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. 2020 Oct 1:258:118232.
doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118232. Epub 2020 Aug 8.

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ in prostate cancer cells through combined Ca2+ entry and Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release

Carla Marchetti  1 , Paola Gavazzo  2 , Bruno Burlando  3
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ in prostate cancer cells through combined Ca2+ entry and Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release

Carla Marchetti et al. Life Sci. .

Abstract

Aims: To elucidate the mechanism by which (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) mediates intracellular Ca2+ increase in androgen-independent prostate cancer (PCa) cells.

Main methods: Following exposure to different doses of EGCG, viability of DU145 and PC3 PCa cells was evaluated by MTT assay and the intracellular Ca2+ dynamics by the fluorescent Ca2+ chelator Fura-2. The expression of different channels was investigated by qPCR analysis and sulfhydryl bonds by Ellman's assay.

Key findings: EGCG inhibited DU145 and PC3 proliferation with IC50 = 46 and 56 μM, respectively, and induced dose-dependent peaks of internal Ca2+ that were dependent on extracellular Ca2+. The expression of TRPC4 and TRPC6 channels was revealed by qPCR in PC3 cells, but lack of effect by modulators and blockers ruled out an exclusive role for these, as well as for voltage-dependent T-type Ca2+ channels. Application of dithiothreitol and catalase and sulfhydryl (SH) measurements showed that EGCG-induced Ca2+ rise depends on SH oxidation, while the effect of EGTA, dantrolene, and the PLC inhibitor U73122 suggested that EGCG-induced Ca2+ influx acts as a trigger for Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release, involving both ryanodine and IP3 receptors. Different from EGCG, ATP caused a rapid Ca2+ increase, which was independent of external Ca2+, but sensitive to U73122.

Significance: EGCG induces an internal Ca2+ increase in PCa cells by a multi-step mechanism. As dysregulation of cytosolic Ca2+ is directly linked to apoptosis in PCa cells, these data confirm the possibility of using EGCG as a synergistic adjuvant in combined therapies for recalcitrant malignancies like androgen-independent PCa.

Keywords: ATP-induced Ca(2+) release; Androgen-resistant prostate cancer cells; Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release; Cytotoxicity; DU145 cells; Fura2; Green tea; PC3 cells; SH oxidation.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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