Described herein are methods of decreasing the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in a mammalian subject by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an AVPR antagonist in amount effective to decrease proliferation of the cancer cells. Also provided are methods of inducing prostate cancer cell death (or decreasing invasion migration of the prostate cancer cells) in a mammalian subject by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an AVPR antagonist.
本文描述了减少哺乳动物体内前列腺癌细胞增殖的方法,具体方法是向有需要的受试者施用包含AVPR拮抗剂的组合物,其用量可有效减少癌细胞的增殖。本发明还提供了诱导哺乳动物体内的前列腺癌
细胞死亡(或减少前列腺癌细胞的侵袭迁移)的方法,方法是向有需要的受试者施用包含 AVPR 拮抗剂的组合物。