1. Androgen receptor overexpression in prostate cancer in type 2 diabetes
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Lutz, S.Z., Hennenlotter, J., Scharpf, M.O., Sailer, C., Fritsche, L., Schmid, V., Kantartzis, K., Wagner, R., Lehmann, R., Berti, L., Peter, A., Staiger, H., Fritsche, A., Fend, A., Todenhöfer, T., Stenzl, A., Häring, H.-U., and Heni, M.
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Adult ,Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II ,Male ,IGF-1 receptor ,PSMA, prostate-specific membrane antigen ,lcsh:Internal medicine ,Cyp7B1, 25-hydroxycholesterol 7α-hydroxylase ,DHT, dihydrotestosterone ,ER, estrogen receptor ,IR-A, insulin receptor isoform A ,OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test ,SERM, selective estrogen receptor modulator ,Cytochrome P450 Family 7 ,ADT, androgen-deprivation therapy ,Cyp27A1 ,SREBP2, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 ,Receptor, IGF Type 1 ,IGF1R, insulin like growth factor-1 receptor ,Estrogen Receptor beta ,Humans ,lcsh:RC31-1245 ,Cyp7B1 ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,PSA, prostate-specific antigen ,Prostate cancer ,Prostate ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Middle Aged ,Prostate-Specific Antigen ,Insulin Receptor ,Igf-1 Receptor ,Cyp27a1 ,Cyp7b1 [Prostate Cancer ,Androgen Receptor] ,Receptor, Insulin ,Androgen receptor ,Ki-67 Antigen ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Receptors, Androgen ,27HC, 27-hydroxycholesterol ,IR, insulin receptor ,Antigens, Surface ,Steroid Hydroxylases ,Cyp27A1, sterol 27-hydroxylase ,Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase ,Kallikreins ,Original Article ,AR, androgen receptor ,IR-B, insulin receptor isoform B ,Insulin receptor - Abstract
Objective While prostate cancer does not occur more often in men with diabetes, survival is markedly reduced in this patient group. Androgen signaling is a known and major driver for prostate cancer progression. Therefore, we analyzed major components of the androgen signaling chain and cell proliferation in relation to type 2 diabetes. Methods Tumor content of 70 prostate tissue samples of men with type 2 diabetes and 59 samples of patients without diabetes was quantified by an experienced pathologist, and a subset of 51 samples was immunohistochemically stained for androgen receptor (AR). mRNA expression of AR, insulin receptor isoform A (IR-A) and B (IR-B), IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R), Cyp27A1 and Cyp7B1, PSA gene KLK3, PSMA gene FOLH1, Ki-67 gene MKI67, and estrogen receptor beta (ESR2) were analyzed by RT-qPCR. Results AR mRNA and protein expression were associated with the tumor content only in men with diabetes. AR expression also correlated with downstream targets PSA (KLK3) and PSMA (FOLH1) and increased cell proliferation. Only in diabetes, AR expression was correlated to higher IR-A/IR-B ratio and lower IR-B/IGF1R ratio, thus, in favor of the mitogenic isoforms. Reduced Cyp27A1 and increased Cyp7B1 expressions in tumor suggest lower levels of protective estrogen receptor ligands in diabetes. Conclusions We report elevated androgen receptor signaling and activity presumably due to altered insulin/IGF-1 receptors and decreased levels of protective estrogen receptor ligands in prostate cancer in men with diabetes. Our results reveal new insights why these patients have a worse prognosis. These findings provide the basis for future clinical trials to investigate treatment response in patients with prostate cancer and diabetes., Highlights • Androgen receptor expression is elevated in prostate cancer in men with diabetes. • This correlates with altered IR and IGF-1R and protective estrogen receptor ligands. • Our results reveal new insights why these patients have worse prognosis.
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- 2018
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