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Abstract
It has been suggested that the downregulation of AR expression should be considered the principal strategy for the treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer. We have previously shown that inhibition of AR induced PI3K-independent activation of Akt that was mediated by CaMKII. In this study, we found that the CaMKII inhibitor KN-93 has a broader effect on apoptosis than just inhibition of CaMKII: first, KN-93 inhibits AR activity and induces cell death in PCa cells after androgen deprivation when many other drugs fail to kill prostate cancer cells; second, KN-93 inhibits expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1 and induces expression of the pro-apoptotic protein PUMA; third, KN-93-mediated cell death is p53-independent; and fourth, KN-93 induces the generation of ROS. The ROS induction allows KN-93 to circumvent the activation of Akt, which occurs in prostate cancer cells under androgen deprivation, since Akt could not inhibit ROS-mediated apoptosis. KN-93 also synergistically induces cell death in combination with low doses of doxorubicin and converts the phenotype of prostate cancer cells from TRAIL-resistant to -sensitive. These data suggest that KN-93 could be used for novel therapeutic approaches when hormonal therapy has failed.
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