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ArticleInflammation2013

The proinflammatory cytokine, IL-6, and its interference with bFGF signaling and PSMA in prostate cancer cells.

Awatef Ben Jemaa, Sataa Sallami, Dunia Ramarli, Marco Colombatti, Ridha Oueslati

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Article in Inflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Awatef Ben JemaaUnit of Immunology and Microbiology Environmental and Carcinogenesis-IMEC, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021 Bizerte, Zarzouna, Tunisia.
Sataa Sallami
Dunia Ramarli
Marco Colombatti
Ridha Oueslati
University of Carthage · TNHôpital La Rabta · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present work was to study the expression of the proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin-6 (IL-6), mediated by bFGF signaling and its possible crosstalk with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in LNCaP and PC3-PSMA prostate cancer cell lines. PC3 cells stably transfected with PSMA gene were used for restoring PSMA expression. LNCaP and PC3-PSMA cells were exposed to 10 ng/mL of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). IL-6 production was measured by ELISA assay, and levels of PSMA expression were assessed by flow cytometry. AKT, ERK1/2, and p38 phosphorylation were detected by Western blot. bFGF enhances IL-6 production in LNCaP and PC3-PSMA prostate cancer cells. The effect of bFGF on stimulating IL-6 secretion was greater in LNCaP than in PC3-PSMA cells. In the presence of bFGF, PSMA expression was activated after 4 days of treatment in LNCaP and PC3-PSMA cells. This activation was not maintained after long term of treatment in both metastatic cell lines. Solely MAPKs pathways (ERK1/2 and p38) were activated after bFGF stimulation in both metastatic cell lines, whereas AKT did not show any activation. The interference of the proinflammatory cytokine, IL-6, with bFGF signaling and PSMA, should be of high clinical relevance in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. In developing novel therapeutic modalities targeting IL-6, significant attention should be given to PSMA and its inactivation to fight against prostate cancer.

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Antigens, SurfaceCell Line, TumorExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHumansInterleukin-6Malep38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionAntigens, SurfaceExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFibroblast Growth Factor 2FOLH1 protein, humanGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIInterleukin-6p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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