title: Chalcones and dihydrochalcones augment TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.
abstract: Chalcones and dihydrochalcones exhibit chemopreventive and antitumor activity. TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) is a natural endogenous anticancer agent. We examined the cytotoxic and apoptotic effect of chalcones and dihydrochalcones on TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in LNCaP prostate cancer cells. The cytotoxicity was evaluated by the MTT and LDH assays. The apoptosis was detected using annexin V-FITC by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. The DeltaPsim was evaluated using DePsipher staining by fluorescence microscopy. Our study showed that two tested chalcones (chalcone and 2',6'dihydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone) and three dihydrochalcones (2',6'-dihydroxy-4'4-dimethoxydihydrochalcone, 2',6'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxydihydro- chalcone, and 2',4',6'-trihydroxydihydrochalcone, called phloretin) markedly augmented TRAIL-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity in LNCaP cells and confirmed the significant role of chalcones in chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, Zabrze, Poland. eszliszka@sum.edu.pl
authors: Ewelina
authors: E
authors: Szliszka
authors: Zenon P
authors: ZP
authors: Czuba
authors: Bogdan
authors: B
authors: Mazur
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Paradysz
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Krol
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D047188:Chalcones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053078:Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / Q000187:drug effects; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D047188:Chalcones; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C015812:dihydrochalcone