scholarly journals Combination of metformin and paclitaxel suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of human prostate cancer cells via oxidative stress and targeting the mitochondria‑dependent pathway

Author(s):  
Yuwan Zhao ◽  
Xin Zeng ◽  
Huancheng Tang ◽  
Dongcai Ye ◽  
Jianjun Liu
The Prostate ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 612-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra M. Fajardo ◽  
Debra A. MacKenzie ◽  
Ming Ji ◽  
Lorraine M. Deck ◽  
David L. Vander Jagt ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Gun Choi ◽  
Jayachandran Venkatesan ◽  
Min Suk Shim

Pro-oxidant therapy exploiting pro-oxidant drugs that can trigger cytotoxic oxidative stress in cancer cells has emerged as an innovative strategy for cancer-specific therapy. Piperlongumine (PL) has gained great interest as a novel pro-oxidant agent, because it has an ability to trigger cancer-specific apoptosis through the increase of oxidative stress in cancer cells. However, the use of PL is limited in the clinic because of its hydrophobic nature. In this study, chitosan- and fucoidan-based nanoparticles were prepared for the effective intracellular delivery of PL into cancer cells. Chitosan and fucoidan formed nanoparticles by ionic gelation. The chitosan- and fucoidan-based nanoparticles (CS–F NPs) effectively encapsulated PL, and increased its water solubility and bioavailability. CS–F NPs showed very low cytotoxicity in human prostate cancer cells, demonstrating its high potential for in vivo applications. The PL-loaded chitosan–fucoidan nanoparticles (PL-CS–F NPs) efficiently killed human prostate cancer cells via PL-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. This study demonstrates that CS–F NPs are promising natural polymer-based drug carriers for safe and effective PL delivery.


2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 826-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman M. Ahmad ◽  
Maher Y. Abdalla ◽  
Nukhet Aykin-Burns ◽  
Andrean L. Simons ◽  
Larry W. Oberley ◽  
...  

The Prostate ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 924-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farideh Mehraein-Ghomi ◽  
Elyse Lee ◽  
Dawn R. Church ◽  
Todd A. Thompson ◽  
Hirak S. Basu ◽  
...  

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