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Reduced expression of GDF-15 is associated with atrophic inflammatory lesions of the prostate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accumulating evidence suggests that chronic prostatic inflammation may lead to prostate cancer development. Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is highly expressed in the prostate and has been associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis.

Methods

To examine the relationship between GDF-15 and prostatic inflammation, GDF-15 expression was measured by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining in human prostatectomy specimens containing inflammation. The relationship between GDF-15 and specific inflammatory cells was determined using non-biased computer image analysis. To provide insight into a potential suppressive role for GDF-15 in inflammation, activation of inflammatory mediator nuclear factor of kappa B (NFκB) was measured in PC3 cells.

Results

GDF-15 expression in luminal epithelial cells was decreased with increasing inflammation severity, suggesting an inverse association between GDF-15 and inflammation. Quantification of IHC staining by image analysis for GDF-15 and inflammatory cell markers revealed an inverse correlation between GDF-15 and CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD68+, and inos+ leukocytes. GDF-15 suppressed NFκB activity in luciferase reporter assays. Expression of the NFκB target, interleukin 8 (IL-8), was downregulated by GDF-15.

Conclusions

The inverse relationship between GDF-15 and inflammation demonstrates a novel expression pattern for GDF-15 in the human prostate and suppression of NFκB activity may shed light on a potential mechanism for this inverse correlation.

SUBMITTER: Lambert JR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4682671 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reduced expression of GDF-15 is associated with atrophic inflammatory lesions of the prostate.

Lambert James R JR Whitson Ramon J RJ Iczkowski Kenneth A KA La Rosa Francisco G FG Smith Maxwell L ML Wilson R Storey RS Smith Elizabeth E EE Torkko Kathleen C KC Gari Hamid H HH Lucia M Scott MS

The Prostate 20141018 3

<h4>Background</h4>Accumulating evidence suggests that chronic prostatic inflammation may lead to prostate cancer development. Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is highly expressed in the prostate and has been associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis.<h4>Methods</h4>To examine the relationship between GDF-15 and prostatic inflammation, GDF-15 expression was measured by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining in human prostatectomy specimens containing inflammation. The relationship betw ...[more]

PMID: 25327758

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Reduced expression of GDF-15 is associated with atrophic inflammatory lesions of the prostate.

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Reduced expression of GDF-15 is associated with atrophic inflammatory lesions of the prostate.

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