there exists an association between pi3k pathway licentious activity and the considerable feature of high metastatic potential of the genitourinary cancer cells. although du 145 and 5637 have functional phosphatase and tensin homolog (pten) tumor suppressor gene, which antagonizes pi3k function, pc-3 is null for pten gene. in pursuit to explain why pten bearing cell lines display high metastati...

BACKGROUND The chemoresistance of prostate cancer (PCa) is invariably associated with the aggressiveness and metastasis of this disease. New emerging evidence indicates that the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) may play pivotal roles in the development of chemoresistance and metastasis. As a hallmark of EMT, E-cadherin is suggested to be a key marker in the development of chemoresista...

In this study, we further investigated the mechanisms by which pseudophosphorylated prolactin (S179D PRL) inhibits the growth of human prostate cancer cells. When treated with S179D PRL for 3 days, LnCAP cells responded by increasing expression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the cell cycle regulatory molecule, p21, whereas PC3 and DU145 cells did not. After 5 days of treatment, both PC3 an...

BACKGROUND Thapsigargin (TG) is a potent inhibitor of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPases (SERCAs). TG-based prodrugs are being developed for the treatment of prostate cancer (PC). To develop optimal TG-based therapeutics it is important to understand the mechanisms of resistance to TG that may potentially occur in cancer cells. METHODS DU145/TG and PC3/TG cells were derived from ...

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a glycoprotein that induces prostate cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion. The activation of transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6) channels is considered important in promoting prostate cancer cell proliferation. In this study, we assessed the role of endogenous TRPC6 channels in the HGF-induced cell proliferation of prostate cancer. Rev...

The prostate tumor-inducing gene 1 (PTI-1) was originally identified by differential ribonucleic acid (RNA) display in human prostate carcinoma. PTI-1 is expressed in human prostate carcinoma but not in benign prostate hypertrophy or normal prostate tissue. PTI-1 may be a member of oncogenes that could affect protein translation and contribute to carcinoma development in human prostate. To inve...

BACKGROUND As one of the most common cancers in men, the pathogenesis of prostate cancer has been widely researched. Aberrant activation of the erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ERBB2) has been found to play a critical role in metastatic prostate cancer. In our previous study, we demonstrated that rs61552325 (Pro1140Ala) located in ERBB2 is strongly correlated to prostate cancer. Therefore, we...

Objective(s): The stress-responsive genes of Sestrin family are recognized as new tumor suppressor genes in breast carcinoma, however, the function of Sestrin family in human prostate cancer is not clear. Ionizing radiation (IR) is known to induce Sestrin gene expression in breast cancer cells. However, the response of Sestrin to IR has not been reported in PC3 prostate cancer cells. Materials ...