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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Identification of genes associated with relapse of prostate cancer and gene therapy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13671640
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Urology
Research InstitutionKanazawa university

Principal Investigator

MIZOKAMI Atsushi  University Hospital assistant, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (50248580)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KASHIDA Kiyoshi  Obstetrics and Gynecology assistant professor, 医学系研究科, 助教授 (70186667)
NAMIKI Mikio  Obstetrics and Gynecology professor, 医学系研究科, 教授 (70155985)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Keywordsprostate cancer / androgen dependency / relapse / COX-2
Research Abstract

We inoculated LNCaP cells, androgen-sensitive human prostate cancer cells, onto 5-week aged scid mice subcutneously with 50 % matrigel. After tumor was increased visually, we castrated the mouse. First, tumor retarded for 2 weeks. Then it stated to enlarge. We sacrificed the mouse and took the tumor and subcultured. (LN-RECO). Next we inoculated the LN-RECO to the castrated mouse. Again we took the enlarged tumor and subcultured (LN-REC4).
We characterized LN-REC4 cells. Although LN-REC4 cells were stimulated by androgen in vitro, the growth speed of those cells in the castrated mouse was faster than LNCaP cells, suggesting that LN-REC4 seemed to be a good model that reflect the relapse of prostate cancer.
We also investigated the COX-2 gene since this gene seemed to be related with progression of prostate cancer. Overexpression of COX-2 gene in LNCaP cells induced cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo, and induced VEGF secretion.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

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All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] Fujita, H., Koshida, K., Keller, E.T., Takahashi, Y., Yoshimoto, T., Namiki, M., Mizokami, A: "Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes prostate cancer progression"The prostate. 53. 232-240 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Fujita, H., Koshida, K., Keller, E. T., Takahashi, Y., Yoshimito, T., Namiki, M., Mizokami, A: "Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes prostate cancer progression"The prostate. 53. 232-240 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2004-04-14  

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