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Published on: August 1, 2025
Extracellular Histone Promotes Prostate Cancer Migration and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition through NF-κB-Mediated
1Department of Urology, The Affiliated Zhuzhou Hospital Xiangya Medical College CSU, ZhuZhou, China.
Introduction:
This study aims to explore the relationship betweenextracellular histone and prostate cancer and its mechanism.
Methods:
Migration of prostate cancer cells was detected by Transwell. Inflammatory factor expression was investigated by ELISA. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and expression of NF-κB pathway-related proteins were investigated using Western blotting.
Results:
Under the induction of extracellular histones, the migration rate of prostate cancer cells and the levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 were notably enhanced. Then, expression of E-cadherin was significantly down-regulated, while levels of N-cadherin, vimentin, β-catenin, Snail, p-p65 and p-IκBα were significantly up-regulated, which was reversed by PDTC (pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate).
Conclusion:
Extracellular histone significantly promotes the progression of prostate cancer cells via NF-κB pathway-mediated inflammatory responses, which may serve as a novel target for treating prostate cancer.
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