Novel two-tiered screening approach identifies synergistic combinations of natural compounds for prostate cancer prevention and treatment

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer type among American men and it is estimated that in 2023, 34,700 men will die from PCa. Since it can take a considerable amount of time for the disease to progress to clinically evident cancer, there is ample opportunity for effective chemopreventive strategies to be applied for the successful management of PCa progression. In the current study, we have developed a two-tiered metabolomics-based screen to identify synergistic combinations of phytochemicals for PCa chemoprevention. This involves an initial screen for ATP depletion in PCa cells followed by a targeted screen for blocking glutamine uptake in the same cells. One of the phytochemical combinations (enoxolone [ENO] + silibinin [SIL]), identified via this screen, was examined for effects on PCa cell survival, oncogenic signaling and tumor growth in vivo. This combination was found to synergistically reduce cell survival, colony formation and cell cycle progression of PCa cell lines to a greater extent than either agent alone. The combination of ENO and SIL also synergistically reduced tumor growth when administered ad libitum through the diet in a HMVP2 allograft PCa tumor model. Treatment with the combination also significantly reduced STAT3 and mTORC1 signaling pathways in mouse and human PCa cells while significantly reducing levels of critical cell cycle regulatory proteins, contributing to the synergistic inhibition of tumor growth observed. Collectively, the current results demonstrate a novel approach to identifying synergistic combinations of phytochemicals for chemoprevention of PCa and possibly other cancers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Molecular carcinogenesis - 63(2024), 4 vom: 01. März, Seite 589-600

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Friedman, Chelsea A [VerfasserIn]
Saha, Achinto [VerfasserIn]
Lavender Hackman, G [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Xiyuan [VerfasserIn]
Lodi, Alessia [VerfasserIn]
Tiziani, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
DiGiovanni, John [VerfasserIn]

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Cell Cycle Proteins
Chemoprevention
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Journal Article
P540XA09DR
Phytochemicals
Prostate cancer

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/mc.23674

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366880292