Dual Effect of Tryptamine on Prostate Cancer Cell Growth Regulation: A Pilot Study
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Li, Zhuangzhuang
Ding, Baoyan
Ali, Mustafa R. K.
Zhao, Lizhen
Zang, Xiaoling
Lv, Zhihua
Date Issued
September 21, 2022
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (19): 11087 (2022)
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Abstract
Abnormal tryptophan metabolism is linked to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, and tryptophan metabolites have been reported as potential prostate cancer (PCa) biomarkers. However, little is known about the bioactivities of tryptophan metabolites on PCa cell growth. In this study, MTT and transwell assays were used to study the cytotoxicities of 13 major tryptophan metabolites on PCa and normal prostate epithelial cell lines. Ultraperformance liquid chromatography–high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC–HRMS) was used to analyze metabolic changes in cells treated with tryptamine. Flow cytometry, confocal imaging, and Western blot were used to test the apoptosis induced by tryptamine. It was shown that tryptamine had obvious inhibitory effects on PCa cell lines PC-3 and LNCaP, stronger than those on the normal prostate cell line RWPE-1. Tryptamine was further shown to induce apoptosis and inhibit PC-3 cell migration. Metabolic changes including amino acid metabolism related to cell proliferation and metastasis were found in PC-3 cells treated with tryptamine. Furthermore, a PC-3 xenograft mouse model was used to study the effect of tryptamine in vivo. The intratumoral injection of tryptamine was demonstrated to significantly reduce the tumor growth and tumor sizes in vivo; however, intraperitoneal treatment resulted in increased tumor growth. Such dual effects in vivo advanced our understanding of the bioactivity of tryptamine in regulating prostate tumor development, in addition to its major role as a neuromodulator.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911087
