2004
Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy
Shariat S, Menesses-Diaz A, Kim I, Muramoto M, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Urology 2004, 63: 1191-1197. PMID: 15183988, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDisease ProgressionFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingProstateProstate-Specific AntigenProstatectomyProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsPlasma TGF-beta1 levelsTGF-beta1 levelsAbnormal expressionTGFbeta-RIITGFbeta-RIBiochemical progressionRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerPathologic Gleason scoreSeminal vesicle involvementSurgical margin statusProstate cancer featuresTissue expressionGrowth factor-β1TGF-beta1 overexpressionConsecutive patientsExtracapsular diseaseMargin statusPathologic featuresGleason scoreBlood levelsLoss of expressionPrognostic markerImmunohistochemical stainingFactor-β1
2001
Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Kim J, Shariat S, Kim I, Menesses‐Diaz A, Tokunaga H, Wheeler T, Lerner S. Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Cancer 2001, 92: 1475-1483. PMID: 11745225, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92:6<1475::aid-cncr1472>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaInvasive tumor stageOverexpression of TGFDisease progressionIndependent predictorsCell carcinomaTumor stageLoss of expressionTGF betaGrowth factorDisease-specific survivalAltered expressionExpression of TGFGrowth factor-β1Lymphovascular invasionRadical cystectomySpecific survivalClinical outcomesCystectomy specimensUrinary bladderImmunohistochemical stainingBlinded fashionFactor-β1Predictive value
1997
Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1
Nemeth J, Sensibar J, White R, Zelner D, Kim I, Lee C. Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1. The Prostate 1997, 33: 64-71. PMID: 9294629, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970915)33:1<64::aid-pros11>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic ductal systemDuctal systemRat ventral prostateAlpha-smooth muscle actin-positive stromal cellsVentral prostateProstatic smooth muscleGrowth factor-β1Stromal-epithelial interactionsEpithelial cell deathNormal rat prostateCell deathEpithelial cell compartmentStromal cell fractionImmunohistochemical stainingSmooth muscleStromal distributionFactor-β1Rat prostateGrowth regulatory roleNormal prostateProximal ductPercoll gradient centrifugationProstateStromal cellsRT-PCR analysis
1996
Modulation of Sensitivity to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the Level of Type II TGF-β Receptor in LNCaP Cells by Dihydrotestosterone
Kim I, Zelner D, Sensibar J, Ahn H, Park L, Kim J, Lee C. Modulation of Sensitivity to Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the Level of Type II TGF-β Receptor in LNCaP Cells by Dihydrotestosterone. Experimental Cell Research 1996, 222: 103-110. PMID: 8549651, DOI: 10.1006/excr.1996.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding, CompetitiveCell CountCell DivisionDihydrotestosteroneDNA, NeoplasmHumansMalePromoter Regions, GeneticProstatic NeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTranscriptional ActivationTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTGF-beta receptor type IILNCaP cellsReceptor type IIAndrogen-responsive prostate cancerCharcoal-stripped fetal bovine serumEffect of dihydrotestosteroneGrowth factor-β1Type II TGF-β receptorProstate cancer cellsGrowth inhibitory effectsTGF-β receptorWestern blot analysisDHT concentrationsPresent studyType IIModulation of sensitivityProstate cancerAndrogenic conditionsFactor-β1DihydrotestosteronePotential physiological regulatorsInhibitory effectGene transcriptional activityCancer cellsPhysiological regulator