Effect of epidermal growth factor on prostate cancer cell line PC3 growth and invasion
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Prostate
- Vol. 24 (1), 46-53
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.2990240110
Abstract
Elevated levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF‐R) have been demonstrated in prostate cancer cell lines and clinical specimens suggesting a role for polypeptide growth factors in prostate tumor cell growth and invasion. To more clearly define the role of EGF in prostate cancer invasion, we undertook a series of studies utilizing the PC3 prostate cancer cell line, an aggressive, hormone‐independent cell line derived from a metastatic lesion. No statistical differences were noted in the growth of PC3 cells under serum‐free conditions when EGF (10−10 M‐10−8 M) or monoclonal anti‐EGF‐R antibody (10−11 M‐10−8 M) were added. Utilizing the Boyden chamber microinvasion assay, EGF supplemented cells demonstrated a statistically significant augmentation in invasion (P < 0.05) when compared to control cells at each time point in the study. With increasing length of exposure to EGF, the number of concentrations that produced significant invasion increased: day 1 (10−8 M), day 3 (10−9, 10−9 M), and day 5 (10−7, 10−8, 10−10 M). Northern blot analysis of EGF supplemented cells revealed an increase in expression of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) RNA, a serine protease involved in the regulation of pericellular proteolysis and membrane degradation. Protein analysis confirmed these findings. Statistically significant inhibition of invasion by anti‐uPA antibodies was demonstrated for EGF‐stimulated and PC3 control cells. Our results demonstrate that certain concentrations of EGF augment invasion in the PC3 cell line. This enhancement of invasion occurs in part by an overproduction of uPA, an extracellular protease. These findings suggest that the autocrine production of EGF may potentiate tumor cell invasion.Keywords
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