Inhibition of prostate carcinogenesis in probasin/SV40 T antigen transgenic rats by leuprorelin, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist
Said, Mahmoud Mohamed;
Abstract
The effects of leuprorelin acetate, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist (LHRH-A), on prostate carcinogenesis in probasin/SV40 Tag transgenic rat was investigated. Fifteen weeks after administration of 0.28 and 2.8 mg/kg leuprorelin, prostate weights and serum testosterone levels were significantly decreased compared to values for transgenic controls. Histopathological findings revealed that the incidence of prostatic adenocarcinomas was significantly reduced in ventral, dorsal and lateral lobes of the prostate, correlating with decreased expression of SV40 Tag oncoprotein as well as inhibition of DNA synthesis and proliferation of epithelial cells in neoplastic lesions of the ventral prostate. Microarray analysis further showed leuprorelin acetate to significantly inhibit testicular steroidogenesis, suppressing the expression of SV40 Tag oncoprotein and altering the expression of a large number of genes which might be involved in the inhibition of prostate cancer progression in this rat model. © 2006 Japanese Cancer Association.
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Title | Inhibition of prostate carcinogenesis in probasin/SV40 T antigen transgenic rats by leuprorelin, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist | Authors | Said, Mahmoud Mohamed | Issue Date | 1-Jun-2006 | Journal | Cancer Science | DOI | 6 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33744509128 459 97 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00213.x |
PubMed ID | 97 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-33744509128 |
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