Constitutive activation of IκB kinase α and NF-κB in prostate cancer cells is inhibited by ibuprofen
Open Access
- 2 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Oncogene
- Vol. 18 (51), 7389-7394
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1203160
Abstract
Apoptotic pathways controlled by the Rel/NF-κB family of transcription factors may regulate the response of cells to DNA damage. Here, we have examined the NF-κB status of several prostate tumor cell lines. In the androgen-independent prostate tumor cells PC-3 and DU-145, the DNA-binding activity of NF-κB was constitutively activated and IκB-α levels were decreased. In contrast, the androgen-sensitive prostate tumor cell line LNCaP had low levels of NF-κB which were upregulated following exposure to cytokines or DNA damage. The activity of the IκB-α kinase, IKKα, which mediates NF-κB activation, was also measured. In PC-3 cells, IKKα activity was constitutively active, whereas LNCaP cells had minimal IKKα activity that was activated by cytokines. The anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen inhibited the constitutive activation of NF-κB and IKKα in PC-3 and DU-145 cells, and blocked stimulated activation of NF-κB in LNCaP cells. However, ibuprofen did not directly inhibit IκB-α kinase. The results demonstrate that NF-κB is constitutively activated in the hormone-insensitive prostate tumor cell lines PC-3 and DU-145, but not in the hormone responsive LNCaP cell line. The constitutive activation of NF-κB in prostate tumor cells may increase expression of anti-apoptotic proteins, thereby decreasing the effectiveness of anti-tumor therapy and contributing to the development of the malignant phenotype.Keywords
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