Savaee Mohamadreza, Bakhshi Ali, Yaghoubi Fatemeh, Pourrajab Fatemeh, Goodarzvand Chegini Koorosh
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran.
Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Rep Biochem Mol Biol. 2022 Apr;11(1):157-165. doi: 10.52547/rbmb.11.1.157.
Prostate cancer is known as one of the most prevalent health disorders in the male population globally. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of separate and concomitant use of MK-2206 and salinomycin on prostate cancer cell line.
The antitumor potential of separate and concomitant use of MK-2206 and salinomycin was evaluated in a panel of prostate cancer cell line (PC-3). To get insights into the underlying mechanism of action, different assays including the rate of apoptosis, cell viability, and gene expression were performed in treated prostate cancer cells.
A significant reduction was detected in the viability percentage of prostate cancer cells (p< 0.001) and the rate of Akt expression (p< 0.001) in all salinomycin, MK-2206, and salinomycin+MK-2206 groups compared to the negative control group. Furthermore, in comparison with the negative control group, there was a notable increase in both the rate of Bad expression (p< 0.001) and prostate cancer cells apoptosis after salinomycin, MK-2206, and salinomycin+MK-2206 treatments. Moreover, the concomitant use of salinomycin+MK-2206 revealed synergistic improvements regarding the viability of prostate cancer cells and the rate of the Akt and Bad expressions compared to the separate administration of salinomycin and MK-2206 (all p< 0.05).
The findings of the present study may contribute to improving the efficacy of the therapies regarding the management of prostate cancer and providing a beneficial strategy in clinical trials.
前列腺癌是全球男性人群中最普遍的健康疾病之一。本研究的目的是评估MK-2206和沙林霉素单独及联合使用对前列腺癌细胞系的影响。
在一组前列腺癌细胞系(PC-3)中评估MK-2206和沙林霉素单独及联合使用的抗肿瘤潜力。为深入了解其潜在作用机制,对经处理的前列腺癌细胞进行了包括凋亡率、细胞活力和基因表达在内的不同检测。
与阴性对照组相比,所有沙林霉素、MK-2206以及沙林霉素+MK-2206组的前列腺癌细胞活力百分比(p<0.001)和Akt表达率(p<0.001)均显著降低。此外,与阴性对照组相比,沙林霉素、MK-2206以及沙林霉素+MK-2206处理后,Bad表达率(p<0.001)和前列腺癌细胞凋亡率均显著增加。而且,与单独使用沙林霉素和MK-2206相比,沙林霉素+MK-2206联合使用在前列腺癌细胞活力以及Akt和Bad表达率方面显示出协同改善作用(所有p<0.05)。
本研究结果可能有助于提高前列腺癌治疗的疗效,并为临床试验提供有益的策略。