PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid (VPA) on SMAD4 expression and invasive ability of prostate cancer cell lines. METHODS: DU145 and PC3 cell lines were treated with 0, 2, and 5 mMol/l of VPA; invasion of DU145 and PC3 cells were then examined by transwell assay. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were used to examine SMAD4 protein expression in DU145 and PC3 cells. RESULTS: Compared with controls, VPA significantly suppressed invasiveness in both PC3 and DU145 cells in a dose-dependent way (P < 0.05). VPA also inhibited AKT protein (which was regarded as an effective indicator here), and meanwhile, SMAD4 expression was down-regulated after VPA treatment in a dose-dependent manner in both DU145 (P < 0.05) and PC3 (P < 0.01) cells. CONCLUSIONS: Valproic acid could suppress invasiveness of prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and Du145, possibly through multiple pathways other than the SAMD4 pathway. This implies that VPA treatment combined with other SMAD4 enhancers could form a basis for a novel prostate cancer treatment.
PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid (VPA) on SMAD4 expression and invasive ability of prostate cancer cell lines. METHODS: DU145 and PC3 cell lines were treated with 0, 2, and 5 mMol/l of VPA; invasion of DU145 and PC3 cells were then examined by transwell assay. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were used to examine SMAD4 protein expression in DU145 and PC3 cells. RESULTS: Compared with controls, VPA significantly suppressed invasiveness in both PC3 and DU145 cells in a dose-dependent way (P < 0.05). VPA also inhibited AKT protein (which was regarded as an effective indicator here), and meanwhile, SMAD4 expression was down-regulated after VPA treatment in a dose-dependent manner in both DU145 (P < 0.05) and PC3 (P < 0.01) cells. CONCLUSIONS:Valproic acid could suppress invasiveness of prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and Du145, possibly through multiple pathways other than the SAMD4 pathway. This implies that VPA treatment combined with other SMAD4 enhancers could form a basis for a novel prostate cancer treatment.
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