Anti-Androgenic Activity of Icarisid II from Epimedium Herb in Prostate Cancer LNCaP Cells.
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
; 61(2): 201-4, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-26052153
ABSTRACT
Anti-androgens are regarded as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of prostate cancer. We determined that an epimedium herb (EH) extract exhibited anti-androgenic activity in a luciferase assay using androgen receptor-positive prostate cancer LNCaP cells. Nine EH-derived flavonoids were examined. The results identified icarisid II as a very potent anti-androgenic EH-derived flavonoid. A quantitative RT-PCR analysis confirmed that the flavonol suppressed the expression of the androgen-responsive KLK3 gene.
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MEDLINE
Medicinas Tradicionais:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Métodos Terapêuticos e Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_biologicas
Assunto principal:
Próstata
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Neoplasias da Próstata
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Flavonoides
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Epimedium
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Antagonistas de Androgênios
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Androgênios
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Fitoterapia
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En
Revista:
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article