联合检测泛素连接酶Cullin1和基质金属蛋白酶MT4-MMP在乳腺癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的探究泛素连接酶Cullin1和基质金属蛋白酶MT4-MMP在不同类型乳腺癌组织中表达情况及临床意义。 方法2015年1月至8月,选择徐州市肿瘤医院80例乳腺癌组织及其对应的癌旁正常乳腺组织,应用免疫组织化学法和Western blotting法分别检测其中Cullin1和MT4-MMP的表达情况,并分析其相关性。 结果Cullin1、MT4-MMP蛋白在乳腺癌组织中的表达均高于癌旁正常乳腺组织,差异均有统计学意义（77.5% vs 28.8%,67.5% vs 17.5%,χ²=38.174、40.921,均P<0.01）;在乳腺癌组织中,Cullin1及MT4-MMP蛋白的表达呈正相关（P<0.05）。Cullin1及MT4-MMP在乳腺癌中的蛋白表达在分子分型、腋窝淋巴结是否转移及TNM分期组间差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;在患者年龄、肿瘤大小、肿瘤部位、是否复发转移组间差异无统计学意义。 结论Cullin1及MT4-MMP可能参与了乳腺癌的形成及发展过程,且两者在此过程中有一定协同作用。在分型差、分期晚的乳腺癌中,Cullin1及MT4-MMP更高的表达状态提示其可能成为新的乳腺癌恶性程度指标。     

Endothelin-1 production by prostate cancer cell lines is up-regulated by factors involved in cancer progression and down-regulated by androgens.

BACKGROUND: Recent data demonstrate that endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentration increases in plasma of men with advanced, hormone-refractory prostate adenocarcinoma. In addition, ET-1 is involved in osteblastic remodelling and new bone formation, suggesting a role for this vasoactive peptide in the metastatic progression of prostate cancer to the bone. METHODS: We investigated the regulation of ET-1 expression in androgen-sensitive and insensitive prostate cancer cell lines by androgens and several factors involved in progression of prostate cancer (EGF) and bone remodelling (TGFbeta-1, IL1-alpha and IGF-1). RESULTS: Northern analysis and radio immunoassay demonstrated that all the ET-1 pathways are tuned off in the androgen-sensitive LNCaP cell line when compared to the androgen-insensitive PC-3 and DU145. In PC-3 cells transfected with a full-length androgen receptor expression vector (PC-3-AR), treatment with androgens reduced gene expression and secretion of ET-1 without affecting the gene expression of ET-3. Collectively, these data support a role for androgens in the regulation of ET-1 production by prostate adenocarcinoma cells. In PC-3 and DU145 cells, ET-1 gene expression and secretion were up-regulated by TGFbeta-1, EGF and IL1-alpha, whereas IGF-1 was ineffective. Conversely, none of the treatments affected ECE-1 or ET-3 gene expression. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, ET-1 production by prostate adenocarcinoma cells is down-regulated by androgens and up-regulated by factors involved in tumour progression indicating a role for this peptide in the biology of prostate cancer. In view of the role exerted by ET-1 in the process of bone metastasis, our data suggest the use of ET-1 receptor antagonists in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.     

纳米材料碘油混悬液栓塞后兔VX2肿瘤组织MT1-MMP表达改变的意义

目的 观察应用羟基磷灰石纳米粒子和超液化碘油混悬液栓塞后,兔VX2肿瘤组织膜型基质金属蛋白酶-1(MT1-MMP)表达变化的意义.方法 60只接种VX2肿瘤细胞的荷瘤兔随机分为3组:肿瘤组、超液化碘油组、羟基磷灰石纳米超液化碘油混悬液组.通过胃十二指肠动脉插管分别给予:生理盐水(1 ml/只)、超液化碘油(0.3 ml/kg)、纳米超液化碘油混悬液(0.3 ml/kg).术后3 d CT检查确认插管成功.两周后,应用免疫组织化学三步法(S-P)测定肿瘤组织MT1-MMP的表达定位,以及治疗干预后表达量的改变.RT-PCR检测MT1-MMP mRNA的表达差异,Western blot法分析MT1-MMP蛋白表达变化.结果 MT1-MMP在肿瘤细胞膜和肿瘤组织间质都有表达.肿瘤组与碘油组、纳米碘油组的阳性表达相比,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),而碘油组和纳米碘油组则无明显差异(P＞0.05).Western blot法检测各组蛋白量的表达也支持此结果.RT-PCR检测3组mRNA表达值的对比无明显差异(P＞0.05).结论 MT1-MMP主要表达于肿瘤细胞膜和间质.超液化碘油和(或)羟基磷灰石纳米粒子栓塞后,肿瘤组织及间质的MT1-MMP的表达上调,可能是造成栓塞后肿瘤转移复发率高的分子机制之一.     

Androgens induce CD-9 in human prostate tissue

Based on microarray analyses of LNCaP and LNCaP-r prostatic cell-lines we tentatively identified CD-9 as an androgen sensitive protein. This prompted us to characterize the androgen sensitivity and the correlation to malignancy of CD-9 at the protein level. Using Western blot, RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry the expression of CD-9 was analysed in LNCaP cells stimulated during increasing time by the synthetic androgen R1881 and also in 88 specimens of human prostate cancer tissues. Expression of CD-9 was induced by R1881 in LNCaP. CD-9 was immunolocalized in human prostate tissue sections representing non-malignant tissue as well as tumour areas. In non-malignant glands CD-9 immunoreactivity was observed at the apical and lateral cell borders of luminal epithelial cells. Basal epithelial cells were largely unstained. In tumour areas CD-9 staining intensity was variable and apparently not related to primary Gleason grade. In prostate tissue from a patient under androgen ablation therapy no staining was observed in luminal epithelial cells or in the tumour areas, but some staining was observed in basal epithelial cells. CD-9 is regulated by androgens in LNCaP and present in human prostate specimens. The expression is variable and changes in expression levels. These and earlier studies using other tissues indicate that CD-9 and its cellular localization could have an important role in prostate cancer cell development.     

Melatonin and prostate cancer cell proliferation: interplay with castration,epidermal growth factor,and androgen sensitivity

BACKGROUND: Potential modulatory effects of melatonin on the proliferation of androgen-sensitive LNCaP and androgen-insensitive PC-3 and DU 145 prostate cancer cells were reported recently. In this study, we investigated the effects of combined melatonin and castration on LNCaP tumor growth in vivo, the interactions between melatonin and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on LNCaP cell proliferation, and melatonin actions on the proliferation of PC-3 and DU 145 cells. METHODS: Tumor development and growth in castrated nude mice inoculated with LNCaP cells or in intact animals inoculated with DU 145 cells, with or without daily melatonin treatment, were monitored by observation and caliper measurement. MT(1) receptor expression in native or transfected prostate cancer cell lines was examined by immunocytochemistry or 2-[(125)I]iodomelatonin binding. Cyclin D1 expression in LNCaP cells was assessed by Western blotting, and cell proliferation was measured by thymidine incorporation and/or cell count. RESULTS: Melatonin treatment was associated with further decreases in LNCaP tumor incidence and growth rate in castrated nude mice. Melatonin and 2-iodomelatonin (a melatonin receptor agonist) attenuated EGF-stimulated increases in LNCaP cell proliferation and cyclin D1 levels. Melatonin had no effect on the proliferation or growth of MT(1) receptor-expressing DU 145 cells, and of PC-3 cells in which MT(1) receptor protein was undetectable. The proliferation of transfected PC-3 cells expressing MT(1) receptor was unaffected by 2-iodomelatonin. CONCLUSION: Together with previous data, the present results indicate synergistic action of melatonin and castration in inhibiting the growth of androgen-sensitive LNCaP tumor. Androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cell proliferation may be modulated by opposite changes in cyclin D1 levels induced by activated MT(1) and EGF receptors. In androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cells, MT(1) receptor-mediated signal transduction may become defective not only through changes in membrane receptor protein expression and/or functions, but also by means of alterations in downstream postreceptor signaling events.     

mRNA expression of the five membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases MT1-MT5 in human prostatic cell lines and their down-regulation in human malignant prostatic tissue

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) 1-5 in the human prostatic cell lines BPH-1, LNCaP, DU 145, PC-3, in malignant and non-malignant prostatic tissue samples, and in epithelial cells cultured from these tissue samples. METHODS: Matched malignant and non-malignant tissue specimens were obtained from 12 men with untreated prostate carcinoma after radical prostatectomy. Expression of mRNA for the five MT-MMPs was quantified by real-time PCR technique and normalized to the expression of the housekeeping gene glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). RESULTS: The expression of the five MT-MMPs was distinctly different not only between the prostate cell lines but also varied in the same cell line. There was a general higher expression of all MT-MMPs except for MT3-MMP in the androgen-insensitive cells DU 145 and PC-3 compared with that in the androgen-sensitive LNCaP cells. Their relatively high expression in the benign prostatic cell line BPH-1 and also in the primary cell cultures from malignant and non-malignant tissue samples argues against a simple association between MT-MMP expression and invasiveness. In malignant tissue samples and their corresponding cell cultures, the expression of most MT-MMPs was down-regulated in comparison to the normal counterparts. There was no correlation between tumor classification data and the MT-MMP expression results. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to other carcinoma, the down-regulation of most MT-MMPs is typical for prostate carcinoma. It seems to occur mainly in epithelial cells and has to be examined as special characteristic of this tumor entity in further studies.     

Expression of a human cell adhesion molecule, MUC18, in prostate cancer cell lines and tissues

BACKGROUND: Over expression of huMUC18, a cell adhesion molecule in the immunoglobulin gene superfamily, causes a non-metastatic human melanoma cell line to become metastatic in a nude mouse system. To determine if MUC18 expression correlates with the malignant progression of prostate cancer, we investigated differential expression of human MUC18 (huMUC18) in normal prostate epithelial cells, prostate cancer cell lines, and prostatic normal and cancer tissues. METHODS: RT-PCR and Western blot analyses were used to analyze the expression of MUC18 mRNA and protein in four human prostate cancer cell lines, cultured primary normal prostate epithelial cells, normal prostate and malignant prostate tissues. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine the expression of MUC18 antigen in prostatic tissues at different stages of malignancy. RESULTS: Human MUC18 mRNA and protein was expressed in three different prostate cancer cell lines (TSU-PR1, DU145, and PC-3), but not in one prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP.FGC). HuMUC18 protein was also expressed at high levels in extracts prepared from tissue sample sections containing high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), but weakly expressed in extracts prepared from either cultured primary normal prostatic epithelial cells or the normal prostate gland. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that huMUC18 was expressed at higher levels in the epithelial cells of high-grade PIN and prostatic carcinomas and in cells of a lymph node metastasis compared to that in normal or benign hyperplastic epithelium (BPH). CONCLUSIONS: We therefore conclude that MUC18 is expressed at higher levels in pre-malignant and malignant prostatic epithelium, including metastasis. We suggest that over-expression of MUC18 may be a new marker of human prostate cancer and also implicates its possible role in development and progression of prostate cancer.     

Inhibitory effects of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) on the IGF-1 receptor and androgen dependent growth of LAPC-4 prostate cancer cells

BACKGROUND: Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is an inhibitor of the IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) in breast and other cancers, and concomitantly inhibits tumor growth both in cultured cells and animals. The current study evaluates the effect of NDGA on the androgen-stimulated growth of human prostate cancer cells. METHODS: LAPC-4 prostate cancer cells in tissue culture were androgen starved for 3 days, 1 nM dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and other androgens were then added for up to 7 days, and cell proliferation measured. IGF-1R protein expression was measured by Western blot, and IGF-1R mRNA expression by quantitative PCR. IGF-1R receptor kinase activation was measured by ELISA. RESULTS: After 7 days, LAPC-4 growth was doubled by 1 nM DHT. NDGA had a rapid effect to inhibit IGF-1R autophosphorylation induced by IGF-1. DHT increased the expression of IGF-1R protein and mRNA levels. Maximal IGF-1R protein levels were observed 3 days after the addition of androgen. In addition, NDGA, at 10 microM or less, inhibited DHT-induced proliferation in both cells grown in plates and cells grown in soft agar. Androgen receptor (AR) studies by FRET revealed that NDGA had no conformational effects on the AR in response to ligand. CONCLUSIONS: NDGA blocks the DHT-induced growth of LAPC-4 prostate cancer cells by several mechanisms including rapid inhibition of the IGF-1R kinase, and a dose-dependent inhibition of androgen stimulation of IGF-1R expression. Clinical studies of this agent will determine its efficacy in the setting of androgen-dependent prostate cancer.     

TMSG-1在人前列腺癌细胞株与前列腺癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的 探讨肿瘤转移抑制基因-1(TMSG-1,亦称LASS2)在人不同转移潜能前列腺癌细胞株中与前列腺癌组织中的表达及其临床意义.方法 采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(PCR)及细胞爬片免疫荧光组织化学方法,检测TMSG-1在人不同转移潜能前列腺癌细胞株低转移潜能(PC-3M-2134)和高转移潜能(PC-3M-IE8)中的表达.并采用免疫组织化学方法检测TMSG-1在人前列腺增生及前列腺癌组织中的表达,同时探讨其与临床病理特征之间的关系.结果 TMSG-1在PC-3M-284细胞株中的mRNA及蛋白表达(2.70±0.30、75.26±2.68)均明显高于在PC-3M-IE8细胞株中的表达(1.10±0.20、38.08±1.84),差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).通过免疫组织化学观察表明TMSG-1在前列腺增生及前列腺癌组织中均有表达,但在前列腺增生中的阳性表达率(32/40)明显高于在前列腺癌中的阳性表达率(21/60).两者差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).并且TMSG-1在前列腺癌组织中的表达与年龄、Gleason分级、淋巴结转移及TNM分期密切相关(P＜0.05),而与肿瘤的大小无明显相关.结论 TMSG-1在低转移潜能前列腺癌细胞株中的mRNA及蛋白表达明显高于在高转移潜能前列腺癌细胞株中的表达,证明它是一种肿瘤转移抑制基因.TMSG-1在人前列腺增生与前列腺癌组织中的表达之间差异有统计学意义,并且TMSG-1在前列腺癌中的表达与年龄、Gleason分级、淋巴结转移及TNM分期密切相关.

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Objective To investigate the expression of tumor metastasis suppressor gene 1 (TMSG-1 as well LASS2) in different prostate cancer cell lines and prostate cancer tissues and its clinical significance. Methods Sixty patients with prostate cancer had undergone surgery between 2008 and 2010.Forty patients with prostatic hyperplasia were chosen. Immunofluorescence histochemistry was used to study the distribution of TMSG-1 in cells, immunohistochemistry was used to observe the difference in TMSG-1 expression between prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer tissues, and the relationship between the TMSG-1 expression and clinicopathological features in prostate cancer tissues was analyzed. Results The level of TMSG-1 mRNA in PC-3M-2B4 cell line with low metastatic potentiality (2. 70 ±0. 30) was higher than in PC-3M-IE8 cell line (1. 10 ±0. 20). Immunofluorescence histochemistry revealed that most of the collected prostate cancers and prostatic hyperplasia tissues expressed TMSG-1 in cytoplasma, and nuclei were stained in a few of prostate cancer tissues. The average fluorescence intensity of TMSG-1 in PC-3M-2B4 cells (75. 26 ±2. 68) was obviously higher than in PC-3M-IE8 cells (38. 08 ± 1. 84). There was obviously different expression of TMSG-1 between prostate cancers (21/60) and prostatic hyperplasia ( 32/40 ) ( P ＜0. 05 ) . The TMSG-1 levels in prostate cancer tissue were significantly correlated with ages,Gleason grade, lymph node metastasis and tumor, nodes, metastasis (TNM) staging (P ＜0. 05) , but not with the size of tumor. Conclusion The expression level of TMSG-1 mRNA and protein in prostate cancer cell lines with low metastatic potentials significantly higher than in prostate carcinoma cell lines with high metastatic potentials, which proves that TMSG-1 is a tumor metastasis suppressor gene. From the difference in the TMSG-1 expression between human prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer tissues and the correlation with age, Gleason grade, lymph node metastasis and TNM stage in prostate cancers, we infer that TMSG-1 is an important prognostic indicator in judging prostate cancer cell growth, progression and metastasis.     

Parathyroid hormone inhibits the expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) in osteoblast-like MG-63 cells

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) can stimulate bone resorption by increasing the activity and the number of osteoclasts in bone tissue by several mechanisms. Recently, osteoblast-derived membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) has been implied to play an important role in the process of bone resorption by degrading bone matrix. In the present study, we observed the effects of PTH (1-34) on MT1-MMP production, and the role of the protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) pathways in the regulation of MT1-MMP in cultures of human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells. By Northern blot and Western immunoblot analysis, we found, unexpectedly, that PTH (1-34) inhibited MT1-MMP mRNA and protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner in MG-63 cells. The PKA antagonist H-89 blunted PTH (1-34)-mediated decreases in MT1-MMP protein synthesis. Forskolin, a PKA agonist, decreased MT1-MMP expression, which was similar to the action of PTH on MT1-MMP expression, in MG-63 cells. Staurosporine, a PKC inhibitor, also blocked the inhibition by PTH. We suggest that both the PKA and PKC pathways are involved in MT1-MMP downregulation by PTH. Furthermore, we found that PTH (1-34) induced the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-B ligand (RANKL) mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner in MG-63 cells, and this effect of PTH on RANKL mRNA expression was nearly parallel to the effects of MT1-MMP downregulation, implying a correlation between MT1-MMP and RANKL expression. Our findings suggest that the decreased MT1-MMP expression induced by PTH may be involved in RANKL signaling in osteoblasts, and may play a role in the activation of bone resorption.     

TGF-β/Smads通路关键蛋白在5种前列腺癌细胞株中表达的鉴定及意义

目的:对多种不同人前列腺癌细胞株TGF-β/Smads信号通路的"开放"或"关闭"状态进行鉴定,初步探讨此通路在前列腺癌侵袭、转移中的作用及可能的机制。方法:用Western印迹法检测LNCaP、PC-3、DU145及AR-CaP亚细胞系IF11、IA8细胞中TGF-β/Smads通路的关键蛋白TGF-βⅡ型受体(TβRⅡ)、Smad2/3、磷酸化Smad2(p-Smad2)、Smad4的差异表达。结果:TβRⅡ在PC-3、DU145、IF11、IA8中表达较高,在LNCaP中表达极低;Smad2/3在所有细胞中表达均较高,但活性成分p-Smad2仅在PC-3、DU145中表达;Smad4在LNCaP、PC-3、DU145中表达较高,IF11、IA8中表达缺失。结论:不同转移潜能的前列腺癌细胞株TGF-β/Smads通路的"开闭"状态存在差异,仅PC-3、DU145细胞处于开放状态;前列腺癌细胞可能通过不同的方式改变TGF-β/Smads通路状态参与晚期肿瘤的侵袭、转移过程。     

Small interference RNA targeting heat-shock protein 27 inhibits the growth of prostatic cell lines and induces apoptosis via caspase-3 activation in vitro

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate synthetic small interference RNA (siRNA) compounds targeting heat-shock protein 27 (Hsp27) as an alternative approach to Hsp27 'knockdown' in prostate cancer cells, as Hsp27 expression is highly up-regulated in prostate cancer cells after androgen withdrawal or chemotherapy, to become uniformly highly expressed in androgen-independent (AI) prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recently showed that targeting Hsp27 by a 2'-methoxyethyl modified phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide, OGX-427, inhibits Hsp27 expression and enhances hormone- and chemotherapy in prostate cancer xenograft models. In the present study, a 'gene walk' screening different siRNAs was initially used in PC-3 and LNCaP cells to determine the most potent sequence to down-regulate Hsp27 mRNA and protein levels. The effects of Hsp27 silencing on in vitro growth rates were studied by tetrazolium-blue and crystal violet assays. Apoptosis was determined by single-stranded DNA nuclear and cleaved caspase-3 immunostaining, as well as flow cytometry. Spotted microarrays with 14,000 human oligonucleotides were used to examine changes in gene expression. RESULTS: Low concentrations of 1 nm siRNA decreased Hsp27 mRNA levels by 19-fold and suppressed protein expression to undetectable levels. Silencing of Hsp27 in prostate cancer cells by siRNA # 2 increased apoptotic rates 2.4-4 fold and caused 40-76% inhibition of cell growth in LNCaP and PC-3 cells. Characteristic cleavage of caspase-3 occurred after treatment with Hsp27 siRNA (1 nm). cDNA microarray analysis from LNCaP and PC-3 cell lines revealed differential gene expression profiles after Hsp27 down-regulation that could be used to identify various survival pathways involved in androgen-dependent and AI growth. CONCLUSIONS: These findings illustrate the potential utility of Hsp27-silencing therapy and highlight Hsp27 siRNA strategies as a novel and highly effective tool, with the potential for future targeted therapy in enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapy in advanced prostate cancer.     

MUC1 expression in human prostate cancer cell lines and primary tumors

MUC1 expression was evaluated in normal prostate epithelial cells (PrEC), and prostate cancer cell lines in response to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment. Expression of MUC1 core protein was stimulated in PrEC and PC-3 cells after cytokine treatment, but was highly and constitutively expressed by DU-145 cells. MUC1 was not expressed by LNCaP, C4-2 or C4-2B cells under any condition. DHT alone or in combination with cytokines had no effect on MUC1 expression in any cell line tested. Using antibodies capable of detecting all isoforms of MUC1 core protein independent of their glycosylation state, immunohistochemical staining of tissue microarrays containing both nontumor and tumor tissue revealed that only 17% of tumor tissues and 41% of nontumor tissues stained positively for MUC1. Staining patterns in tumor tissue varied from focal apical staining to diffuse cytoplasmic staining. Neither the presence of MUC1 core protein nor its subcellular distribution correlated with Gleason grade. These data indicate that MUC1 is a poor marker of prostate cancer progression. Furthermore, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha strongly induce MUC1 expression in both normal prostate epithelia and certain prostate tumor cell lines and may exacerbate pathologies associated with MUC1-positive prostate cancers.