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1,1-Bis(3'-Indolyl)-1-(p-substitutedphenyl)methanes Inhibit Growth, Induce Apoptosis, and Decrease the Androgen Receptor in LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells through Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor -Independent Pathways

Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (S.C., S.P., S.S.); and Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, Texas (S.C., S.P., S.S.)

1,1-Bis(3'-indolyl)-1-(p-substitutedphenyl)methanes (C-DIMs) containing para-trifluoromethyl, t-butyl, and phenyl groups are a novel class of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists. In LNCaP prostate cancer cells, these compounds induce PPAR-dependent transactivation, inhibit cell proliferation, and induce apoptosis. In addition, these PPAR agonists modulate a number of antiproliferative and proapoptotic responses, including induction of p27, activating transcription factor 3, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-activated gene-1 and down-regulation of cyclin D1 and caveolin-1. Moreover, the PPAR antagonist 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzanilide (GW9662) does not inhibit these effects. The C-DIM compounds also abrogate androgen receptor (AR)-mediated signaling and decrease prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and AR protein expression, and these responses were PPAR-independent. The effects of C-DIMs on AR and PSA were due to decreased AR and PSA mRNA expression in LNCaP cells. Thus, this series of methylene-substituted diindolylmethane derivatives simultaneously activate multiple pathways in LNCaP cells, including ablation of androgen-responsiveness and down-regulation of caveolin-1. Both of these responses are associated with activation of proapoptotic pathways in this cell line.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Stephen Safe, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 4466 TAMU, Vet. Res. Bldg. 409, College Station, TX 77843-4466. E-mail: ssafe{at}cvm.tamu.edu

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