title: Immunohistochemistry analysis of platelet-derived growth factor A and B chains and platelet-derived growth factor alpha and beta receptor expression in benign prostatic hyperplasias and Gleason-graded human prostate adenocarcinomas.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in the expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and its receptors were associated with prostate cancer. Peroxidase-anti-peroxidase-immunoperoxidase labeling was used to detect the A and B chains and alpha and beta receptors of PDGF in 5 benign prostatic hyperplasias and 13 human prostate adenocarcinomas (Gleason grades 2 to 9). In all 5 benign prostatic hyperplasias, none of the PDGF antibodies (even at high titers, 1:50 dilutions) labeled the epithelial or the stromal cells. In adenocarcinomas, the A chain and alpha receptor antibodies labeled both epithelial and stromal cells. The intensity of the staining was relatively high in low Gleason grade (<6) and low in high Gleason grade (>7) tissue; however, the B chain and beta receptor antibodies failed to label either epithelial or stromal cells in any of the 13 adenocarcinomas. The data suggest that PDGF A and alpha receptor genes may be preferentially turned on in epithelial and stromal prostate tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fudge
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stearns
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor