title: Effects of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide on urokinase-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in prostate adenocarcinoma cell lines.
abstract: Previous investigations have demonstrated that a synthetic retinoid, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide (4-HPR), inhibits the invasion of prostate adenocarcinoma in vitro. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a prerequisite for tumor invasion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 4-HPR on uPA and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in prostate cancer. Human prostate adenocarcinoma cell lines, TSU-PR1 and PC3, were grown in serum-free media containing 4-HPR. Cellular mRNA and protein were subsequently extracted. Northern blot analysis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and chromogenic functional analysis were performed on the samples. Administration of 10(-6) M 4-HPR for 3 days resulted in an increase in uPA mRNA expression (TSU-PR1: 391%, PC3: 356%), and a simultaneous increase in PAI-1 mRNA expression (TSU-PR1: 217%, PC3: 235%) was observed. ELISA concomitantly demonstrated a significant increase (p < 0.05) in uPA protein in the conditioned media (TSU-PR1: 134%, PC3: 139%) and cell lysates (TSU-PR1: 284%, PC3: 255%). Both cell lines demonstrated a significant increase (p < 0.05) in PAI-1 protein in the conditioned media (TSU-PR1: 152%, PC3: 167%) and cell lysates (TSU-PR1: 170%, PC3: 222%). Concentrations below 10(-6) M failed to alter the protein production of either uPA or PAI-1. The functional uPA assay demonstrated a reduction of the proteolytic activity of uPA (TSU-PR1: 13%, PC3: 7%) in cell lysates of 10(-6) M 4-HPR (p < 0.05), while there was minimal uPA activity in the conditioned media. 4-HPR stimulates a paradoxical increase in uPA and PAI-1, but the anti-invasive effects of 4-HPR are consistent with the increase in both uPA and PAI-1, resulting in an overall reduction of functional uPA activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D017313:Fenretinide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D020871:RNA Stability; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017313:Fenretinide; D003513:Cycloheximide; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator