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Mitogenic factor in human prostate extracts

S C Jacobs, R K Lawson

    Urology
    |November 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Prostate extracts stimulate cell growth, suggesting a novel growth factor may drive benign prostatic hyperplasia and bone responses in prostate cancer. This factor is protein-based and heat-sensitive.

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    Area of Science:

    • Urology
    • Cell Biology
    • Biochemistry

    Background:

    • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate adenocarcinoma are common conditions.
    • The mechanisms behind BPH nodule growth and bone metastases in prostate cancer are not fully understood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the mitogenic potential of human prostate extracts on various cell types.
    • To characterize the nature of the growth-stimulating factor present in prostate tissue.

    Main Methods:

    • Incubation of fetal rat osteoblasts, fibroblasts, and human cell lines (BUD-8, DoT) with human prostate extracts.
    • Assay of 3H-thymidine incorporation to measure cell proliferation.
    • Heat and trypsin sensitivity assays to determine factor nature.

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    Main Results:

    • Prostate extracts from BPH, adenocarcinoma, and normal tissue stimulated cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner.
    • The growth-stimulating activity was heat and trypsin sensitive, indicating a protein factor.
    • The activity was independent of polyamine concentration and prostatic acid phosphatase.

    Conclusions:

    • A heat- and trypsin-sensitive growth factor in prostate tissue stimulates cell proliferation.
    • This prostatic growth factor may play a role in the pathogenesis of BPH and bone complications of prostate cancer.