PMID- 36335520 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230131 LR - 20230202 IS - 1573-4978 (Electronic) IS - 0301-4851 (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan TI - NRF2 modulation in TRAMP mice: an in vivo model of prostate cancer. PG - 873-881 LID - 10.1007/s11033-022-08052-2 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and oxidative stress is involved in its occurrence, development and progression. In fact, in transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP) mice, prostate cancer onset is associated with the methylation of the first five CpG in the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) promoter, a key regulator of oxidative stress response, leading to its downregulation and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). It has been demonstrated that both natural and synthetic compounds can reactivate NRF2 expression inhibiting the methylation status of its promoter by downregulation of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). Interestingly, NRF2 re-expression significantly reduced prostate cancer onset in TRAMP mice highlighting an important role of NRF2 in prostate tumorigenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analysed the current literature regarding the role of natural and synthetic compounds in modulating NRF2 pathway in TRAMP mice, an in vivo model of prostate cancer, to give an overview on prostate carcinogenesis and its possible prevention. CONCLUSION: We can conclude that specific natural and synthetic compounds can downregulate DNMTs and/or HDACs inhibiting the methylation status of NRF2 promoter, then reactivating the expression of NRF2 protecting normal prostatic cells from ROS damage and tumorigenesis. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. FAU - Marzioni, Daniela AU - Marzioni D AD - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, 60126, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Mazzucchelli, Roberta AU - Mazzucchelli R AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Pathological Anatomy, School of Medicine, United Hospitals, Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Fantone, Sonia AU - Fantone S AD - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, 60126, Ancona, Italy. FAU - Tossetta, Giovanni AU - Tossetta G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7003-1230 AD - Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, 60126, Ancona, Italy. g.tossetta@univpm.it. AD - Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Universita Politecnica Delle Marche, Salesi Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Ancona, Italy. g.tossetta@univpm.it. LA - eng GR - SG-2018-12367994/Ministero della Salute/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20221106 PL - Netherlands TA - Mol Biol Rep JT - Molecular biology reports JID - 0403234 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Male MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - *NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - *Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism MH - DNA Methylation/genetics MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Carcinogenesis OT - Compounds OT - NRF2 OT - Prostate cancer OT - Signaling OT - TRAMP mice EDAT- 2022/11/07 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/01 06:00 CRDT- 2022/11/06 14:00 PHST- 2022/08/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/06 14:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11033-022-08052-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11033-022-08052-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Biol Rep. 2023 Jan;50(1):873-881. doi: 10.1007/s11033-022-08052-2. Epub 2022 Nov 6.