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Antiandrogenic activity of Riboflavin 5′-phosphate (FMN) in 22Rv1 and LNCaP human prostate cancer cell lines

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 917, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.174743

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Flavin mononucleotide; Antiandrogen; Androgen receptor; Posttranslational modification; Antagonist

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This study investigated the antiandrogenic effects of FMN in prostate cancer cells. FMN inhibited androgen receptor protein expression, decreased PSA level, and downregulated androgen regulated genes. FMN bound to androgen receptor and regulated androgen receptor signaling through the PI3K-AktMDM2 pathway.
The androgen receptor is a hormone activated transcription factor that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics and represents one of the most well-established drug targets, being implicated not only in prostate cancer but also in many non-cancerous human diseases including androgenetic alopecia, acne vulgaris, and hirsutism. In this study, the antiandrogenic effects of FMN were investigated in 22Rv1 and LNCaP prostate cancer cells. FMN inhibited dihydrotestosterone (DHT)-induced protein expression of androgen receptor in 22Rv1cells. In another prostate cancer LNCaP cells, FMN decreased the protein level of DHT-induced prostate specific antigen (PSA). In addition, FMN downregulated DHT-induced mRNA expression of androgen regulated genes in both cell lines, showing less prominent inhibition in 22Rv1cells where androgen receptor had been significantly decreased by FMN. FMN was found to bind androgen receptor, demonstrating that it acted as a competitive androgen receptor antagonist. FMN increased the phosphorylation of Akt in 22Rv1 cells and this increment was abrogated by PI3K inhibitor wortmannin, resulting in a rescued androgen receptor protein level which was decreased by FMN. Additionally, FMN was found to increase the mRNA and protein level of E3 ligase mouse double minute 2. Our data suggest that the androgen receptor signaling is regulated through PI3K-AktMDM2 pathway in 22Rv1 cells. Together, our results indicate that FMN facilitated the degradation of androgen receptor in 22Rv1 cells and inhibited the expression of androgen regulated genes by competing the binding of DHT to androgen receptor in LNCaP cells, demonstrating its therapeutic potential as an antiandrogen.

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