Zusammenfassung
Fragestellung: „Suppressors of cytokine signaling“ (SOCS) werden durch Interleukine und Peptidhormone
induziert. Diese Moleküle verhindern die Aktivierung von bestimmten Signalwegen in
benignen und malignen Zellen. In früheren Studien konnten wir zeigen, dass SOCS-3
in den meisten Prostatakarzinomzelllinien und Gewebeproben exprimiert wird. In dieser
Studie haben wir die Effekte von Androgen auf die Regulation von SOCS-3 in Prostatakarzinomzelllinien
untersucht. Material und Methoden: SOCS-3-Expression wurde mit PCR und Western Blot untersucht. Die Aktivität des SOCS-3-Promotors
wurde mit Luziferase-Assay gemessen. Die Proliferation wurde mittels 3 H-Thymidin-Test gemessen. Ergebnisse: Wir konnten zeigen, dass das Androgen die Expression von SOCS-3-Protein in 2 Prostatakarzinomzelllinien
induziert. Das nichtsteroidale Antiandrogen Bikalutamid konnte diese Induktion
verringern. Das Androgen induzierte keine SOCS-3-mRNA oder Promotorgenaktivität. Wir
haben LNCaP-IL-6- Zellen mit einem SOCS-3-induzierbarem Tet-On-Plasmid transfiziert.
In diesen Zellen waren die pro-proliferativen Effekte von Androgen wesentlich schwächer
ausgeprägt als in Zellen, in denen SOCS-3 nicht induziert wurde. In Anwesenheit von
SOCS-3 wurde auch die Induktion von PSA durch R1881 verringert. Schlussfolgerung: Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass androgene Regulation von SOCS-3 zu einer Inhibition
der Proliferation und Sekretion beim Prostatakarzinom führt.
Abstract
Purpose: Suppressors of cytokine signalling (SOCS) are induced by interleukins and peptide
hormones. These molecules prevent the activation of diverse signalling pathways in
benign and malignant cells. In previous studies, we showed that SOCS-3 is expressed
in most prostate cancer cell lines and tissue specimens. In the present study we
investigated the effects of androgen on the regulation of SOCS-3 in prostate cancer
cell lines. Materials and Methods: SOCS-3 expression was determined with PCR and Western blot techniques. The activity
of the SOCS-3 promoter was measured with the luciferase test. We measured proliferation
with 3 H-thymidine assay. Results: We show that androgen induces the expression of SOCS-3 in two prostate cancer cell
lines. The non-steroidal anti-androgen bicalutamide is able to block the induction
of SOCS-3 expression. Androgenic hormones did not induce the expression of SOCS-3
mRNA or its promoter activity. In LNCaP-IL-6- cells transfected with the inducible
Tet-On construct SOCS-3 expression was induced. The effects of androgenic hormones
on the proliferation and induction of PSA were diminished in the presence of SOCS-3.
Conclusions: Our results show that androgenic regulation of SOCS-3 leads to inhibition of proliferation
and secretion in human prostate cancer.
Schlüsselwörter
Prostatakarzinom - Interleukin-6 - „Suppressor of cytokine signaling“ - Proliferation
- Prostata-spezifisches Antigen
Key words
prostate cancer - interleukin-6 - suppressor of cytokine signalling - proliferation
- prostate-specific antigen
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1 C. E. ALKEN PREIS 2007
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Z. Culig
Univ.-Klinik für Urologie · Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
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