title: E-cadherin expression and PSA secretion in human prostate epithelial cells.
abstract: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is the most widely used marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and is an independent predictor of prostatic capsular invasion. A number of studies have identified E-cadherin, a cell adhesion protein, as a potential invasion suppressor which is decreased in prostate adenocarcinoma. Our goal in the present study was to evaluate E-cadherin expression in primary cultures and determine the relationship between E-cadherin expression and PSA secretion in both primary cultures and the prostate tumor cell line, LNCaP. Immunohistochemical studies and Western blot analysis confirmed greater expression of E-cadherin in normal epithelial cells than tumor-derived prostate cells. This is the first report that the incubation of normal prostate epithelial cells with E-cadherin antibody increases the amount of PSA detected in the media of normal cells as well as in LNCaP. Since E-cadherin may function as an invasion suppressor, an understanding of the decreased expression of this adhesion factor and the impact on PSA secretion may aid in understanding epithelial tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, C920 Presbyterian University Hospital, PA 15261, USA. krilld@msx.upmc.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhir
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Becich
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015820:Cadherins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012016:Reference Values; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D015820:Cadherins; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen