title: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its binding protein IGFBP-4 in human prostatic hyperplastic tissue: gene expression and its cellular localization.
abstract: It has been previously reported that 1) type I insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptors are present in the human prostatic tissue; 2) IGF-I receptors are mainly localized in the epithelial cells; 3) IGF-I is a mitogen for prostatic epithelial cells in culture; and 4) IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) are released by these cells in the conditioned medium. To add information on the mechanism of IGF-I action in the human prostate, we studied the expression and cellular localization of mRNA encoding IGF-I and IGFBP-4 in human prostatic hyperplastic (BPH) tissue. Northern analysis of total RNA extracted from BPH tissues with cDNA probes containing the entire coding regions for IGF-I and IGFBP-4 documented the presence of multiple IGF-I mRNA transcripts with lengths of 7.5, 1.7, 1.3, and 1.1 kilobases and a single 2.1-kilobase transcript of IGFBP-4 mRNA. In situ hybridization with the cDNA probes used for Northern analysis and with cRNA probes synthesized from the respective cDNA demonstrated that IGF-I mRNA was only localized in the stromal cells, whereas IGFBP-4 mRNA was predominantly expressed by epithelial cells. In addition, immunoreactive IGF-I was measured in BPH tissue extracts after acidification and reverse phase chromatography. The mean (+/- SD) IGF-I content of six BPH tissues was 28.1 +/- 4.0 ng/g tissue. Our results suggest that in the human prostate, the locally secreted IGF-I exerts its principal biological effects with a paracrine mode of action and demonstrate that IGFBP-4 is mainly expressed by IGF-I target cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barni
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Vannelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sadri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pupilli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghiandi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Selli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorelli
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I