Cepharanthine hydrochloride inhibits prostate cancer progression by modulating gut microbiota and metabolites. (PubMed, Front Pharmacol)
Correlation analysis of differential gut microbiota, metabolites, and genes suggested that CH might inhibit prostate cancer growth by increasing the relative abundance of g_Blautia, g_Lactobacillus, and g_Butyricicoccus, suppressing g_Akkermansia proliferation, enhancing Acetylglycine metabolite production, upregulating Ttpa, Gm14964, Shc3, Elovl4 gene expression, and downregulating Gm10531, Bc021767 gene expression. This study is the first to explore the potential mechanisms of gut microbiota-mediated CH treatment for prostate cancer, providing a scientific basis for the application of CH in PCa therapy.