PC3 (CRL-1435,
human prostate adenocarcinoma), MCF7 (HTB-22, human breast adenocarcinoma),
MDA-MB231 (HTB-26, human breast adenocarcinoma), and HCT116 (CCL-247,
human colorectal carcinoma) were obtained from ATCC (American Type
Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, USA); WH1 human fibroblasts were
kindly provided by Dr. Guven.51 (link) All the
cells were maintained under standard culture conditions (37 °C;
5% CO2) in the RMPI1640 medium (PC3, MCF7, and MDA-MB231
cells), while DU145 and HCT116 cells were in the DMEM and Iscove’s
medium (WH1 cells) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, 1% glutamine,
and 1% antibiotics mixture; for HCT116 and DU145 cells, 1% sodium
pyruvate and 1% non-essential amino acids were also added to the culture
medium.