title: Up-regulation of TRPM-2, MMP-7 and ID-1 during sex hormone-induced prostate carcinogenesis in the Noble rat.
abstract: Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in the Western world and changes in the ratio of testosterone and estrogens with advancing age is one of the potential risk factors in the development of this disease. However, the molecular mechanisms associated with hormone imbalance in prostate carcinogenesis are poorly understood. In this study we induced a high incidence of prostate hyperplasia, dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in the Noble rat using a combination of testosterone and estradiol-17beta. Using this animal model, we studied the gene expression profile during sex hormone-induced prostate carcinogenesis using a cDNA array technique; the results were further confirmed by RT-PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemical analyses. We found up-regulation of TRPM-2 (testosterone-repressed prostatic message-2), MMP-7 (matrix metalloproteinase-7) and Id-1 (inhibitor of differentiation or DNA binding) during development of sex hormone-induced prostate cancer. Increased expression of TRPM-2 and MMP-7 was observed in both premalignant and malignant tissues after sex hormone treatment, indicating their role in the early stages of hormone response and prostate cancer development. In contrast, Id-1 was expressed at relatively low levels in all premalignant samples but increased in malignant cells, suggesting its potential roles as a biomarker for prostate cancer cells. Furthermore, expression of Id-1 appeared to be stronger in poorly differentiated lesions than in well-differentiated carcinomas, suggesting that the levels of Id-1 expression may be correlated with the malignancy of tumors. Our results provide the first evidence of up-regulation of TRPM-2, MMP-7 and Id-1 during sex hormone-induced prostate carcinogenesis and strongly suggest their association with the development of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Li Shu Fan Building, 5 Sassoon Road, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D051152:Clusterin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000633:toxicity*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D051798:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1; D008297:Male; D020783:Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013739:Testosterone / Q000633:toxicity*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D051152:Clusterin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; C497454:ID1 protein, rat; D051798:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D020783:Matrix Metalloproteinase 7