2020
RNA-seq profile of African American men with a clinically localized prostate cancer
Nagaya N, Rosenfeld J, Lee G, Kim I. RNA-seq profile of African American men with a clinically localized prostate cancer. Prostate International 2020, 9: 125-131. PMID: 34692584, PMCID: PMC8498718, DOI: 10.1016/j.prnil.2020.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer tissuesProstate cancerAfrican American menAA menCA menCancer tissuesPotential genetic risk factorSphingosine-1-phosphate signalingAmerican menExpression levelsGenetic risk factorsIngenuity Pathway AnalysisPathway analysisRNA sequencingPoor prognosisBiochemical recurrenceRadical prostatectomyRisk factorsLow expressionCancerMenCaucasiansSignificant differencesPatientsHigh rate
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 media
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
1998
Loss of expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptors is associated with poor prognosis in prostate cancer patients.
Kim I, Ahn H, Lang S, Oefelein M, Oyasu R, Kozlowski J, Lee C. Loss of expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptors is associated with poor prognosis in prostate cancer patients. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 1625-30. PMID: 9676836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman prostate cancer tissuesClinical tumor stageProstate cancer patientsProstate cancer tissuesGleason scoreLoss of expressionTGF-betaRIRecurrence rateTumor stageCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyCancer tissuesSurvival rateSignificant associationPotential prognostic valuePotential prognostic markerReceptor type IGrowth factor betaGrowth factor beta receptorTGF-beta receptorsInitial diagnosisPoor prognosisPrognostic valueDisease progressionPrognostic marker
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 prostate