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. 2022 Dec 29;8(1):56–73. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05821

Table 2. Anticancer Effects of Statins for PCA in Preclinical Studies.

Name (Statins) Dose (Study type) Combination agent Outcomes Mechanism Ref
Simvastatin and Fluvastatin 0–10 μM (In vitro)   Inhibit cell proliferation and promote apoptosis Downregulate the phosphorylation of AKT/FOXO1 (31)
Simvastatin 0–50 μM (In vitro) Irinotecan Combined therapy suppresses tumor growth and induces apoptosis Inhibit MCL-1 (32)
2 mg/kg (In vivo)   Suppress tumor growth Inhibit Akt and reduce PSA expression (33)
0–100 μM (In vitro)
Atorvastatin 0–50 μM (In vitro) Irradiation Improves the radiosensitivity of hypoxia-induced PCA cells Decreased expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α) (34)
0–5 μM (In vitro) Caffeine Combined therapy inhibits proliferation and increases apoptosis Decreased p-Akt, p-Erk1/2, Bcl-2, and survivin levels (35)
5 mg/kg or10 mg/kg (In-vivo) Celecoxib Combination suppresses tumor growth and progression inhibition in SCID mice and Lymph node carcinoma of the prostate (LNCaP) PCA Akt, Erk1/2, and NF-κB activation (36), (37)
0–10 μM (In vitro) It also induces autophagy (PCA-3 cells) Induction of light chain 3 (LC3) transcription
Atorvastatin, Mevastatin, Simvastatin, and Rosuvastatin 0–10 μM (In vitro)   Lower migration and colonies (PCA-3 cells) Inhibit GGPP synthesis (38)
Lovastatin and Simvastatin 0–2 μM (In vitro)   Induction of apoptosis induction and cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase RhoA inactivation (19)