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Downmodulation of dimethyl transferase activity enhances tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.

Abstract：

:One of the major obstacles in curing prostate cancer is the development of drug resistance. It is not only imperative to discover the molecular basis of resistance but also to find therapeutic agents that can disrupt the resistant pathways. Tumor necrosis factor TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand TRAIL-like ligands or agonist TRAIL-receptor monoclonal antibodies have entered phase I and II clinical trials with a very limited cytotoxic profile when used systemically in a variety of cancers. Therefore, TRAIL-receptor agonists are new proapoptotic pharmaceutical agents with great potential as new cancer therapeutic agents. Although many cancer cells undergo TRAIL-mediated apoptosis, some are resistant to TRAIL. Therefore, we have been investigating mechanisms to overcome TRAIL resistance in cancer cells so that TRAIL-associated compounds can be used effectively in clinical trials. Epigenetic inactivation of proapoptotic genes, or activation of survival signaling, can cause cross-resistance to several anti-tumor therapies and to immune cytotoxic lymphocytes. We hypothesize that 5-aza-2 deoxycytidine aza-dCR, decitabine may render TRAIL-resistant prostate cancer cells sensitive to caspase-8-mediated apoptosis and may, therefore, be therapeutically efficient. We evaluated the antiproliferative effects of decitabine on the following four prostate cancer cell lines: well-differentiated AR positive LnCaP p53(+), PTEN- and 22rv1 p53(+) and PTEN(+)]; poorly-differentiated AR negative PC3 p53-, PTEN- and DU145 p53 mutant, PTEN(+). Here, we provide evidence that treatment with sub-optimal concentrations of decitabine are additive to TRAIL effects in well-differentiated PCa cells whereas the same treatment shows synergistic effects in poorly-differentiated PCa cells through increased caspase-8 expression, down-modulation of Akt activation and through the expression of certain anti-apoptotic molecules including FLIP, PED/PEA-15, survivin and c-IAP-1. Our findings demonstrate that decitabine at relatively low concentrations restores caspase-8 expression and sensitises resistant PCa cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis leading to important implications in novel therapeutic strategies targeting defective apoptosis pathways in advanced prostate tumors.

journal_name

Int J Oncol

journal_title

International journal of oncology

authors

Festuccia C,Gravina GL,D'Alessandro AM,Millimaggi D,Di Rocco C,Dolo V,Ricevuto E,Vicentini C,Bologna M

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-08-01 00:00:00

pages

381-8

issue

eissn

1019-6439

issn

1791-2423

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Downmodulation of dimethyl transferase activity enhances tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.