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Reversion of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by a novel agent DZ-50 via IGF
binding protein-3 in prostate cancer cells
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Cao Z
; Koochekpour S
; Strup SE
; Kyprianou N
Oncotarget
2017[Oct]; 8
(45
): 78507-78519
PMID29108245
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Dysregulation of transforming growth factor-?1 (TGF-?1) and insulin-like growth
factor (IGF) axis has been linked to reactive stroma dynamics in prostate cancer
progression. IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP3) induction is initiated by stroma
remodeling and could represent a potential therapeutic target for prostate
cancer. In previous studies a lead quinazoline-based DoxazosinŽ derivative,
DZ-50, impaired prostate tumor growth by targeting proteins involved in focal
adhesion, anoikis resistance and epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT). This
study demonstrates that DZ-50 increased expression of the epithelial marker
E-cadherin, and decreased the mesenchymal marker N-cadherin in human prostate
cancer cells. In DU-145 cells, the effect of DZ-50 on EMT towards mesenchymal
epithelial transition (MET) was inhibited by talin1 overexpression, a focal
adhesion regulator promoting anoikis resistance and tumor invasion. DZ-50
treatment of human prostate cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
downregulated IGFBP3 expression at mRNA and protein level. In TGF-?1 responsive
LNCaPT?RII, TGF-?1 reversed DZ-50-induced MET by antagonizing the drug-induced
decrease of nuclear IGFBP3. Furthermore, co-culture with CAFs promoted prostate
cancer epithelial cell invasion, an effect that was significantly inhibited by
DZ-50. Our findings demonstrate that the lead compound, DZ-50, inhibited the
invasive properties of prostate cancer epithelial cells by targeting IGFBP3 and
mediating EMT conversion to MET. This study integrated the mechanisms underlying
the effect of DZ-50 and further supported the therapeutic value of this compound
in the treatment of advanced metastatic prostate cancer.