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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Androgen plays a critical role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. However, the regulatory role of androgen in the autophagic process and the function of the increased autophagosomes following androgen deprivation remain poorly understood. We found that autophagosomes, which were induced upon serum deprivation in LNCaP cells, can be significantly suppressed by dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Pharmacological inhibition of autophagy by 3-methyladenine led to increased apoptosis of LNCaP cells in serum-free medium compared to the medium with DHT or serum. Additionally, depletion of Beclin 1 to inhibit autophagy by small interfering RNA resulted in a slower proliferation of LNCaP cells in the medium depleted of serum than in the medium with DHT. Altogether, these findings suggested that LNCaP cells can resort to the autophagic pathway to survive under androgen deprivation conditions, which can be a novel mechanism involved in the transition of prostate cancer cells from an androgen-dependent to an androgen-independent cell type.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1554-8635
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-6-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Androgens, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Autophagy, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Cell Shape, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Culture Media, Serum-Free, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Dihydrotestosterone, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Phagosomes, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17993778-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Autophagy protects LNCaP cells under androgen deprivation conditions.
pubmed:affiliation
The Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University, The Institute of Urology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't