El Nahass Eman E, Abou Eldahab Safaa I, Salim Elsayed I
Department of Zoology, Research Lab. of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Toxicol Res (Camb). 2025 Apr 24;14(2):tfaf057. doi: 10.1093/toxres/tfaf057. eCollection 2025 Apr.
The current study examined the potential therapeutic advantages of catechin, either alone or in combination with docetaxel (DTX), against PC-3 prostate cancer cells. Following the MTT assay's determination of the IC concentrations, the cell lines were subjected to 48 h of treatment in the following protocol: untreated PC-3 control cells, docetaxel treatment, catechin (Cat) treatment, and DTX + Cat therapy at a ratio of 1:1. Treatments with DTX and Cat significantly decreased the number of viable cells in PC-3 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, the combo treatments caused the highest cytotoxicity compared with the other treatments. Also, when DTX and Cat were combined, they caused a significant synergistic effect (CI < 1) (combination index < 1). Furthermore, it was demonstrated that all treatments increased the expression of , , and mRNA in PC-3 cells while decreasing that of mRNA. The highest proportion of overexpression was observed in the combo therapy. A greater proportion of early and late apoptotic cells were caused by the combined treatment than by > DTX > Cat, according to flow cytometry. DNA damage in PC-3 cells was detected using the comet assay, and values of DNA tail, tail length, and tail moment increased considerably with increasing treatment dose. According to this study, Cat is effective against PC-3 cells when used in conjunction with DTX; by causing apoptosis, it enhances DTX's chemotherapeutic capability in cancerous cells.
本研究考察了儿茶素单独或与多西他赛(DTX)联合使用对PC-3前列腺癌细胞的潜在治疗优势。在MTT试验确定IC浓度后,细胞系按以下方案进行48小时处理:未处理的PC-3对照细胞、多西他赛处理、儿茶素(Cat)处理以及DTX与Cat以1:1比例联合治疗。DTX和Cat处理均以剂量依赖性方式显著降低PC-3细胞中的活细胞数量。此外,联合处理与其他处理相比具有最高的细胞毒性。而且,当DTX和Cat联合使用时,它们产生了显著的协同效应(CI<1)(联合指数<1)。此外,结果表明,所有处理均增加了PC-3细胞中、和mRNA的表达,同时降低了mRNA的表达。联合治疗中观察到的过表达比例最高。根据流式细胞术检测,联合处理导致的早期和晚期凋亡细胞比例高于DTX>Cat。使用彗星试验检测PC-3细胞中的DNA损伤,随着处理剂量增加,DNA尾部、尾长和尾矩值显著增加。根据本研究,Cat与DTX联合使用时对PC-3细胞有效;通过诱导凋亡,它增强了DTX在癌细胞中的化疗能力。