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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
Inappropriate expression of the Aurora kinases can induce aberrant mitosis, centrosome irregularities, and chromosomal instability, which lead to anueploidy and cell transformation. Here, we report that Aurora-A and Aurora-B are highly expressed in primary human and mouse prostate cancers and prostate cancer cell lines. In clinical samples, levels of Aurora-A and Aurora-B were significantly elevated in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia lesions and prostate tumors when compared with the non-neoplastic samples. Interestingly, expression of Aurora-A in non-neoplastic prostates correlated with seminal vesicle invasion (rho = 0.275, P = 0.0169) and in prostate tumor with positive surgical margins (rho = 0.265, P = 0.0161). In addition, nuclear expression of Aurora-B in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia lesions correlated with clinical staging of the tumor (rho = -0.4, P = 0.0474) whereas cytoplasmic expression in tumors correlated with seminal vesicle invasion (rho = 0.282, P = 0.0098). Cell lines and primary tumors derived from the TRAMP model were also found to express high levels of Aurora-A and Aurora-B. When human PC3, LNCaP, and mouse C1A cells were treated with the potent Aurora kinase inhibitor VX680, which attenuates phosphorylation of histone H3, cancer cell survival was reduced. VX680 could further reduce cell viability >2-fold when used in combination with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin. Our findings support a functional relationship between Aurora kinase expression and prostate cancer and the application of small-molecule inhibitors in therapeutic modalities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4996-5002
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeting Aurora kinases for the treatment of prostate cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural