Raloxifene, a mixed estrogen agonist/antagonist, induces apoptosis in androgen-independent human prostate cancer cell lines.
Kim I, Kim B, Seong D, Lee D, Seo J, Hong Y, Kim H, Morton R, Kim S. Raloxifene, a mixed estrogen agonist/antagonist, induces apoptosis in androgen-independent human prostate cancer cell lines. Cancer Research 2002, 62: 5365-9. PMID: 12235008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen-independent human prostate cancer cell linesMixed estrogen agonist/antagonistProstate cancer cell linesHuman prostate cancer cell linesEstrogen agonist/antagonistAgonists/antagonistsCancer cell linesER betaER alphaCell linesDU145 cellsSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsEffects of raloxifeneEstrogen receptor modulatorsPC3M cellsDose-dependent mannerCell deathM raloxifeneWestern blot analysisTime-dependent mannerRaloxifene treatmentReceptor modulatorsBreast cancerPan-caspase inhibitor zVADRaloxifene