Tanshinones from Chinese Medicinal Herb Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) Suppress Prostate Cancer Growth and Androgen Receptor Signaling |
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Authors: | Yong Zhang Suk-Hyun Won Cheng Jiang Hyo-Jeong Lee Soo-Jin Jeong Eun-Ok Lee Jinhui Zhang Min Ye Sung-Hoon Kim Junxuan Lü |
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Institution: | Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, 801 16th Avenue NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912, USA. |
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Abstract: | Purpose To test whether tanshinones inhibit prostate cancer (PCa) growth at least in part through inhibiting androgen receptor (AR) signaling. Methods We evaluated cell growth, survival and AR signaling parameters of PCa cells after exposure to tanshinones in in vitro models. We also tested the in vivo inhibitory efficacy of tanshinone IIA (TIIA) against LNCaP xenograft model in athymic nude mice. Results For androgen-dependent LNCaP cells, a colony growth assay showed strong inhibitory potency following the order of TIIA??cryptotanshinone>tanshinone I, being 10?C30 folds higher than Casodex (racemic). TIIA inhibited growth of LNCaP cells more than several androgen-independent PCa cell lines. All 3 tested tanshinones were devoid of AR agonist activity under castrate condition. Mechanistically, tanshinones inhibited AR nuclear translocation within 2?h, decreased protein and mRNA abundance of AR and its target prostate-specific antigen within 12?h, and stimulated proteosomal degradation of AR. Oral administration of TIIA (25?mg/kg, once daily) retarded LNCaP xenograft growth and down-regulated tumor AR abundance in athymic nude mice. Conclusion AR targeting action of tanshinones was distinct from Casodex and contributed to prostate cancer growth suppression in vitro and in vivo. |
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