ROS signaling by NADPH oxidase 5 modulates the proliferation and survival of prostate carcinoma cells.

ABSTRACT: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of male cancer death in Western nations. Thus, new treatment modalities are urgently needed. Elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidase (Nox) enzymes is implicated in tumorigenesis of the prostate and other tissues. However, the identity of the Nox enzyme(s) involved in prostate carcinogenesis remains largely unknown. Analysis of radical prostatectomy tissue samples and benign and malignant prostate epithelial cell lines identified Nox5 as an abundantly expressed Nox isoform. Consistently, immunohistochemical staining of a human PCa tissue microarray revealed distinct Nox5 expression in epithelial cells of benign and malignant prostatic glands. shRNA-mediated knockdown of Nox5 im

SUBMITTER: Holl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature