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Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Bladder Cancer-In Vitro Evaluation of Degrasyn and PR-619 Activity Using Human and Canine Models

Background: The inhibition of ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs) is a novel and promising direction in the development of molecularly targeted therapies in oncology. The aim of the present study was to examine whether Degrasyn could be a potential therapeutic agent against bladder cancer (BC). Also, we aimed to determine whether Degrasyn is more effective in terms of anti-cancer activity compared to the non-selective DUB inhibitor PR-619. To facilitate the translational value of the obtained results, our experiments were performed using both human and canine in vitro models of BC.

Methods: Human T24 (urothelial grade III BC) and SV-HUC-1 (non-tumorigenic urothelial cell line), as well as canine K9TCC-PU-NK and RDSVS-TCC1 (both derived from invasive grade III urothelial bladder tumors) cell lines, were used in the present study. Cell proliferation was determined using the MTT assay and Ki-67 proliferation assay, and the level of apoptosis induced by Degrasyn and PR-619 was evaluated by Annexin V-FITC staining and caspase 3/7 activation assay. Western blot was used to assess DNA damage and key proteins involved in apoptosis.

Results: Degrasyn inhibited the proliferation of all BC cell lines in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Lower concentrations of Degrasyn were more potent against human and canine BC cell lines compared to PR-619. Degrasyn induced caspase-dependent apoptosis and triggered DNA damage. PR-619 did not show a significant pro-apoptotic effect.

Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that Degrasyn significantly impairs the growth of in vitro models of human and canine BC. Selective USP inhibition with Degrasyn seems to be more effective in reducing BC cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis and DNA damage than non-selective USP inhibition with PR-619.

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The present study investigated the potential of Degrasyn as a therapeutic agent against bladder cancer (BC), using both human and canine in vitro models of BC. The study aimed to determine whether Degrasyn is more effective in terms of anti-cancer activity compared to the non-selective DUB inhibitor PR-619.

The results showed that Degrasyn inhibited the proliferation of all BC cell lines in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Lower concentrations of Degrasyn were more potent against human and canine BC cell lines compared to PR-619. Degrasyn induced caspase-dependent apoptosis and triggered DNA damage, while PR-619 did not show a significant pro-apoptotic effect.

These findings suggest that selective USP inhibition with Degrasyn may be a promising direction in the development of molecularly targeted therapies in oncology for BC. The study's use of both human and canine in vitro models of BC adds to the translational value of the results.

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