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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
To reproduce the structural and functional differentiation of human prostatic acini in vivo, prostatic epithelial and stromal cells derived from human primary cultures were cocultured in Matrigel. In the absence of stroma and serum, epithelial spheroids composed of solid masses of stratified and cuboidal cells formed. Outer cells of the spheroid expressed cytokeratins 1, 5, 10, and 14, whereas the inner cells expressed cytokeratin 18. The addition of 2% serum induced formation of a lumen surrounded by a layer of one or two cuboidal and columnar epithelial cells. The further addition of stromal cultures, dihydrotestosterone, and estrogen induced polarization of the epithelium and increased spheroid-forming efficiency. Epithelium expressed either cytokeratin 18 alone or additionally cytokeratins 1, 5, 14, and 10. All spheroid epithelium expressed prostate-specific antigen and prostate-specific membrane antigen. Androgen receptor was only detected in the presence of stroma, serum, and hormones. Thus, development of a functional and morphologically correct prostate gland in vitro is dependent on extracellular matrix, steroid hormones, and factors from stromal cells and serum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1044-9523
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
631-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Antigens, CD44, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Drug Combinations, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Keratins, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Laminin, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:11751458-Proteoglycans
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Experimental prostate epithelial morphogenesis in response to stroma and three-dimensional matrigel culture.
pubmed:affiliation
YCR Cancer Research Unit, Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5YW, UK. SHL2@york.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't