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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
Akt is a serine-threonine-kinase that phosphorylates proteins in several pathways regulating aspects of metabolism, apoptosis, and proliferation. Akt signaling promotes proliferation and increased cell survival and is thought to play an important role in prostate cancer progression. Tissue microarrays (640 patients) with triplicate cores of non-neoplastic prostate, BPH, and index tumor were immunostained with antibody to Phospho-Akt (Ser473), digitized, and quantified. The expression index (Intensity*Percentage) was used for statistical analysis. P-Akt-1 staining was found in both the non-neoplastic and cancer tissues, predominantly in cytoplasmic locations. High level P-Akt-1 is expressed almost exclusively in cancer. By Kaplan-Meier actuarial model, high expression of P-Akt-1 in prostate cancer was predictive of a higher probability of recurrence on univariate and multivariate analysis. Akt-1 expression was an independent prognostic indicator of biochemical recurrence-free survival when Gleason 6 and 7 patients were analyzed separately. Surprisingly, a high level of P-Akt-1 expression in non-neoplastic tissues is also an independent predictor of biochemical recurrence. This suggests that some patients might have an inherent predisposition to express a high level of P-Akt-1 and, therefore, to have an adverse prognosis. We conclude that P-Akt-1 is most likely involved in the progression of prostate cancer and is an excellent biomarker for biochemical recurrence.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1078-0432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6572-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:15475446-Retrospective Studies
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
High levels of phosphorylated form of Akt-1 in prostate cancer and non-neoplastic prostate tissues are strong predictors of biochemical recurrence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. gayala@bcm.tmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.