Human prostate cancer risk factors

DG Bostwick, HB Burke, D Djakiew… - … Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer has the highest prevalence of any nonskin cancer in the human body, with
similar likelihood of neoplastic foci found within the prostates of men around the world …

Cell lines used in prostate cancer research: a compendium of old and new lines—part 1

RE Sobel, MD Sadar - The Journal of urology, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: This is part 1 of a 2-part review. Research into the molecular mechanisms
underlying the various aspects of prostate cancer (PCa) requires the use of in vivo and in …

A human prostatic stromal myofibroblast cell line WPMY-1: a model for stromal–epithelial interactions in prostatic neoplasia

MM Webber, N Trakul, PS Thraves… - …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Here we report the characterization of an SV40 large-T antigen-immortalized stromal cell
line, WPMY-1, derived from the same prostate as our previously described epithelial cell …

Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation associated with pancreatic carcinoma: a case report and literature review of this paraneoplastic syndrome

KD O'Neal, KJ Butnor, KR Perkinson, AD Proia - Survey of ophthalmology, 2003 - Elsevier
A case of a 64-year-old man with bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation is
presented. Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation is a rare paraneoplastic disorder …

Induction of smooth muscle cell phenotype in cultured human prostatic stromal cells

DM Peehl, RG Sellers - Experimental cell research, 1997 - Elsevier
Stromal cells are key regulators of growth and differentiation in the adult human prostate.
Alterations in the stroma are believed to initiate the development of benign prostatic …

Antiproliferative effect in human prostatic smooth muscle cells by nitric oxide donor

JH Guh, TL Hwang, FN Ko, SC Chueh, MK Lai… - Molecular …, 1998 - Elsevier
We obtained a primary culture of prostatic cells through explantation from patients with
benign prostatic hyperplasia. Structural morphology, immunohistochemical staining, and …

Fibronectin in human prostatic cells in vivo and in vitro: expression, distribution, and pathological significance

M Albrecht, H Renneberg, G Wennemuth… - Histochemistry and cell …, 1999 - Springer
In the present study we examined the expression and release of the extracellular matrix
glycoprotein fibronectin (FN) in a prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) and in primary prostatic …

Transforming growth factor-β1 induces nuclear to cytoplasmic distribution of androgen receptor and inhibits androgen response in prostate smooth muscle cells

MJ Gerdes, TD Dang, M Larsen, DR Rowley - Endocrinology, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Stromal-epithelial interactions in the prostate gland are dependent on androgen regulation
of prostate stromal cells, yet little is known about androgen action in these cell types. Recent …

Changes in cell surface molecules associated with in vitro culture of prostatic stromal cells

AY Liu, L LaTray, G van den Engh - The Prostate, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prostate stromal cells can be readily cultured in vitro. Are these proliferating
cells representative of stromal cells in situ? Since the expression of cell surface molecules …

Isolation and characterization of an immortalized mouse urogenital sinus mesenchyme cell line

A Shaw, J Papadopoulos, C Johnson… - The Prostate, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Stromal‐epithelial signaling plays an important role in prostate
development and cancer progression. Study of these interactions will be facilitated by the …