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Aim: To evaluate the antiproliferative activity of contragestazol (DL 1 11-IT) on the human prostate cancer cell line PC3 in vitro and in vivo and to elucidate its potential molecular mechanisms. Methods: The cell killing ability of DL111-IT was measured
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Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031,
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Aim: To evaluate the antiproliferative activity of contragestazol (DL 1 11-IT) on the human prostate cancer cell line PC3 in vitro and in vivo and to elucidate its potential molecular mechanisms. Methods: The cell killing ability of DL111-IT was measured by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthia-zol,2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reagent assay method and the tumor xenograft model. The cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry and protein expression,including retinoblastoma (pRb), cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and cyclin D1, was detected by Western blotting.Results: DL111-IT exhibited high efficiency on cell growth inhibition of the human androgen-independent prostate cancer cell line PC3. The drug concentration that yielded 50 % cell inhibition (IC50 value) was 9.9 mg/mL. In the PC3tumor xenograft study, DL111-IT (1.25 mg/kg-20.0 mg/kg) given once a day for 10 days significantly inhibited tumor growth, with the inhibition rate ranging from 21% to 50 %. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that DL111-IT could cause G1 arrest in the PC3 cell line, but not apoptosis. DL111-IT enhanced pRb expression and down-regulated CDK4and cyclin D1 expression, suggesting that cell cycle regulation might contribute to the anticancer property of DL111-IT. Conclusion: DL111-Itinhibits the proliferation of human androgen-independent prostate cancer cell line PC3 in vitro and in vivo by a cell cycle regulation pathway.
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