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INTERMITTENT DHT ADMINISTRATION ENHANCES EFFECT OF
INVOLVEMENT OF THE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR˟ IN GENISTEIN-
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INDUCED EXPRESSION OF P21WAF1/CIP1 IN PC-3 PROSTATE
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Tinzl M.1, Dizeyi N.1, Zhang Y.1, Ribero D.1, Bjartell A.1, Marberger M.2, Kentaro M., Tomoaki T., Hidenori K., Katsuyuki K., Tatsuya N.
Osaka City University Graduate School, Dept. of Urology, Osaka, Japan 1Lund University, Dept. of Urological Research, Malmö, Sweden, 2University of Vienna, Dept. of Urology, Vienna, Austria Introduction & Objectives: Dietary genistein, a phytoestrogen derived
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from soybean, has been suggested as a chemo preventive agent for XQFOHDU(VWUDGLRO ( DQGPHWDEROLWHVRI'+7FDQVHOHFWLYHO\DFWLYDWH(5˟DQ prostate cancer. Genistein has been reported to exert its anticancer estrogen receptor which proposed functions also include antiproliferative action. The HᚎHFWV YLD D YDULHW\ RI IXQFWLRQDO SDWKZD\V EXW WKH XSVWUHDP VLJQDOOLQJ DLPRIWKLV[HQRJUDIWPRGHOZDVWRHOXFLGDWHWKHIXQFWLRQRI(5˟LQDFKHPRWKHUDS\ of molecules regulated by genistein remains unclear. In this study, we UHJLPHQZLWKGRFHWD[HODQG(VWUDGLRO( KLJKDQGORZGRVHದRQRᚎVFKHGXOH DQG LQYHVWLJDWHGZKHWKHU(5˟ZDVLQYROYHGLQJHQLVWHLQLQGXFHGH[SUHVVLRQRI '+7DQGLWVHᚎHFWRQWXPRXUJURZWKH[SUHVVLRQRIVWHURLGUHFHSWRUVDQGDPLWRWLF FHOOF\FOHLQKLELWRUVLQ3&SURVWDWHFDQFHUFHOOV Material & Methods: &HOOSUROLIHUDWLRQRI3&H[SRVHGWRJHQLVWHLQZDV
Material & Methods: Tumours were induced in 6 weeks old NMRI nude mice by
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measured by WST-1 proliferation assay. The expression of p21, p27 bearing tumours of > 200 mm were castrated, randomized in 5 groups and treatment DQG (5˟ LQ 3& FHOOV ZDV DVVHVVHG E\ TXDQWLWDWLYH UHDOWLPH UHYHUVH ZLWK'RFHWD[HOLS PJNJ 'RFHWD[HODQG(VWUDGLROLQRQRᚎVFKHGXOH +LJK WUDQVFULSWLRQ3&5(5˟VLOHQFLQJZDVSHUIRUPHGXVLQJDVPDOOLQWHUIHULQJ GRVHPJNJRUORZGRVHPJNJVFRQHZHHNRQRQHZHHNRᚎ RU'RFHWD[HO RNA (siRNA). The transcriotional activity of p21 promoter was determined and DHT ( 1mg/kg – on schedule weekly ) started when tumours were considered DVDQGURJHQLQGHSHQGHQW0LFHZHUHVDFULᚏFHGZKHQWKH\ZHUHFRPSURPLVHGE\excessive tumour load. Tumours were harvestd and immunohistochemical staining Results: Genistein caused marked inhibition of proliferative activity and
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BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON LNCAP PROSTATE CANCER CELLS
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN NUDE MICE ON THE
DERIVED FROM HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR TREATMENTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC DIAGNOSIS OF TUMOURS
Strauss A.1, Schweyer S.2, Ringert R.H.1, Thelen P.1 Tubaro A.1, De Nunzio C.1, Stoppacciaro A.2, Leonetti C., Zupi G., Miano L.1 1Ospedale Sant’Andrea, “La Sapienza University”, Dept. of Urology, Rome, Italy, 2Ospedale Sant’Andrea, 1Georg-August-University, Dept. of Urology, Göttingen, Germany, 2Georg- “La Sapienza University”, Dept. of Pathology, Rome, Italy, National Cancer Institute “Regina Elena”, August-University, Dept. of Pathology, Göttingen, Germany Laboratory for Preclinical Experimental Chemotherapy, Rome, Italy Introduction & Objectives: Tissue resonance interference is a new technique for the electromagnetic
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diagnosis of human neoplasm. Preliminary data were published on the diagnostic accuracy of the (HDACi) in oncology is currently under intense investigation and already has been TRIMprob in the prostate and breast tumours. No experimental data on any animal model are available. )ROORZLQJWRDSUHOLPLQDU\IHDVLELOLW\VWXG\FRQGXFWHGLQ-XQHDLPRXUUHVHDUFKZDVWRFRQᚏUPWKH subjected to several clinical trials. We recently introduced the HDACi valproic diagnostic capacity of the TRIMprob in the mouse model of prostate and breast cancer. Primary objective acid as an useful drug in prostate cancer treatment. Our ongoing research ZDVWRPHDVXUHVLJQDOLQWHQVLW\DWDQG0+]LQFRQWURODQLPDOVDQGLQPLFHLPSODQWHGZLWK IRFXVHVRQWKHLGHQWLᚏFDWLRQRI+'$&LHOLJLEOHIRUIXWXUHFOLQLFDOXVH7KHDLPRI EUHDVWDQGSURVWDWHFDQFHUDWGLᚎHUHQWVWDJHVRIGHYHORSPHQW WKLVVWXG\ZDVWRSUHVHQWWKHHᚎHFWVRIFDUEDPD]HSLQH &%= RQWKHH[SUHVVLRQ Material & Methods: Thirty nude mouse (15 males and 15 females) (Charles River, Wilmington, MA,
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FHOOVRI3&DQGIHPDOHPLFH&*FHOOOLQHVVXVSHQGHG in HBSS (50 microL) in both the left tight (intramuscular) and in the right shoulder (subcutaneous). Four cancer cells were performed by real time RT-PCR (Bio-Rad iCycler and weeks later all animals were anaesthetised and were examined again with the TRIMprob. Tumour size software). Tumour cell viability and proliferation were assessed by AlamarBlue- was measured in all animals using a calliper. At week 5, subcutaneous tumours were excised and HOHFWURPDJQHWLF WHVW SHUIRUPHG DJDLQ $OO DQLPDOV ZHUH WKHQ VDFULᚏFHG DOO WXPRXUV ZHUH H[FLVHG ᚏ[HGand processed for histology.
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prostate cancer adding another established drug with known and manageable cancerous tissue by tissue reference interaction with TRIMprob is feasible in the mouse model. Our GDWD FRQᚏUP GDWD SUHYLRXVO\ SXEOLVKHG E\ RXU JURXS DQG RWKHU LQ WKH SHHU UHYLHZ OLWHUDWXUH IRVWHU QHZFROODERUDWLYHUHVHDUFKHᚎRUWLQWKLVDUHDDQGRSHQDQHZSHUVSHFWLYHLQFDQFHUGLDJQRVLV

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