title: Human prostate carcinoma cell lines secrete GM-CSF and express GM-CSF-receptor on their cell surface.
abstract: Using specific ELISA kits, we investigated the secretion of cytokines in five human prostate carcinoma cell lines: ALVA 31, DU145, LNCaP, ND1 and PC3. Three of the five cell lines investigated secreted granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF); GM-CSF was not identified in ALVA31 or LNCaP. In addition, we have shown that conditioned media of DU145, ND1 and PC3 stimulated proliferation of the GM-CSF-dependent cell line MO7e indicating that these cells secrete biologically active GM-CSF. By flow cytometric analysis we determined that all five cell lines expressed the alpha-subunit of the GM-CSF receptor on the cell surface but only ALVA31 expressed both the alpha- and beta-subunits of the GM-CSF receptor. Varying concentrations of GM-CSF did not stimulate the proliferation rate of any of the prostate carcinoma cell lines. Thus, there does not appear to be autocrine loop of GM-CSF-induced proliferation. However, the expression of E-cadherin and endoglin (CD105) was modulated under GM-CSF treatment in ALVA31. In addition, GM-CSF decreased the level of soluble CD44 in ND1. These results suggest that the GM-CSF receptor alpha-subunit may play a role in metabolic activity of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Iowa City, IA 52242-1009, USA.
authors.forename: O W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Rokhlin
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Griebling
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Karassina
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raines
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016207:Cytokines; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor