Chinese herbal medicines for prostate cancer therapy: From experimental research to clinical practice

Kong, Fanming; Wang, Chaoran; Zhang, Jing; Wang, Xiaoqun; Sun, Binxu; Xiao, Xian; Zhang, Haojian; Song, Yanqi; Jia, Yingjie

doi:10.1016/j.chmed.2023.05.003

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“…Chinese medicine has made remarkable progress in the treatment of prostate cancer, especially in CRPC, and combined with surgery or chemotherapy. It has the effect of shrinking the tumor, lowering PSA, reducing recurrence, and prolonging its survival time 9 , 14 , 15 . SR-CR drug pair have been reported to have a positive effect on anti-tumor, although it is not clear 7 , 16 , 17 .…”

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Exploring the mechanism of action of Sparganii Rhizoma-Curcumae Rhizoma for in treating castration-resistant prostate cancer: a network-based pharmacology and experimental validation study

Wu,

Chen,

Long

et al. 2024

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Sparganii Rhizoma-Curcumae Rhizoma (SR-CR) is a classic drug pair for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), but its mechanism has not been clarified. The study aims to elucidate the potential mechanism of SR-CR in the management of CRPC. The present study employed the TCMSP as well as the SwissTargetPrediction platform to retrieve the chemical composition and targets of SR-CR. The therapeutic targets of CRPC were identified through screening the GeneCards, Disgenet, and OMIM databases. Subsequently, the Venny online platform was utilized to identify the shared targets between the SR-CR and CRPC. The shared targets were enrichment analysis using the Bioconductor and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) databases. The active ingredients and core targets were verified through molecular docking and were validated using PC3 cells in the experimental validation phase. A total of 7 active ingredients and 1126 disease targets were screened from SR-CR, leading to a total of 59 shared targets. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis resulted in 1309 GO entries. KEGG pathways analysis yielded 121 pathways, primarily involving cancer-related signaling pathways. The results from molecular docking revealed stable binding interactions between the core ingredients and the core targets. In vitro cellular assays further demonstrated that SR-CR effectively suppressed the activation of the Prostate cancer signaling pathway in PC3 cells, leading to the inhibition of cell proliferation and promotion of apoptosis. The SR-CR exert therapeutic effects on CRPC by inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis through the Prostate cancer signaling pathway.

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