Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Long Island University, Brookville, NY 11548, USA.
Nutrients. 2020 Nov 26;12(12):3631. doi: 10.3390/nu12123631.
Natural stilbenes have gained significant attention in the scientific community owing to their potential anticancer effects against prostate cancer. We recently reported that Gnetin C, a resveratrol (Res) dimer, demonstrated more potent inhibition of metastasis-associated protein 1/v-ets avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog 2 (MTA1/ETS2) axis in prostate cancer cell lines than other stilbenes. In this study, we investigated in vivo antitumor effects of Gnetin C in two doses (50 and 25 mg/kg, i.p.) using PC3M-Luc subcutaneous xenografts and compared these to Res and pterostilbene (Pter). We found that while vehicle-treated mice revealed rapid tumor progression, compounds-treated mice showed noticeable delay in tumor growth. Gnetin C in 50 mg/kg dose demonstrated the most potent tumor inhibitory effects. Gnetin C in 25 mg/kg dose exhibited tumor inhibitory effects comparable with Pter in 50 mg/kg dose. Consistent with the effective antitumor effects, Gnetin C-treated tumors showed reduced mitotic activity and angiogenesis and a significant increase in apoptosis compared to all the other groups. The data suggest that Gnetin C is more potent in slowing tumor progression in prostate cancer xenografts than Res or Pter. Taken together, we demonstrated, for the first time, that Gnetin C is a lead compound among stilbenes for effectively blocking prostate cancer progression in vivo.
天然芪类化合物因其对前列腺癌的潜在抗癌作用而引起了科学界的广泛关注。我们最近报道称,Gnetin C(白藜芦醇(Res)二聚体)在前列腺癌细胞系中对转移相关蛋白 1/v-ets 禽红细胞白血病病毒 E26 癌基因同源物 2(MTA1/ETS2)轴的抑制作用比其他芪类化合物更强。在这项研究中,我们使用 PC3M-Luc 皮下异种移植模型,研究了 Gnetin C 在两种剂量(50 和 25 mg/kg,腹腔注射)下的体内抗肿瘤作用,并将其与 Res 和 pterostilbene(Pter)进行了比较。我们发现,虽然接受载体处理的小鼠显示出肿瘤快速进展,但接受化合物处理的小鼠显示出肿瘤生长明显延迟。Gnetin C 在 50 mg/kg 剂量下表现出最强的肿瘤抑制作用。Gnetin C 在 25 mg/kg 剂量下的肿瘤抑制作用与 Pter 在 50 mg/kg 剂量下的作用相当。与有效的抗肿瘤作用一致,与其他所有组相比,Gnetin C 处理的肿瘤显示出有丝分裂活性和血管生成减少,以及凋亡显著增加。数据表明,Gnetin C 在减缓前列腺癌异种移植中的肿瘤进展方面比 Res 或 Pter 更有效。总之,我们首次证明,Gnetin C 是一种有效的抑制前列腺癌进展的先导化合物。