TNF-mediated cytotoxicity and resistance in human prostate cancer cell lines.
BACKGROUND
The contribution of TNF receptor (TNF-R) expression was investigated with respect to TNF sensitivity or insensitivity for androgen-dependent and androgen-independent human prostate cancer (PCA) cell lines, respectively.


METHODS
Flow cytometric analyses using monoclonal antibodies against the 55-kDa receptor (TNF-R1) and the 75-kDa receptor (TNF-R2) indicated that both receptors were expressed on all three cell lines.


RESULTS
Moreover, expression of TNF-R1 was greater than expression of TNF-R2 in these PCA cells. All three PCA cell lines produced IL-6. However, IL-6 production was enhanced when TNF-insensitive JCA-1 and PC-3 cells, but not TNF-sensitive LNCaP cells, were treated with rTNF (10(-9) M).


CONCLUSIONS
These data suggest that the lack of an antiproliferative effect of rTNF on the androgen-independent PCA cell lines PC-3 and JCA-1 is not due to the failure of these cells to express TNF-R, but may be related to the differences in TNF-mediated IL-6 expression by these PCA cell lines.
Nakajima
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Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595, USA.
DelliPizzi
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Mallouh
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Ferreri
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D000728:Androgens / Q000494:pharmacology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D001665:Binding Sites; D002455:Cell Division; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000728:Androgens; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma