protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR interacting protein related gene,is downregulated by androgens in the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP

Prostate cancer is one of the most common neoplasms in the USA and Europe. We used differential display PCR (DD-PCR) to identify androgen-regulated genes in prostate cancer. The RNA of LNCaP cells treated with dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was analyzed for differentially expressed genes. Using DD-PCR, we identified a down-regulated cDNA fragment by DHT in LNCaP cells. This fragment was cloned and expressions of this fragment in prostate cancer cell lines were analyzed by RT-PCR. Sequence analysis revealed that a cDNA fragment is identical to protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR related gene, liprin-alpha2. liprin-alpha2 was downregulated by dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in LNCaP cells in a time- and androgen concentration-dependent manner. Downregulation by DHT was not inhibited by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. This liprin-alpha2 gene was not expressed in androgen independent prostate cancer cell lines PC-3 and DU-145 at the mRNA level. And also, we first revealed here that liprin-alpha2 mRNA is expressed in LNCaP cells as well as human prostate cancer tissues and normal prostate tissues. These data suggest that liprin-alpha2 might play a role in androgen responsive human prostate cancer cell line as well as human prostate cells, and the loss of this gene expression might be associated with the androgen independent characteristics of prostate cancer.     

Voltage-gated Na+ channels confer invasive properties on human prostate cancer cells

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American males, resulting in an estimated 37,000 deaths annually, typically the result of metastatic disease. A consequence of the unsuccessful androgen ablation therapy used initially to treat metastatic disease is the emergence of androgen-insensitive prostate cancer, for which there is currently no prescribed therapy. Here, three related human prostate cancer cell lines that serve as a model for this dominant form of prostate cancer metastasis were studied to determine the correlation between voltage-gated sodium channel expression/function and prostate cancer metastatic (invasive) potential: the non-metastatic, androgen-dependent LNCaP LC cell line and two increasingly tumorogenic, androgen-independent daughter cell lines, C4 and C4-2. Fluorometric in vitro invasion assays indicated that C4 and C4-2 cells are more invasive than LC cells. Immunoblot analysis showed that voltage-gated sodium channel expression increases with the invasive potential of the cell line, and this increased invasive potential can be blocked by treatment with the specific voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitor, tetrodotoxin (TTX). These data indicate that increased voltage-gated sodium channel expression and function are necessary for the increased invasive potential of these human prostate cancer cells. When the human adult skeletal muscle sodium channel Na_v1.4 was expressed transiently in each cell line, there was a highly significant increase in the numbers of invading LC, C4, and C4-2 cells. This increased invasive potential was reduced to control levels by treatment with TTX. These data are the first to indicate that the expression of voltage-gated sodium channels alone is sufficient to increase the invasive potential of non-metastatic (LC cells) as well as more aggressive cells (i.e., C4 and C4-2 cells). Together, the data suggest that increased voltage-gated sodium channel expression alone is necessary and sufficient to increase the invasive potential of a set of human prostate cancer cell lines that serve as a model for prostate cancer metastasis.     

CXCL12-CXCR4 interactions modulate prostate cancer cell migration, metalloproteinase expression and invasion

The mechanisms responsible for prostate cancer metastasis are incompletely understood at both the cellular and molecular levels. In this regard, chemokines are a family of small, cytokine-like proteins that induce motility of neoplastic cells, leukocytes and cancer cells. The current study evaluates the molecular mechanisms of CXCL12 and CXCR4 in prostate cancer cell migration and invasion. We report that functional CXCR4 is significantly expressed by prostate cancer cell lines, LNCaP and PC3, when compared with normal prostatic epithelial cells (PrEC). As measured using motility and invasion chamber assays, prostate cancer cells migrated and invaded through extracellular matrix components in response to CXCL12, at rates that corresponded to CXCR4 expression. Anti-CXCR4 antibodies (Abs) significantly impaired the migration and invasive potential of PC3 and LNCaP cells. CXCL12 induction also enhanced collagenase-1 (metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1)) expression by LNCaP and PC3 cells. Collagenase-3 (MMP-13) was expressed by prostate cancer cells, but it was not expressed by PrEC cells or modulated by CXCL12. CXCL12 increased MMP-2 expression by LNCaP and PC3; however, MMP-9 expression was elevated only in PC3 cells after CXCL12-CXCR4 ligation. PC3 cells also expressed high levels of stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) after CXCL12 stimulation. CXCL12 also significantly increased stromelysin-2 (MMP-10) expression by LNCaP cells. Stromelysin-3 (MMP-11) was expressed by LNCaP cells, but not by PC3 or PrEC cells and CXCL12 induced PC3 MMP-11 expression. Membrane type-1 MMP (MMP-14) was not expressed by PrEC or LNCaP cells, but CXCL12 significantly enhanced MMP-14 expression by PC3 cells. These studies reveal important cellular and molecular mechanisms of CXCR4/CXCL12-mediated prostate cancer cell migration and invasion.     

Differentially expressed genes in two LNCaP prostate cancer cell lines reflecting changes during prostate cancer progression

Prostate cancer tends to become transformed to androgen-independent disease over time when treated by androgen-deprivation therapy. We used two variants of the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP to study gene expression differences during prostate cancer progression to androgen-independent disease. Production of prostate-specific antigen was regarded as a marker of androgen-dependence and loss of prostate-specific antigen was regarded as a marker of androgen-independence. mRNA from both cell lines was used for cDNA microarray screening. Differential expression of several genes was confirmed by Northern blotting. Monoamine oxidase A, an Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) similar to rat P044, and EST AA412049 were highly overexpressed in androgen-dependent LNCaP cells. Tissue-type plasminogen activator, interferon-inducible protein p78 (MxB), an EST similar to galectin-1, follistatin, fatty acid-binding protein 5, EST AA609749, annexin I, the interferon-inducible gene 1-8U, and phospholipase D1 were highly overexpressed in androgen-independent LNCaP cells. All studied genes had low or no expression in PC-3 cells. The EST similar to rat P044, the EST similar to galectin-1, follistatin, annexin I, and the interferon-inducible gene 1-8U were also expressed in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissue. The Y-linked ribosomal protein S4, Mat-8, and EST AA307912 were highly expressed in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissue. Additionally, both confirmation of differential expression in Northern blots and in situ hybridization were carried out for monoamine oxidase A, the EST similar to rat P044, the EST similar to galectin-1, fatty acid-binding protein 5, and the interferon-inducible gene 1-8U. We identified several potential prostate cancer markers, indicating that the method used is a useful tool for the screening of cancer markers, but other methods, such as in situ hybridization, are needed to further investigate the observations.     

miR-29a抑制前列腺癌细胞恶性表型的分子机制

目的:探讨微小RNA-29a(miR-29a)在前列腺癌细胞中的生物学功能及miR-29a过表达抑制前列腺癌细胞恶性表型的分子机制。方法:运用基因芯片和生物信息学技术检测并分析miR-29a在前列腺癌组织及癌旁组织中的表达;real-time PCR检测前列腺癌组织、癌旁组织、4种前列腺癌细胞(PC3、DU145、LNCa P和Ar Ca P)及正常前列腺细胞(RWPE-1)中miR-29a和赖氨酸(K)特异性去甲基化酶4B(KDM4B)mRNA的表达水平;采用瞬时转染法将p Genesil-1-miR-29a质粒转染上述4种前列腺癌细胞,MTT法、集落形成实验、Annexin V-FITC/PI及流式细胞术分别检测细胞活力、集落形成率和细胞凋亡率;Western blot检测KDM4B的蛋白表达。结果:基因芯片和生物信息学结果显示,miR-29a在前列腺癌组织和癌旁组织中存在差异表达;real-time PCR结果显示,分别与癌旁组织和RWPE-1细胞比较,miR-29a在前列腺癌组织和4种前列腺癌细胞中的表达水平均显著降低,而KDM4B的mRNA水平显著增高(P0.05)。与阴性对照(p Genesil-1)组比较,miR-29a过表达显著抑制4种前列腺癌细胞活力和集落形成,细胞凋亡率显著增加(P0.05);Western blot结果显示,与p Genesil-1组比较,miR-29a过表达显著抑制KDM4B的蛋白表达。上调KDM4B的表达后,细胞活力明显升高,细胞凋亡率显著降低(P0.05)。结论:miR-29a在前列腺癌组织和细胞中低表达,miR-29a过表达抑制前列腺癌细胞生长,诱导细胞凋亡,其机制可能与抑制KDM4B的表达有关。     

188Re-7E11C5.3抑制前列腺癌细胞增殖

目的：探讨铼-188（188Re）标记前列腺特异膜抗原单克隆抗体7E11C5.3（188Re-7E11C5.3）对前列腺癌细胞系LNCaP的体外抑制作用。方法：采用2-巯基乙醇直接还原法制备188Re-7E11C5.3标记物，纸层析法测定标记率和放化纯度，直线回归外推法测定免疫活性分数。四唑盐（MTT）法测定其体外细胞毒作用。结果：188Re-7E11C5.3的标记率为（93.16±2.18）%，放化纯度为（95.62±0.48）%，免疫活性分数为（74.86±1.86）%。188Re-7E11C5.3对LNCaP细胞的生长抑制作用明显强于188Re标记的正常鼠IgG（mIgG）和游离188ReO^-₄，其半数有效抑制浓度（IC₅₀）分别为（23.38±3.73）×10⁷ Bq/L，（59.21±8.02）×10⁷ Bq/L和（68.89±10.91）×10⁷ Bq/L。结论：188Re-7E11C5.3能有效抑制体外培养LNCaP细胞的增殖，可用于前列腺癌的放射免疫治疗。     

The use of multicolor fluorescence technologies in the characterization of prostate carcinoma cell lines: a comparison of multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization and spectral karyotyping data

Recent studies have identified several chromosome regions that are altered in primary prostate cancer and prostatic carcinoma cell lines. These targeted regions may harbor genes involved in tumor suppression. We used multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) to screen for genetic rearrangements in four prostate cancer cell lines, LNCaP, LNCaP.FCG, DU145, and PC3, and compared our results with those recently obtained using spectral karyotyping (SKY). A number of differences was noted between abnormalities characterized by SKY and M-FISH, suggesting variation in karyotype evolution and characterization by these two methodologies. M-FISH analysis showed that hormone-resistant cell lines (DU145 and PC3) contained many genetic alterations (> or =15 per cell), suggesting high levels of genetic instability in hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Most chromosome regions previously implicated in prostate cancer were altered in one or more of these cell lines. Several specific chromosome aberrations were also detected, including a del(4)(p14) and a del(6)(q21) in the hormone-insensitive cell lines, a t(1;15)(p?;q?) in LNCaP, LNCaP, and PC3, and a i(5p) in LNCaP.FCG, DU145, and PC3. These clonal chromosome abnormalities may pinpoint gene loci associated with prostate tumourigenesis, cancer progression, and hormone sensitivity.     

Selective cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells by a polyphenol-rich extract of Solanum nigrum

Progression of prostate cancer is associated with escape of tumor cells from cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Agents capable of selectively eliminating cancer cells by cell cycle arrest and/or induction of apoptosis offer a highly desirable approach. Here we demonstrate that a polyphenolic extract derived from ripe berries of Solanum nigrum (SN) differentially causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in various human prostate cancer cells without affecting normal prostate epithelial cells. Virally transformed normal human prostate epithelial PZ-HPV-7 cells and their cancer counterpart CA-HPV-10 cells, were used to evaluate the growth-inhibitory effects of the SN extract. SN treatment (5-20 μg/ml) of PZ-HPV-7 cells resulted in growth inhibitory responses of low magnitude. In sharp contrast, SN treatment of CA-HPV-10 cells increased cytotoxicity, decreased cell viability and induced apoptosis. Similar results were noted in the human prostate cancer LNCaP, 22Rv1, DU145 and PC-3 cell lines, where significant reductions in cell viability and induction of apoptosis was observed in all these cells, an effect independent of disease stage and androgen association. Cell cycle analysis revealed that SN treatment (5-20 μg/ml) resulted in a dose-dependent G2/M phase arrest and subG1 accumulation in the CA-HPV-10 but not in the PZ-HPV-7 cell line. Our results, for the first time, demonstrate that the SN extract is capable of selectively inhibiting cellular proliferation and accelerating apoptotic events in prostate cancer cells. SN may be developed as a promising therapeutic and/or preventive agent against prostate cancer.     

具有不同转移潜能的前列腺癌细胞亚系的分离鉴定

目的 克隆具有不同转移潜能的癌细胞亚系,并应用体内外实验对各亚系的侵袭转移能力进行检测。方法 应用倍比稀释法对前列腺癌细胞系ＰＣ－３Ｍ进行单细胞克隆,并应用体内外实验包括生长曲线,人工基底膜侵袭实验,软琼脂集落形成,裸鼠异种接种及自发性转移实验检测各亚系的生物学特性及侵袭转移能力。结果 从前列腺癌细胞系ＰＣ－３Ｍ成功分离建立了４个具有不同转移潜能的亚系,经体内外多项实验检测证明：１Ｅ８为高转移亚系     

Regulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 through angiotensin II type 1 receptor in prostate cancer

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) is reported to contribute to tumor progression and is regulated by the renin-angiotensin system in hypertensive disease. In this study, we investigated the clinical outcome of MCP-1 expression in patients with prostate cancer (CaP) and the regulation of MCP-1 through angiotensin II (AngII) type 1 receptor (AT1R) in CaP. Specimens were obtained from 138 CaP patients and analyzed by immunostaining for both MCP-1 and macrophages. We investigated the regulation of MCP-1 expression through AT1R both in vivo and in vitro using three human prostate cancer cell lines: LNCaP, C4-2, and C4-2AT6. Specimens with a high Gleason score (≥7) and a high pathological classification (≤pT3), and those with castration-resistant prostate cancer showed significantly higher MCP-1 expression and higher macrophage infiltration than low malignant potential CaP. High MCP-1 expression in CaP correlated significantly with high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence rates. AngII induced significantly higher MCP-1 levels in C4-2AT6 than in LNCaP, whereas AT1R blockade (ARB) inhibited MCP-1 production via the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway in C4-2AT6. ARB also significantly suppressed MCP-1 expression in C4-2AT6 tumors. Our study is the first to demonstrate that both high MCP-1 expression and high macrophage infiltration in CaP specimens correlate with a high PSA recurrence rate and that ARB inhibits MCP-1 expression through the PI3K/Akt pathway and blocks macrophage infiltration in castration-resistant prostate cancer.     

微小RNA活性分析法筛选前列腺癌去势抵抗转化相关微小RNA的实验研究

目的 探讨微小RNA(miRNA)活性分析法筛选前列腺癌去势抵抗转化相关miRNA的效率。方法 应用miRNA活性分析法筛选出在前列腺癌去势抵抗过程中潜在的发挥活性作用的miRNAs。培养人激素敏感型前列腺癌LNCAP细胞(对照组)及人去势抵抗型前列腺癌C4-2细胞(C4-2组)、PC-3细胞(PC-3组)、DU-145细胞(DU-145组),提取各组细胞总RNA,采用实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)检测miRNAs,比较各组细胞miRNAs的表达情况。结果 应用miRNA活性分析法,依据筛选流程,共选出9个差异表达的miRNAs,分别为miR-1、miR-122、miR-218、miR-145、miR-155、miR-210、miR-197、 miR-346、let-7b。采用qPCR检测这9个miRNAs,结果显示,7个miRNAs在两种不同状态下的前列腺癌细胞中存在差异表达;在不同去势抵抗型前列腺癌细胞中,miR-210、miR-197、miR-346、miR-218均明显高表达,而miR-122、miR-145、let-7b均明显低表达。结论 采用miRNA活性分析法筛选前列腺癌去势抵抗转化相关miRNA,有着较高的准确性与可信度;其具体转化过程还需进一步证实。     

Isolation of human prostate cancer cell reactive antibodies using phage display technology

Here we describe a phage display strategy for the selection of rabbit monoclonal antibodies that recognize cell surface tumor-associated antigens expressed in prostate cancer. Two immune rabbit/human chimeric Fab libraries were displayed on phage and used to search for tumor-associated antigens by panning on DU145 human prostate cancer cells. For this, we developed a novel whole-cell panning protocol with two negative selection steps designed to remove antibodies reacting with common antigens. After three rounds of subtractive panning, a majority of clones bound to DU145 cells as detected by flow cytometry. Among these, we identified several clones that bound selectively to DU145 cells but not to primary human prostate epithelial cell line PrEC. In summary, our work demonstrates the potential of immune rabbit antibody libraries for target discovery in general and the identification of cell surface tumor-associated antigens in particular.     

Trisomy 7: A potential cytogenetic marker of human prostate cancer progression

We used the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method to show that chromosome 7 trisomy is associated with the progression of human prostate cancer. Thirty-six specimens including 15 primary prostate carcinomas, 16 metastatic lesions, and 5 normal prostate tissues, as well as 2 prostate carcinoma cell lines of different tumorigenic potential, were examined for chromosome 7 aneuplaidy. Our results showed that the androgen-unresponsive tumorigenic cell line PC-3 exhibited a significantly higher ratio of chromosome 7 to total chromosome number than the androgen-responsive nontumorigenic cell line LNCaP (P = 0.001). In prostate specimens, the frequency of trisomy 7 cells was significantly increased (P < 0.05) in the advanced stage tumors (C and D1) but not in the early (6) stage tumors or normal prostatic tissue. Furthermore, metastases showed a higher frequency of trisomy 7 cells than primary tumors (P = 0.005). In 2 patients with paired primary and metastatic tumors, trisomy 7 cells increased from 4-7% in the primary tumors to 42-45% in the metastatic tumor cells in the bone marrow. Therefore, our data suggest that trisomy 7 may be a common feature associated with local and metastatic progression and serve as a novel marker for human prostate cancer progression. Genes Chrom Concer 9:/9-27 (1994). © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

前列腺癌细胞中NSBP1基因表达上调

明确用mRNA差异显示技术（mRNA-DD）筛选出的前列腺癌相关基因（Nucleosomal Binding Protein 1）在前列腺癌细胞系的表达情况。在GenBank NR数据库中对筛选出的5条差异表达序列标签（EST）进行同源性分析,其中1条与已知基因NSBP1高度同源（97%）。半定量RT-PCR结果显示在LNCaP、DU145及PC-3前列腺癌细胞系中NSBP1 mRNA的表达水平分别高于正常前列腺组织2.5倍,3.4倍和3.6倍,与Northern杂效分析结果趋势一致。7例前列腺癌组织的PT-PCR结果也体现了相同的表达趋势,NSBP1表达较配对正常前列腺癌组织增高,差异有统计学意义。以上结果表明NSBP1基因在前列腺癌组织系和组织中的表达均明显高于正常列腺癌组织,NSBP1表达上调可能参与了前列腺癌的发生发展过程。     

Mutational analysis of susceptibility genes RNASEL/HPC1, ELAC2/HPC2, and MSR1 in sporadic prostate cancer

Three putative prostate cancer-susceptibility genes, RNASEL/HPC1 at 1q24, MSR1 at 8p22, and ELAC2/HPC2 at 17p11, have recently been identified. Our objective was to investigate somatic mutations in these genes in sporadic prostate cancer. We analyzed 39 clinical prostate cancer specimens, 10 prostate cancer xenografts (LuCaP series), and 4 prostate cancer cell lines (LNCaP, DU145, PC-3, and MPC-3) for genetic changes using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and direct sequencing in order to screen the whole coding regions of RNASEL and MSR1, as well as exons 7 and 17 of ELAC2. The known 471delAAAG truncating mutation was found in the RNASEL gene in cell line LNCaP. The only new missense variation in RNASEL, Gly296Val, was found in cell line DU145, but not in any other samples. RNASEL and ELAC2 also showed the common missense polymorphic changes. A previously reported truncating mutation (Arg293X) was found in MSR1 in the germ line of one individual. Our results indicate that inactivation of the RNASEL, ELAC2, or MSR1 genes by somatic mutation is a rare phenomenon in sporadic prostate cancer.     

蛇床子素通过抑制SIRT1的表达增强阿霉素对p53野生型前列腺癌细胞的凋亡诱导活性

目的:探讨中药活性成分蛇床子素对阿霉素抗前列腺癌作用的影响及机制。方法:MTT法检测前列腺癌细胞系LNCaP在阿霉素和蛇床子素处理下的细胞活力。Western blot实验检测阿霉素和蛇床子素对LNCaP细胞中沉默信息调节因子1(SIRT1)、p53、乙酰化p53和Puma的表达水平、细胞色素C的释放水平及caspase-9和caspase-3活化水平的影响。流式细胞术检测阿霉素和蛇床子素对LNCaP细胞凋亡的影响。结果:蛇床子素联合治疗能明显提高阿霉素对p53野生型前列腺癌细胞系LNCaP的杀伤力。蛇床子素处理能显著抑制LNCaP细胞中SIRT1的表达,转染SIRT1过表达质粒后,蛇床子素、阿霉素联合治疗对LNCaP细胞的杀伤力受到显著抑制(P0.05)。蛇床子素联合阿霉素显著升高LNCaP细胞p53蛋白的表达水平和乙酰化水平,转染p53 si RNA后,蛇床子素对阿霉素的协同作用明显减弱。蛇床子素联合阿霉素显著诱导LNCaP细胞细胞色素C从线粒体释放到细胞质中,增强细胞中的caspase-9及下游caspase-3的活性并诱导细胞发生凋亡。结论:蛇床子素通过下调前列腺癌LNCaP细胞中SIRT1的表达促进阿霉素诱导的p53依赖的细胞凋亡。