Abstract
To investigate the biological effects of exogenous lactoferrin (LF) on phenotypic profile and invasiveness of human prostate cancer(PC) cells in vitro. Human PC cell lines (LNCaP, DU-145) were cultured with an exogenous LF at a dose corresponding to IC30. The expression levels of steroid hormone receptors (androgen receptor, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor), Her2/neu, Ki-67, E- and N-cadherin, were monitored by immunohistochemical analysis. The levels of miRNAs were assessed using q-PCR. The invasive activity of the cells was examined in a standard invasion test. Exogenous LF reduced expression of steroid hormone receptors (ERα and PR) and Ki-67in both PC cell lines. The expression of E-cadherin increased significantly in LF-treated DU-145cells. Also, we established the decrease in invasive activity upon LF treatment by 40% and 30% in DU-145and LNCaP cells, respectively. In DU-145cells, incubation with exogenous LF resulted in an increase in the expression of oncosuppressive (miR-133a and miR-200b) miRNAs. Exogenous LF causes the changes in phenotypic characteristics of PC cells and levels of oncogenic and oncosuppressive miRNAs involved in the regulation of key cellular processes.
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