INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) intraprostatic injection induces an improvement of urinary symptoms related to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Infra-clinical prostate cancer (PCa) foci and pre-neoplasic lesions occur concomitantly with BPH in a significant number of patients. The objective of this study was to address whether BTA influences the growth of prostate tumors. METHODS: Proliferation of PC-3 and LNCaP cell lines exposed or not to BTA (Botox) was assessed and compared. Presence of synaptic vesicle 2 (SV2) protein, the membrane receptor of BTA, was studied in both cell lines. After nude mice bearing LNCaP xenografts received intra-tumoral BTA or saline injection, tumor volume, serum PSA, histopathology and detection of apoptosis were comparatively assessed. RESULTS: BTA significantly reduced LNCaP cell proliferation and increased apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner but did not affect PC-3. The SV2 receptor was present in both cell lines at a ratio of 4:1 (LNCaP/PC-3). One unit of BTA resulted in a significantly lower growth rate and slower PSA progression over 28 days compare to controls. The tumors were morphologically similar. There were significantly more apoptotic cells compared to controls. CONCLUSION: BTA inhibits the growth of LNCaP human PCa cells in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate that intra-prostatic BTA injections to treat BPH are unlikely to promote the growth of co-existing infra-clinical PCa foci in men. A potential inhibitory effect of BTA on the growth of human PCa should be further studied.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) intraprostatic injection induces an improvement of urinary symptoms related to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Infra-clinical prostate cancer (PCa) foci and pre-neoplasic lesions occur concomitantly with BPH in a significant number of patients. The objective of this study was to address whether BTA influences the growth of prostate tumors. METHODS: Proliferation of PC-3 and LNCaP cell lines exposed or not to BTA (Botox) was assessed and compared. Presence of synaptic vesicle 2 (SV2) protein, the membrane receptor of BTA, was studied in both cell lines. After nude mice bearing LNCaP xenografts received intra-tumoral BTA or saline injection, tumor volume, serum PSA, histopathology and detection of apoptosis were comparatively assessed. RESULTS: BTA significantly reduced LNCaP cell proliferation and increased apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner but did not affect PC-3. The SV2 receptor was present in both cell lines at a ratio of 4:1 (LNCaP/PC-3). One unit of BTA resulted in a significantly lower growth rate and slower PSA progression over 28 days compare to controls. The tumors were morphologically similar. There were significantly more apoptotic cells compared to controls. CONCLUSION: BTA inhibits the growth of LNCaP human PCa cells in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate that intra-prostatic BTA injections to treat BPH are unlikely to promote the growth of co-existing infra-clinical PCa foci in men. A potential inhibitory effect of BTA on the growth of human PCa should be further studied.
Authors: Cindy Bandala; Juan Luis Terán-Melo; Maricruz Anaya-Ruiz; Cesar Miguel Mejía-Barradas; Rene Domínguez-Rubio; Paloma De la Garza-Montano; Alfonso Alfaro-Rodríguez; Eleazar Lara-Padilla Journal: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Date: 2015-08-01
Authors: C Bandala; A L Cortés-Algara; C M Mejía-Barradas; I Ilizaliturri-Flores; R Dominguez-Rubio; C I Bazán-Méndez; E Floriano-Sánchez; J P Luna-Arias; M Anaya-Ruiz; E Lara-Padilla Journal: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Date: 2015-07-01
Authors: Ying-Ying Miao; Juan Liu; Jie Zhu; Yan-Ling Tao; Jia-An Zhang; Dan Luo; Bing-Rong Zhou Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2017-02-07 Impact factor: 3.411