The effects of natural ligands of hormone receptors and their antagonists on telomerase activity in the androgen sensitive prostatic cancer cell line LNCaP

Bouchal, Jan and Kolar, Zdenek and Mad'arova, Jana and Hlobilkova, Alice and von Angerer, Erwin (2002) The effects of natural ligands of hormone receptors and their antagonists on telomerase activity in the androgen sensitive prostatic cancer cell line LNCaP. BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 63 (6): PII S0006-. pp. 1177-1181. ISSN 0006-2952

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Abstract

The effects of the 17beta-estradiol, dihydrotestosterone and hormone antagonists tamoxifen and bicalutamide on telomerase activity and expression of cell cycle related proteins in the androgen-sensitive prostatic cancer cell line LNCaP were studied. The cell line was grown in RPMI supplemented with 2.5% charcoal-stripped FBS for 72 hr. The IC50 of tamoxifen and bicalutamide and the optimal stimulatory concentrations of 17beta-estradiol and dihydrotestosterone were determined by means of the cell-viability assay, the activity of telomerase was measured by the telomere repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) and the expression of proteins was analysed by the Western blot technique. 17beta-estradiol stimulated cell growth more effectively than dihydrotestosterone whereas hormone antagonists tamoxifen and bicalutamide caused a significant decrease in cell viability. The treatment of cells by a combination of low doses of 17beta-estradiol and dihydrotestosterone stimulated cells stronger than treatment by a single hormone. Only 17beta-estradiol, in concentration of 10 nM, increased strongly the expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1) and increased slightly telomerase activity in the LNCaP cells. 50 muM of bicalutamide down-regulated the levels of the androgen receptor, the proliferating cell nuclear antigen and telomerase activity, and up-regulated the expression of p27(Kip1). We hereby describe the first observation of the influence of bicalutamide on telomerase activity and a positive correlation between the effect of 17beta-estradiol and the induction of both the endogenous cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21(Waf1/Cip1), and telomerase activity in a prostatic cancer cell line LNCaP. These findings can shed a new light on the steroid-signaling pathway in prostate cancer cells. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: BREAST-CANCER; ESTROGEN; EXPRESSION; BETA; PROGRESSION; PATHWAY; GROWTH; GENE; P21; 17 beta-estradiol; dihydrotestosterone; tamoxifen; bicalutamide; telomerase LNCaP
Subjects: 600 Technology > 615 Pharmacy
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institute of Pharmacy > Alumni or Retired Professors > Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry II (Prof. Buschauer)
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2021 10:59
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2021 10:59
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/40468

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