Inhibition of PC3 human prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid

  • Authors:
    • Keiichi Oono
    • Katsuya Takahashi
    • Saeka Sukehara
    • Hirohito Kurosawa
    • Tomio Matsumura
    • Shun'ichiro Taniguchi
    • Shoichiro Ohta
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  • Published online on: June 8, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1287
  • Pages: 217-220
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Abstract

The n‑3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oil, exert a number of beneficial effects, and they are used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia. In recent years, EPA and DHA have been found to affect cancer cell proliferation. In the present study, PC3 cells, which are androgen‑independent prostate cancer cells that resemble castration‑resistant prostate cancer cells, were used to investigate a possible novel treatment for castration‑resistant prostate cancer. The PC3 cells were cultured and incubated with various concentrations of EPA or DHA. Cancer proliferation was confirmed by trypan blue microscopy. Invasion and migration assays were used in the upper chamber in PC3 cells, and serum‑free medium and various concentrations of EPA or DHA were placed in the lower chamber in serum‑containing medium. EPA and DHA decreased PC3 cell proliferation, invasion and migration. The effect of EPA on PC3 cells was dose‑dependent and significant differences were observed at concentrations of 100 and 200 µg/ml. The effect of DHA on PC3 cells was similar to that of EPA. In the migration assay, EPA exerted almost no effects at 25 µg/ml, but migration was reduced at 50 µg/ml. Similar to EPA, DHA exerted almost no effects at 25 µg/ml, but further reduction was observed at the 50 µg/ml concentration. In the invasion assay, EPA at 25 µg/ml was not significantly different from the control, but suppressed invasion at 50 µg/ml. DHA decreased invasion compared with the control at 25 µg/ml, whereas invasion was significantly reduced at a DHA concentration of 50 µg/ml. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that EPA and DHA were effective in decreasing the proliferation, invasion and migration of prostate PC3 cancer cells. However, the detailed underlying mechanisms have not yet been fully elucidated.

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Oono K, Takahashi K, Sukehara S, Kurosawa H, Matsumura T, Taniguchi S and Ohta S: Inhibition of PC3 human prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Mol Clin Oncol 7: 217-220, 2017
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Oono, K., Takahashi, K., Sukehara, S., Kurosawa, H., Matsumura, T., Taniguchi, S., & Ohta, S. (2017). Inhibition of PC3 human prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 7, 217-220. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1287
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Oono, K., Takahashi, K., Sukehara, S., Kurosawa, H., Matsumura, T., Taniguchi, S., Ohta, S."Inhibition of PC3 human prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7.2 (2017): 217-220.
Chicago
Oono, K., Takahashi, K., Sukehara, S., Kurosawa, H., Matsumura, T., Taniguchi, S., Ohta, S."Inhibition of PC3 human prostate cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7, no. 2 (2017): 217-220. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1287