2019
Dihydrotestosterone Increases Cytotoxic Activity of Macrophages on Prostate Cancer Cells via TRAIL
Lee G, Kim J, Kwon S, Stein M, Hong J, Nagaya N, Billakanti S, Kim M, Kim W, Kim I. Dihydrotestosterone Increases Cytotoxic Activity of Macrophages on Prostate Cancer Cells via TRAIL. Endocrinology 2019, 160: 2049-2060. PMID: 31184711, PMCID: PMC6691685, DOI: 10.1210/en.2019-00367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyCell linesHuman peripheral blood monocytesMetastatic prostate cancerPotential treatment optionPeripheral blood monocytesCytotoxicity of macrophagesHuman monocyte cell lineProstate cancer cellsCaP cell linesMonocyte cell lineVivo mouse studiesCytotoxic activityMurine macrophage cell lineApoptosis-inducing ligandConcentration-dependent mannerDeprivation therapyClodronate liposomesTreatment optionsM1 polarizationCaP tumorsAndrogen receptorMacrophage cell lineProstate cancerImmune response
2013
Mechanism of pro‐tumorigenic effect of BMP‐6: Neovascularization involving tumor‐associated macrophages and IL‐1α
Kwon S, Lee G, Lee J, Iwakura Y, Kim W, Kim I. Mechanism of pro‐tumorigenic effect of BMP‐6: Neovascularization involving tumor‐associated macrophages and IL‐1α. The Prostate 2013, 74: 121-133. PMID: 24185914, DOI: 10.1002/pros.22734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6CarcinogenesisCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesEndothelium, VascularHumansInterleukin-1alphaMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicNF-kappa BProstatic NeoplasmsSignal TransductionSmad1 ProteinConceptsBone morphogenetic protein 6Prostate cancer growthTumor-associated macrophagesIL-1APro-tumorigenic effectsCancer growthHuman prostate cancer cell linesHuman prostate cancer tissuesLNCaP human prostate cancer cell lineProstate cancer cell linesTube formationProstate cancer tissuesTHP-1 cellsEndothelial tube formationCancer cell linesIL-1αProstate cancerKnockout miceCD11b-DTRCancer tissuesTumor growthNF-kB1Endothelial cellsMacrophagesConditioned mediaBone morphogenetic protein‐6 induces castration resistance in prostate cancer cells through tumor infiltrating macrophages
Lee G, Jung Y, Ha Y, Kim J, Kim W, Kim I. Bone morphogenetic protein‐6 induces castration resistance in prostate cancer cells through tumor infiltrating macrophages. Cancer Science 2013, 104: 1027-1032. PMID: 23710822, PMCID: PMC7657257, DOI: 10.1111/cas.12206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsAndrogensAnilidesAnimalsBenzamidesBenzofuransBone Morphogenetic Protein 6Cell Line, TumorDihydrotestosteroneHumansInterleukin-6Lymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophagesMaleMiceNitrilesPhenylthiohydantoinPromoter Regions, GeneticProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantQuinolinesReceptors, AndrogenTosyl CompoundsUp-RegulationConceptsCaP cell linesCastration resistanceInterleukin-6Castration-resistant prostate cancerContext of macrophagesHuman CaP cell linesExpression of ARRemoval of macrophagesAndrogen receptor mRNAProstate cancer progressionBMP-6Presence of dihydrotestosteroneProstate cancer cellsCell linesPresence of macrophagesPleiotropic growth factorBone morphogenetic proteinClodronate liposomesTRAMP-C1AR upregulationProstate cancerAndrogen hypersensitivityMacrophage coculturesReceptor mRNACell countBMP-6 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Promotes Tumor Proliferation through IL-10–Dependent M2 Polarization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages
Lee J, Lee G, Woo S, Ha Y, Kwon S, Kim W, Kim I. BMP-6 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Promotes Tumor Proliferation through IL-10–Dependent M2 Polarization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 3604-3614. PMID: 23633487, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-4563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6Carcinoma, Renal CellCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationClodronic AcidDoxycyclineHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-10Kaplan-Meier EstimateKidney NeoplasmsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescenceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSmad5 ProteinSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Burden
2011
Bone morphogenetic protein 6-induced interleukin-1β expression in macrophages requires PU.1/Smad1 interaction
Lee G, Jung Y, Lee J, Kim W, Kim I. Bone morphogenetic protein 6-induced interleukin-1β expression in macrophages requires PU.1/Smad1 interaction. Molecular Immunology 2011, 48: 1540-1547. PMID: 21571370, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IBone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IICells, CulturedExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationInterleukin-1betaJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMacrophagesMiceNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIProto-Oncogene ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSmad1 ProteinTrans-ActivatorsMacrophages induce neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer cells via BMP6‐IL6 Loop
Lee G, Kwon S, Lee J, Jeon S, Jang K, Choi H, Lee H, Kim W, Lee D, Kim I. Macrophages induce neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer cells via BMP6‐IL6 Loop. The Prostate 2011, 71: 1525-1537. PMID: 21374653, DOI: 10.1002/pros.21369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer cellsHormone-refractory prostate cancerRefractory prostate cancerNeuroendocrine differentiationBone morphogenetic protein 6IL-6Cancer cellsProstate cancerInterleukin-6 knockout miceTRAMP-C2 cell lineHuman prostate cancer tissuesNeuroendocrine cellsCell linesParathyroid hormone-related peptideTRAMP-C2 prostate cancer cellsTRAMP-C2 cellsMacrophage-depleted miceProstate Cancer Neuroendocrine DifferentiationIL-6 expressionTHP-1 human monocytic cell lineHormone-related peptideProstate cancer tissuesHuman monocytic cell lineRAW 264.7 murine macrophage cell lineEffect of macrophages
2010
Induction of Interleukin-6 Expression by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6 in Macrophages Requires Both SMAD and p38 Signaling Pathways*
Lee G, Kwon S, Lee J, Jeon S, Jang K, Choi H, Lee H, Kim W, Kim S, Kim I. Induction of Interleukin-6 Expression by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6 in Macrophages Requires Both SMAD and p38 Signaling Pathways*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 39401-39408. PMID: 20889504, PMCID: PMC2998138, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.103705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic protein 6BMP receptor type IIProtein 6Activin-like kinase 2Non-Smad pathwaysTranscription factor GATA4P38 Signaling PathwayTarget genesKnockdown experimentsKinase 2Signaling pathwaysSignaling mechanismReceptor type IISmadIntracellular levelsIL-6 inductionPathwayGrowth factorInductionExpressionInterleukin-6 expressionTranscriptionMacrophagesGenesGATA4