Bicalutamide inhibits androgen-mediated adhesion of prostate cancer cells exposed to ionizing radiation
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2008-08-30Keywords
AdenocarcinomaAndrogens
Anilides
Antineoplastic Agents
Cell Adhesion
Cell Line, Tumor
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Fibronectins
Humans
Integrins
Male
Nitriles
Prostatic Neoplasms
Radiation, Ionizing
Tosyl Compounds
Cancer Biology
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
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BACKGROUND: Cell adhesion plays an important role in proliferation, metastasis, and tumor growth and may represent a potential vulnerability in treatment of prostate cancer patients. Bicalutamide (Casodex) has been used as an anti-androgen agent for prostate cancer patients during hormone ablation therapy. This study focuses on the effect of Bicalutamide on cell adhesion to fibronectin (FN) in prostate cancer cells. METHODS: Androgen-dependent LNCaP prostate cancer cells were stimulated with androgen before being irradiated with doses of 0, 5, 10, or 15 Gy. Cell adhesion to fibronectin was then measured to ascertain androgen's role in integrin mediated prostate cancer cell adhesion. Flow cytometry was used to analyze surface expression of integrin subtypes in LNCaP cells. RESULTS: LNCaP cell adhesion to FN was significantly increased by stimulation with androgen when treated with 10 or 15 Gy ionizing radiations but not at 0 or 5 Gy. This increase was inhibited by treatment with Bicalutamide. LNCaP cells exposed to high dose radiation showed an increased expression of alpha(V) and beta(1) integrins in response to androgen treatment while Bicalutamide abolished this effect. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that Bicalutamide inhibits the effect of androgen on cell adhesion to FN through changes of integrin subtypes in cells given high dose radiation. This suggests new molecular targets and possible treatment strategies for prostate cancer patients to improve the outcome during hormone ablation therapy and radiation therapy.Source
Prostate. 2008 Dec 1;68(16):1734-42. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1002/pros.20838Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39255PubMed ID
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10.1002/pros.20838