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ArticleApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2015

AMBRA1 and SQSTM1 expression pattern in prostate cancer.

Laura Falasca, Francesco Torino, Matteo Marconi, Manuela Costantini, Vincenzo Pompeo, Steno Sentinelli, Laura De Salvo, Mario Patrizio, Cristiano Padula, Michele Gallucci and 2 more

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Article in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Laura FalascaLaboratory of Cell Biology and Electron Microscopy, National Institute for Infectious Diseases I.R.C.C.S. 'L. Spallanzani', Rome, Italy.
Francesco TorinoDepartment of Systems Medicine, Chair of Medical Oncology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Matteo MarconiDepartment of Drug Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanita', Rome, Italy.
Manuela CostantiniDepartment of Urology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo PompeoDepartment of Urology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Steno SentinelliDepartment of Pathology, Regina Elena National Cancer, Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Laura De SalvoDepartment of Pathology, Regina Elena National Cancer, Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mario PatrizioDepartment of Drug Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanita', Rome, Italy.
Cristiano PadulaLife Line Lab S.R.L., Guidonia, RM, Italy.
Michele GallucciDepartment of Urology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mauro PiacentiniLaboratory of Cell Biology and Electron Microscopy, National Institute for Infectious Diseases I.R.C.C.S. 'L. Spallanzani', Rome, Italy.
Walter MalorniDepartment of Drug Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanita', Rome, Italy. valter.malorni@iss.it.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITIstituto Superiore di Sanità · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is among the most commonly diagnosed male diseases and a leading cause of cancer mortality in men. There is emerging evidence that autophagy plays an important role in malignant cell survival and offers protection from the anti-cancer drugs in prostate cancer cells. AMBRA1 and the autophagic protein sequestosome-1 (SQSTM1; p62) expression were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and western blot on tissue samples from both benign and malignant prostatic lesions. The data reported in this pilot study demonstrated an increased expression of AMBRA1 and SQSTM1, which were also associated with an accumulation of LC3II in prostate cancer but not in benign lesion. In the present study we found that: (i) at variance with benign lesion, prostate cancer cells underwent SQSTM1 accumulation, i.e., clearly displayed a defective autophagic process but, also, (ii) prostate cancer accumulated AMBRA1 and (iii) this increase positively correlated with the Gleason score. These results underscore a possible implication of autophagy in prostate cancer phenotype and of AMBRA1 as possible cancer progression biomarker in this malignancy.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAutophagyBiomarkers, TumorCell SurvivalHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProstateProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSequestosome-1 ProteinAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAMBRA1 protein, humanAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorSequestosome-1 ProteinSQSTM1 protein, humanAutophagyElectron microscopyImmunohistochemistryProstate cancer

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PMID26423274
PMCPMC4602066
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