Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-011-0746-2
Title: Ursolic acid inhibits multiple cell survival pathways leading to suppression of growth of prostate cancer xenograft in nude mice
Authors: Shanmugam, M.K. 
Rajendran, P.
Li, F.
Nema, T.
Vali, S.
Abbasi, T.
Kapoor, S.
Sharma, A.
Kumar, A.P. 
Ho, P.C. 
Hui, K.M.
Sethi, G.
Keywords: NF-κB
Prostate cancer
STAT3
Ursolic acid
Issue Date: Jul-2011
Citation: Shanmugam, M.K., Rajendran, P., Li, F., Nema, T., Vali, S., Abbasi, T., Kapoor, S., Sharma, A., Kumar, A.P., Ho, P.C., Hui, K.M., Sethi, G. (2011-07). Ursolic acid inhibits multiple cell survival pathways leading to suppression of growth of prostate cancer xenograft in nude mice. Journal of Molecular Medicine 89 (7) : 713-727. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-011-0746-2
Abstract: Activation of transcription factors nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is frequently observed in prostate cancer and has been linked with tumor cell proliferation, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. In this study, we investigated the effect of ursolic acid (UA) on NF-κB and STAT3 signaling pathways in both androgen-independent (DU145) and androgen-dependent (LNCaP) prostate cancer cell lines and also prospectively tested the hypothesis of NF-κB and STAT3 inhibition using a virtual predictive functional proteomics tumor pathway technology platform. We found that UA inhibited constitutive and TNF-α-induced activation of NF-κB in DU145 and LNCaP cells in a dose-dependent manner. The suppression was mediated through the inhibition of constitutive and TNF-α-induced IκB kinase (IKK) activation, phosphorylation of IκBα and p65 and NF-κB-dependent reporter activity. Furthermore, UA suppressed both constitutive and inducible STAT3 activation in prostate cancer cells concomitant with suppression of activation of upstream kinases (Src and JAK2) and STAT3-dependent reporter gene activity. UA also downregulated the expression of various NF-κB and STAT3 regulated gene products involved in proliferation, survival, and angiogenesis and induced apoptosis in both cells lines as evidenced by DNA fragmentation and annexin V staining. In vivo, UA (200 mg/kg b.w.) treated for 6 weeks inhibited the growth of DU145 cells in nude mice without any significant effect on body weight. Overall, our results from experimental and predictive studies suggest that UA mediates its anti-tumor effects through suppression of NF-κB and STAT3 pathways in prostate cancer. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.
Source Title: Journal of Molecular Medicine
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/108591
ISSN: 09462716
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-011-0746-2
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