Xu Naijin, Lin Wenfeng, Sun Jingkai, Sadahira Takuya, Xu Abai, Watanabe Masami, Guo Kai, Araki Motoo, Li Gonghui, Liu Chunxiao, Nasu Yasutomo, Huang Peng
Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
J Cancer. 2020 Sep 23;11(22):6633-6641. doi: 10.7150/jca.47025. eCollection 2020.
Nitroxoline is considered to be an effective treatment for the urinary tract infections. Recently, it has been found to be effective against several cancers. However, few studies have examined the anti-tumor activity of nitroxoline in bladder cancer. The purpose of the study was to reveal the possible mechanisms how nitroxoline inhibited bladder cancer progression. assay, we demonstrated that nitroxoline inhibited bladder cancer cell growth and migration in a concentration-related manner. Western blot analysis demonstrated that nitroxoline downregulated the expressions of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related proteins. Furthermore, treatment with nitroxoline in the C3H/He mice bladder cancer subcutaneous model resulted in significant inhibition of tumor growth. Moreover, the percentage of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) in peripheral blood cells significantly decreased after treatment of nitroxoline. Taken together, our results suggested that nitroxoline may be used as a potential drug for bladder cancer.
硝氧喹啉被认为是治疗尿路感染的有效药物。最近,人们发现它对几种癌症也有疗效。然而,很少有研究探讨硝氧喹啉在膀胱癌中的抗肿瘤活性。本研究的目的是揭示硝氧喹啉抑制膀胱癌进展的可能机制。实验表明,硝氧喹啉以浓度相关的方式抑制膀胱癌细胞的生长和迁移。蛋白质印迹分析表明,硝氧喹啉下调上皮-间质转化(EMT)相关蛋白的表达。此外,在C3H/He小鼠膀胱癌皮下模型中用硝氧喹啉治疗可显著抑制肿瘤生长。而且,硝氧喹啉治疗后外周血细胞中髓源性抑制细胞(MDSC)的百分比显著降低。综上所述,我们的结果表明硝氧喹啉可能作为一种潜在的膀胱癌治疗药物。