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Peñata-Taborda A, Espitia-Pérez P, Espitia-Pérez L, Coneo-Pretelt A, Brango H, Ricardo-Caldera D, Arteaga-Arroyo G, Jiménez-Vidal L, Galeano-Páez C, Pastor-Sierra K, Humanez-Alvarez A, Bru-Cordero O, Jones-Cifuentes N, Rincón-Orozco B, Mendez-Sanchez S, Negrette-Guzmán M. Combination of Low-Dose Sulforaphane and Docetaxel on Mitochondrial Function and Metabolic Reprogramming in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2025; 26:1013. [PMID: 39940782 PMCID: PMC11817897 DOI: 10.3390/ijms26031013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2024] [Revised: 12/20/2024] [Accepted: 12/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2025] Open
Abstract
Considering the limitations of monotherapies due to chemoresistance and side effects, this research aimed to determine whether low doses of sulforaphane (SFN) combined with docetaxel (DCT) could enhance therapeutic efficacy. Prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 were treated with individual IC50 doses of SFN and DCT and half-reduced IC50 values for the SFN:DCT combination. Metabolic markers, including glucose consumption, lactate production, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial mass, and caspase activity, were assessed. In LNCaP cells, the SFN:DCT combination reduced cell viability to 50%, comparable to DCT monotherapy (48%). Caspase 3 activation was also higher with SFN:DCT (2.4 ± 0.75 RFU) than DCT alone (2.1 ± 0.47 RFU), while caspase 8 activation remained comparable, indicating equivalent effectiveness at lower concentrations. In PC-3 cells, the combination induced caspase 3 activation (1.16 ± 0.0484 RFU) at levels slightly lower than DCT (1.51 ± 0.2062 RFU) but achieved greater reductions in mitochondrial mass, reflecting its ability to target metabolic vulnerabilities in aggressive phenotypes. Our findings suggest that the SFN:DCT combination is a promising strategy for early-stage prostate cancer. By achieving comparable efficacy to DCT monotherapy at low doses, the SFN:DCT combination maintains the therapeutic impact, mitigating the adverse effects of conventional DCT treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Peñata-Taborda
- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Facultad de Educación y Ciencias, Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo 700003, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z., Montería 230001, Colombia; (A.P.-T.); (P.E.-P.); (A.C.-P.); (G.A.-A.); (L.J.-V.); (C.G.-P.); (K.P.-S.); (A.H.-A.)
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- Dirección Académica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Kilómetro 9, Vía Valledupar-La Paz, La Paz 202010, Colombia;
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.J.-C.); (B.R.-O.); (M.N.-G.)
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.J.-C.); (B.R.-O.); (M.N.-G.)
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- Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia;
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia; (N.J.-C.); (B.R.-O.); (M.N.-G.)
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Naia Fioretto M, Colombelli KT, da Silva CLF, Dos Santos SAA, Camargo ACL, Constantino FB, Portela LMF, Aquino AMD, Barata LA, Mattos R, Scarano WR, Zambrano E, Justulin LA. Maternal malnutrition associated with postnatal sugar consumption increases inflammatory response and prostate disorders in rat offspring. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2024; 588:112223. [PMID: 38556160 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
Maternal malnutrition can alter developmental biology, programming health and disease in offspring. The increase in sugar consumption during the peripubertal period, a worldwide concern, also affects health through adulthood. Studies have shown that maternal exposure to a low protein diet (LPD) is associated with an increase in prostate disease with aging. However, the combined effects of maternal LPD and early postnatal sugar consumption on offspring prostate disorders were not investigated. The effects on aging were evaluated using a maternal gestational model with lactational LPD (6% protein) and sugar consumption (10%) from postnatal day (PND) 21-90, associating the consequences on ventral prostate (VP) rats morphophysiology on PND540. An increase was shown in mast cells and in the VP of the CTR + SUG and Gestational and Lactational Low Protein (GLLP) groups. In GLLP + SUG, a significant increase was shown in TGF-β1 expression in both the systemic and intra-prostatic forms, and SMAD2/3p had increased. The study identified maternal LPD and sugar consumption as risk factors for prostatic homeostasis in senility, activating the TGFβ1-SMAD2/3 pathway, a signaling pathway with potential markers for prostatic disorders.
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- Matheus Naia Fioretto
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil; Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico; Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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