title: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated inhibition of LNCaP prostate cancer cell growth and hormone-induced transactivation.
abstract: LNCaP prostate cancer cells express the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces CYP1A1 protein and an Ah-responsive reporter gene. Similar results were obtained with the selective AhR modulator 6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran (6-MCDF); however, TCDD but not 6-MCDF induced degradation of the AhR protein. TCDD and 6-MCDF inhibited growth of LNCaP cells, and inhibitory AhR-androgen receptor (AR) crosstalk was investigated in cells transfected with constructs containing the androgen-responsive probasin promoter (-288 to +28) (pPB) or three copies of the -244 to -96 region of this promoter (pARR(3)). Ten nanomolar dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) induced transactivation in LNCaP cells transfected with pPB or pARR(3); however, inhibitory AhR-AR crosstalk was observed only with the latter construct. 6-MCDF and TCDD did not inhibit DHT- or E2-induced transactivation in ZR-75 human breast cancer cells, indicating that these interactions were promoter and cell context-dependent. Both E2 and DHT stabilized AR protein in LNCaP cells; however, cotreatment with TCDD or 6-MCDF decreased AR protein levels. These results indicate that inhibitory AhR-AR crosstalk in prostate cancer cells is complex and for some responses, AR protein stability may play a role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 4466 TAMU, Veterinary Research Building 409, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: Chunhua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safe
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000494:pharmacology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; C054923:6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran; D004958:Estradiol; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1