2011
Macrophages 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
2006
Expression of estrogen receptors‐α and ‐β in bladder cancer cell lines and human bladder tumor tissue
Shen S, Smith C, Hsieh J, Yu J, Kim I, Jian W, Sonpavde, Ayala G, Younes M, Lerner S. Expression of estrogen receptors‐α and ‐β in bladder cancer cell lines and human bladder tumor tissue. Cancer 2006, 106: 2610-2616. PMID: 16700038, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Transitional CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaFulvestrantGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMicroarray AnalysisNeoplasm StagingRaloxifene HydrochlorideReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTamoxifenUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsBladder cancer cell linesExpression of ERbetaCancer cell linesERbeta expressionHuman bladder cancerBladder cancer cellsBladder cancerEstrogen receptorWestern blot analysisT4 tumorsCell linesMetastatic transitional cell carcinomaMuscle-invasive bladder cancerER-alpha mRNA levelsT3/T4 tumorsHuman bladder tumor tissuesRT4 cellsBladder cancer cell growthLevels of ERalphaGrade 3 tumorsCancer cellsInvasive bladder cancerTa/T1Transitional cell carcinomaEffects of estradiol
2004
Loss of expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II in human prostate cancer cells
Kim I, Lee D, Lee D, Ahn H, Kim M, Kim S, Morton R. Loss of expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II in human prostate cancer cells. Oncogene 2004, 23: 7651-7659. PMID: 15354178, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinProstate cancer cellsHuman prostate cancer cellsLoss of expressionProstate cancer patientsBMP-RIICancer patientsGleason scoreBMP receptor type IABone morphogenetic protein receptor type IICancer cellsSignificant associationHuman prostate cancer cell linesBiochemical recurrence-free rateExpression of BMPRsRecurrence-free rateProstate cancer cell linesCell linesTumor growth rateReceptor type IIParental cell lineCancer cell linesMorphogenetic proteinsClinical stagePrognostic value
1998
ABSENCE OF EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-beta TYPE II RECEPTOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PATTERN IN A MURINE RENAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE, RENCA
KUNDU S, KIM I, ZELNER D, JANULIS L, GOODWIN S, ENGEL J, LEE C. ABSENCE OF EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-beta TYPE II RECEPTOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PATTERN IN A MURINE RENAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE, RENCA. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1883-1888.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199811000-00077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT beta RRenca cellsTGF-beta sensitivityRenal carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesBeta RInhibitory effectWild-type Renca cellsCell linesTGF-beta receptor expressionAggressive growth patternGrowth factor beta type II receptorTGF-beta insensitivityPlasminogen activator inhibitorType II receptorAbsence of expressionReceptor expressionII receptorsActivator inhibitorAggressive growthTumor cellsThymidine incorporationRT-PCRCancer cellsReceptors
1996
Loss of expression of transforming growth factor beta type I and type II receptors correlates with tumor grade in human prostate cancer tissues.
Kim I, Ahn H, Zelner D, Shaw J, Lang S, Kato M, Oefelein M, Miyazono K, Nemeth J, Kozlowski J, Lee C. Loss of expression of transforming growth factor beta type I and type II receptors correlates with tumor grade in human prostate cancer tissues. Clinical Cancer Research 1996, 2: 1255-61. PMID: 9816295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivin Receptors, Type IAnimalsAntibody SpecificityHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleProstatic NeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRabbitsReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsType II receptorHuman prostate cancer tissuesProstate cancer tissuesII receptorsProstate cancer cellsLoss of expressionTumor gradeTGF-beta receptorsCancer tissuesProstate tissueTGF-beta1 type IProstate cancer cell growthMalignant human prostate tissueType ICancer cellsHuman prostate cancer cellsGrowth factor-beta type IProstate cancer casesHuman prostate cancerBenign prostate tissueCancer cell growthHuman prostate tissueTGF-beta type IGrowth factor beta1Benign human prostateModulation of Sensitivity to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the Level of Type II TGF-β Receptor in LNCaP Cells by Dihydrotestosterone
Kim I, Zelner D, Sensibar J, Ahn H, Park L, Kim J, Lee C. Modulation of Sensitivity to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the Level of Type II TGF-β Receptor in LNCaP Cells by Dihydrotestosterone. Experimental Cell Research 1996, 222: 103-110. PMID: 8549651, DOI: 10.1006/excr.1996.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding, CompetitiveCell CountCell DivisionDihydrotestosteroneDNA, NeoplasmHumansMalePromoter Regions, GeneticProstatic NeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTranscriptional ActivationTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTGF-beta receptor type IILNCaP cellsReceptor type IIAndrogen-responsive prostate cancerCharcoal-stripped fetal bovine serumEffect of dihydrotestosteroneGrowth factor-β1Type II TGF-β receptorProstate cancer cellsGrowth inhibitory effectsTGF-β receptorWestern blot analysisDHT concentrationsPresent studyType IIModulation of sensitivityProstate cancerAndrogenic conditionsFactor-β1DihydrotestosteronePotential physiological regulatorsInhibitory effectGene transcriptional activityCancer cellsPhysiological regulatorGenetic change in transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) receptor type I gene correlates with insensitivity to TGF-beta 1 in human prostate cancer cells.
Kim I, Ahn H, Zelner D, Shaw J, Sensibar J, Kim J, Kato M, Lee C. Genetic change in transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) receptor type I gene correlates with insensitivity to TGF-beta 1 in human prostate cancer cells. Cancer Research 1996, 56: 44-8. PMID: 8548772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer cell linesLNCaP cellsProstate cancer cellsType I receptorT beta RCancer cell linesI geneDU145 cellsGenetic changesTGF-beta receptor type III receptorTGF-beta receptor expressionGrowth factor beta 1Beta RCancer cellsHuman prostate cancer cellsProliferation of PC3TGF-beta signalsBlot analysisReceptor type IICell linesDose-dependent mannerSouthern blot analysisType I geneType II receptor