2014
Comparison of mRNA, Protein, and Urinary Nucleic Acid Levels of S100A8 and S100A9 between Prostate Cancer and BPH
Yun S, Yan C, Jeong P, Kang H, Kim Y, Kim E, Lee O, Kim W, Moon S, Kim I, Choi Y, Kim W. Comparison of mRNA, Protein, and Urinary Nucleic Acid Levels of S100A8 and S100A9 between Prostate Cancer and BPH. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 22: 2439-2445. PMID: 25348783, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4194-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCalgranulin ACalgranulin BCase-Control StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNucleic AcidsPrognosisProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSurvival RateConceptsS100A8/A9CAP patientsAcid levelsNucleic acid levelBPH tissueProstate cancerS100A8/A9 expressionBenign prostatic hyperplasia tissuesRecurrence-free timeProstatic hyperplasia tissuesUrinary nucleic acidsBPH patientsIndependent predictorsTransurethral resectionAggressive diseaseChronic inflammationPoor prognosisPrognostic valueTransurethral prostatectomyProstatectomy patientsBiochemical recurrencePrognostic markerS100A9 expressionA9 expressionImmunohistochemical stainingDHCR24 is an Independent Predictor of Progression in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma, and Its Functional Role is Involved in the Aggressive Properties of Urothelial Carcinoma Cells
Lee G, Ha Y, Jung Y, Moon S, Kang H, Lee O, Joung J, Choi Y, Yun S, Kim W, Kim I. DHCR24 is an Independent Predictor of Progression in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma, and Its Functional Role is Involved in the Aggressive Properties of Urothelial Carcinoma Cells. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 538-545. PMID: 24562935, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3560-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAndrostenesCarcinomaCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNerve Tissue ProteinsOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsRNA, MessengerUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsUrothelial carcinoma cellsMRNA expression levelsIndependent predictorsUrothelial carcinomaImmunohistochemical stainingNon-muscle invasive urothelial carcinomaMultivariate Cox regression analysisCarcinoma cellsHuman UC cellsCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesInvasive urothelial carcinomaAggressive propertiesHuman urothelial carcinoma cellsExpression levelsProgression-related genesDHCR24 expressionExpression groupFunctional roleClinical relevanceGene signaturePatientsUC cellsProgressionHigh grade
2012
Downregulation of Fumarate Hydratase Is Related to Tumorigenesis in Sporadic Renal Cell Cancer
Ha Y, Chihara Y, Yoon H, Kim Y, Kim T, Woo S, Yun S, Kim I, Hirao Y, Kim W. Downregulation of Fumarate Hydratase Is Related to Tumorigenesis in Sporadic Renal Cell Cancer. Urologia Internationalis 2012, 90: 233-239. PMID: 23295344, DOI: 10.1159/000345608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney tissueRenal cell cancer syndromeFumarate hydrataseSporadic renal cell cancerMRNA levelsRenal cell cancerNormal renal parenchymaSporadic RCCReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reactionQuantitative polymerase chain reactionClinical characteristicsCell cancerPolymerase chain reactionRenal parenchymaHereditary leiomyomatosisClinical significanceImmunohistochemical stainingPrimary RCCTumor specimensRCC tissuesCancer syndromesClinical implicationsTumor tissueMRNA expressionGermline mutationsTranscriptional repression of RUNX2 is associated with aggressive clinicopathological outcomes, whereas nuclear location of the protein is related to metastasis in prostate cancer
Yun S, Yoon H, Bae S, Lee O, Choi Y, Moon S, Kim I, Kim W. Transcriptional repression of RUNX2 is associated with aggressive clinicopathological outcomes, whereas nuclear location of the protein is related to metastasis in prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 2012, 15: 369-373. PMID: 22890388, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2012.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic diseaseGleason scoreProstate cancerMRNA expressionElevated PSA levelsNon-metastatic diseaseCase-control studyLow Gleason scoreRunx2 expressionHuman prostate tissuePSA levelsBPH patientsClinicopathological characteristicsClinicopathological outcomesCommon cancerLower PSAPrognostic markerReal-time PCRImmunohistochemical stainingImmunohistochemical analysisTranscription factor 2BPH controlProstate tissueRunx2 mRNA expressionCaP aggressiveness
2004
Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy
Shariat S, Menesses-Diaz A, Kim I, Muramoto M, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Urology 2004, 63: 1191-1197. PMID: 15183988, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDisease ProgressionFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingProstateProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsPlasma TGF-beta1 levelsTGF-beta1 levelsAbnormal expressionTGFbeta-RIITGFbeta-RIBiochemical progressionRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerPathologic Gleason scoreSeminal vesicle involvementSurgical margin statusProstate cancer featuresTissue expressionGrowth factor-β1TGF-beta1 overexpressionConsecutive patientsExtracapsular diseaseMargin statusPathologic featuresGleason scoreBlood levelsLoss of expressionPrognostic markerImmunohistochemical stainingFactor-β1
2001
Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Kim J, Shariat S, Kim I, Menesses‐Diaz A, Tokunaga H, Wheeler T, Lerner S. Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Cancer 2001, 92: 1475-1483. PMID: 11745225, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92:6<1475::aid-cncr1472>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaInvasive tumor stageOverexpression of TGFDisease progressionIndependent predictorsCell carcinomaTumor stageLoss of expressionTGF betaGrowth factorDisease-specific survivalAltered expressionExpression of TGFGrowth factor-β1Lymphovascular invasionRadical cystectomySpecific survivalClinical outcomesCystectomy specimensUrinary bladderImmunohistochemical stainingBlinded fashionFactor-β1Predictive value
1997
Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1
Nemeth J, Sensibar J, White R, Zelner D, Kim I, Lee C. Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1. The Prostate 1997, 33: 64-71. PMID: 9294629, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970915)33:1<64::aid-pros11>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic ductal systemDuctal systemRat ventral prostateAlpha-smooth muscle actin-positive stromal cellsVentral prostateProstatic smooth muscleGrowth factor-β1Stromal-epithelial interactionsEpithelial cell deathNormal rat prostateCell deathEpithelial cell compartmentStromal cell fractionImmunohistochemical stainingSmooth muscleStromal distributionFactor-β1Rat prostateGrowth regulatory roleNormal prostateProximal ductPercoll gradient centrifugationProstateStromal cellsRT-PCR analysis