Figure 1

Glucosamine-induced inhibition of growth of DU145 cells. A, DU145 cells were cultured in the absence or presence of 1, 2, or 4 mM glucosamine for 2 or 3 days in 24-well plates. Total number of cells for each well was counted using a hemocytometer. B, BrdU incorporation into DNA of DU145 cells treated with 1, 2, or 4 mM glucosamine for 6, 14, or 24 h is present as % of control without glucosamine. C, Flow cytometry analysis of distribution of DU145 cells in different phases of cell cycle after treatment with 4 mM glucosamine for 24 h. The results of the representative experiment are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the three independent samples. All experiments were repeated at least three times.