Malignancy Grade–Dependent Expression of K+-Channel Subtypes in Human Prostate Cancer |
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| Authors: | Susumu Ohya Kazunori Kimura Satomi Niwa Akitoshi Ohno Yoshiyuki Kojima Shoichi Sasaki Kenjiro Kohri Yuji Imaizumi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Nagoya 467-8603, Japan;2. Educational Research Center of Clinical Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan;3. Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan |
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| Abstract: | K+ channels are key molecules in the progression of several cancer types and considered to be potential targets for cancer therapy. We examined the gene expressions of voltage-gated (Kv), Ca2+-activated (KCa), and two-pore domain (K2P) K+-channel subtypes in needle-biopsy samples of human prostate cancer (PCa) by real-time PCR and compared them with those in PCa epithelial cell lines. The expression of Kv1.3, KCa1.1, KCa3.1, and K2P1 markedly increased in the PCa group with Gleason score of 5 – 6 (GS5–6) but significantly decreased in the GS8–9 group. This malignancy grade–dependent K+-channel expression pattern may provide a convenient marker to understand PCa progression level. |
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| Keywords: | prostate cancer tumor marker |
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