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Effect of Metformin, Rapamycin, and Their Combination on Growth and Progression of Prostate Tumors in HiMyc Mice.
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Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) [Cancer Prev Res (Phila)] 2015 Jul; Vol. 8 (7), pp. 597-606. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 23. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In this study, we compared the effect of oral administration of metformin (MET) and rapamycin (RAPA) alone or in combination on prostate cancer development and progression in HiMyc mice. MET (250 mg/kg body weight in the drinking water), RAPA (2.24 mg/kg body weight microencapsulated in the diet), and the combination inhibited progression of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia lesions to adenocarcinomas in the ventral prostate (VP). RAPA and the combination were more effective than MET at the doses used. Inhibition of prostate cancer progression in HiMyc mice by RAPA was associated with a significant reduction in mTORC1 signaling that was further potentiated by the combination of MET and RAPA. In contrast, treatment with MET alone enhanced AMPK activation, but had little or no effect on mTORC1 signaling pathways in the VP of HiMyc mice. Further analyses revealed a significant effect of all treatments on prostate tissue inflammation as assessed by analysis of the expression of cytokines, the presence of inflammatory cells and NFκB signaling. MET at the dose used appeared to reduce prostate cancer progression primarily by reducing tissue inflammation whereas RAPA and the combination appeared to inhibit prostate cancer progression in this mouse model via the combined effects on both mTORC1 signaling as well as on tissue inflammation. Overall, these data support the hypothesis that blocking mTORC1 signaling and/or tissue inflammation can effectively inhibit prostate cancer progression in a relevant mouse model of human prostate cancer. Furthermore, combinatorial approaches that target both pathways may be highly effective for prevention of prostate cancer progression in men.<br /> (©2015 American Association for Cancer Research.)
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- Animals
Blotting, Western
Cell Proliferation drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Disease Progression
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Metformin administration & dosage
Mice
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sirolimus administration & dosage
Adenocarcinoma pathology
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols pharmacology
Prostatic Neoplasms pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-6215
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25908508
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-15-0014