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Growth factors in the prostate.

Y Matuo1, N Nishi, F Wada

  • 1Department of Endocrinology, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.

Archives of Andrology
|January 1, 1987
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Prostate growth involves androgens and local tissue factors like growth factors. Researchers identified two types, low affinity (LoA) and high affinity (HiA) growth factors, with distinct roles in prostate and reproductive physiology.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Prostate growth is influenced by androgens and local tissue factors.
  • Growth factors play a critical role in stimulating DNA synthesis within prostate tissues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize prostate growth factors and their roles.
  • To differentiate between low affinity (LoA) and high affinity (HiA) growth factors.
  • To investigate the specific functions of acidic and basic HiA growth factors.

Main Methods:

  • Differential affinity chromatography using heparin-Sepharose to separate growth factors.
  • Purification of acidic HiA type from Dunning tumor (R 3327) rat prostatic adenocarcinoma.
  • Isolation of basic HiA type from human benign prostatic hypertrophy tissues.

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  • Assessment of molecular weight and isoelectric point (pI) for purified factors.
  • Evaluation of heat and acid stability.

    • Main Results:

    • Two main types of prostate growth factors were identified: LoA and HiA.
    • HiA growth factors were further classified into acidic and basic types.
    • Acidic HiA type (MW ~19,000, pI ~3.8) was purified from rat prostate adenocarcinoma.
    • Basic HiA type (MW ~12,000, pI ~10.5) was isolated from human benign prostatic hypertrophy.
    • Both HiA types were inactivated by heat and acid treatments.
    • Acidic HiA type is implicated in rat prostate epithelial growth.
    • LoA type growth factor may relate to reproductive physiology, coexisting with probasin.

    Conclusions:

    • Prostate growth is regulated by distinct growth factor types with specific affinities.
    • Acidic HiA growth factor is involved in prostate epithelial proliferation.
    • LoA growth factor's association with probasin suggests a role in reproductive functions.