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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
The INK4A gene maps to the 9p21 region and was initially described [M. Serrano et al., Nature (Lond.), 366: 704-707, 1993; A. Kamb et al., Science (Washington DC), 264: 436-440, 1994] as encoding a 148-amino-acid protein termed p16. The p16 protein associates exclusively with Cdk4 and Cdk6, inhibiting their complexation with D-type cyclins and the consequent phosphorylation of pRb. This contributes to cell cycle arrest. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate patterns of p16 expression in a well-characterized cohort of prostatic adenocarcinomas while exploring potential associations between alterations of p16 and clinicopathological variables. Normal and malignant tissues from 88 patients with prostate carcinoma were examined. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry assays were used to determine the status of the INK4A exon 1alpha transcripts and levels of p16 protein, respectively. Associations between altered patterns of expression and clinicopathological variables, including pretreatment prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, Gleason grade, pathological stage, and hormonal status, were evaluated using the Mantel-Haenszel chi2 test. Biochemical (PSA) relapse after surgery was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test. Levels of p16 expression and INK4A exon 1alpha transcripts in normal prostate and benign hyperplastic tissues were undetectable. However, p16 nuclear overexpression was observed in 38 (43%) prostate carcinomas, whereas the remaining 50 (57%) cases showed undetectable p16 levels. Overexpression of p16 protein was found to correlate with increased INK4A exon 1alpha transcripts. Moreover, p16 overexpression was associated with a higher pretreatment PSA level (P = 0.018), the use of neoadjuvant androgen ablation (P = 0.001), and a sooner time to PSA relapse after radical prostatectomy (P = 0.002). These data suggest that p16 overexpression is associated with tumor recurrence and a poor clinical course in patients with prostate cancer.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1078-0432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
977-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Androgen Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Genes, p16, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Life Tables, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prostate-Specific Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prostatectomy, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prostatic Hyperplasia, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Treatment Failure, pubmed-meshheading:10353729-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Overexpression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 is associated with tumor recurrence in human prostate cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't