Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:It has been suggested that prostatic neuroendocrine (NE) cells play an important role in the growth and differentiation of the prostate by secreting various neuropeptides and serotonin. However, the mechanism by which NE cells themselves are regulated is virtually unknown. In the present study we evaluated the expression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family (HER) in prostatic NE cells. METHODS:Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections from twenty radical prostatectomy specimens were immunostained with validated rabbit polyclonal antibodies raised against human EGFR and c-erbB-2, using the streptavidin-peroxidase enzyme conjugate method. RESULTS:A strong immunoreactivity was observed with both antibodies in the cytosol of a few epithelial cells. These cells frequently had a dendritic appearance and were located in the acini and ducts. The EGFR-positive cells were predominant in most cases. Double immunostaining revealed the colocalization of both antigens with chromogranin A, a polypeptide that is expressed by most NE cells. Moreover, EGFR and c-erbB-2 appeared to be colocalized as well as independently expressed by different subpopulations of NE cells. CONCLUSIONS:The results suggest that prostatic NE cells might be regulated by the HER protein family, probably, in a ligand-specific fashion. This is the first report identifying a potential pathway regulating prostatic NE cells.
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Urologyjournal_title
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Iwamura M,di Sant'agnese PA,Wu G,Benning CM,Cockett AT,Gershagen Sdoi
10.1016/0090-4295(94)90146-5subject
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1994-06-01 00:00:00pages
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1527-9995pii
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