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Expression of two WFDC1/ps20 isoforms in prostate stromal cells induces paracrine apoptosis through regulation of PTGS2/COX-2

Hickman, Oliver J and Smith, Richard A and Dasgupta, Prokar and Rao, Sudha Narayana and Nayak, Soumya and Sreenivasan, Shubha and Vyakarnam, Annapurna and Galustian, Christine (2016) Expression of two WFDC1/ps20 isoforms in prostate stromal cells induces paracrine apoptosis through regulation of PTGS2/COX-2. In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 114 (11). pp. 1235-1242.

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Abstract

Background: WFDC1/Prostate stromal 20 (ps20) is a small secreted protein highly expressed within the prostate stroma. WFDC1/ps20 expression is frequently downregulated or lost in prostate cancer (PCa) and ps20 has demonstrated growth-suppressive functions in numerous tumour model systems, although the mechanisms of this phenomenon are not understood. Methods: Ps20 was cloned and overexpressed in DU145, PC3, LNCaP and WPMY-1 cells. Cellular growth, cell cycle and apoptosis were characterised. WPMY-1 stromal cells expressing ps20 were characterised by transcriptome microarray and the function of WPMY-1 conditioned media on growth of PCa cell lines was assessed. Results: Prostrate stromal 20 expression enhanced the proliferation of LNCaP cells, whereas stromal WPMY-1 cells were inhibited and underwent increased apoptosis. Prostrate stromal 20-expressing WPMY-1 cells secrete a potently proapoptotic conditioned media. Prostrate stromal 20 overexpression upregulates expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in LNCaP and WPMY-1 cells, and induces expression of a growth-suppressive phenotype, which inhibits proliferation of PCa cells by ps20-expressing WPMY-1 conditioned media. This growth suppression was subsequently shown to be dependent on COX-2 function. Conclusions: This work posits that expression of ps20 in the prostate stroma can regulate growth of epithelial and other tissues through the prostaglandin synthase pathway, and thereby restricts development and progression of neoplasms. This provides a rational for selective pressure against ps20 expression in tumour-associated stroma.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to the NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND
Keywords: prostate cancer; stroma; prostaglandin; COX-2; WFDC1; ps20; epithelial; proliferation
Department/Centre: Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Infectious Disease Research
Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2016 05:45
Last Modified: 22 Jun 2016 05:45
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/54044

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