title: The effect of interleukin-6 on the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in vitro and the modulation of this procedure.
abstract: The role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the growth of an androgen-independent prostate cancer cell line (PC-3 m) was defined and the effect of dexamethasone, which was previously shown to modulate IL-6/IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) on this procedure was investigated. By using a pretty sensitive and specific enzyme immunoassay (ELISA), it was found that PC-3 m produced certain IL-6, but there was no difference in IL-6 secretion between the group with or without dexamethasone treatment. It was also found that PC-3 m cells could not be stimulated to grow by exogenous IL-6 (P > 0.05), while it could be inhibited to grow by anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody and dexamethasone with a dose-dependent fashion. Our observation indicated that IL-6 acted as an autocrine growth factor for PC-3 m, and dexamethasone could inhibit cell proliferation by a mechanism independent of its effect on IL-6 mRNA expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D000906:Antibodies; D015850:Interleukin-6; D003907:Dexamethasone