EXPRESSION AND REGULATION OF STEROID 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE 2 IN PROSTATE DISEASE

被引:83
作者
SILVER, RI [1 ]
WILEY, EL [1 ]
DAVIS, DL [1 ]
THIGPEN, AE [1 ]
RUSSELL, DW [1 ]
MCCONNELL, JD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,SW MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL & MOLEC GENET,DALLAS,TX 75230
关键词
PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ANDROGENS; ANTIANDROGENS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-5347(17)32757-X
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The androgen dihydrotestosterone is synthesized by the enzyme steroid 5 alpha-reductase, and it is required for growth and development of the prostate. We used immunohistochemistry to examine the expression of the type 2 isozyme of 5 alpha-reductase in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. The type 2 isozyme is highly expressed within stromal cells in both disease states. No type 2 isozyme is detectable in a lymph node metastasis. Immunoblotting studies show that androgen ablation therapies substantially decrease isozyme expression in the epididymis but have a lesser effect on expression in the prostate. Finasteride therapy (2 weeks to 3 years) did not abolish expression of the prostatic type 2 isozyme nor did this drug treatment induce expression of the type 1 isozyme.
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页码:433 / 437
页数:5
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