RRC ID 56127
著者 Hashimoto C, Miki Y, Tanaka S, Takagi K, Fue M, Doe Z, Li B, Yaegashi N, Suzuki T, Ito K.
タイトル 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Expression Is Induced by Androgen Signaling in Endometrial Cancer.
ジャーナル Int J Mol Sci
Abstract Endometrial cancer is one of the most common female pelvic cancers and has been considered an androgen-related malignancy. Several studies have demonstrated the anti-cell proliferative effect of androgen on endometrial cancer cells; however, the mechanisms of the anti-cancer effect of androgen remain largely unclear. 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (17β-HSD2), which catalyzes the conversion of E2 to E1, is known to be upregulated by androgen treatment in breast cancer cells. In this study, we therefore focused on the role of androgen on estrogen dependence in endometrial cancer. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was found to induce 17β-HSD2 mRNA and protein expression in HEC-1B endometrial cancer cells. DHT could also inhibit cell proliferation of HEC-1B when induced by estradiol treatment. In 19 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma (EEA) tissues, intratumoral DHT concentration was measured by liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry and was found to be significantly correlated with 17β-HSD2 immunohistochemical status. We further examined the correlations between 17β-HSD2 immunoreactivity and clinicopathological parameters in 53 EEA tissues. 17β-HSD2 status was inversely associated with the histological grade, clinical stage, and cell proliferation marker Ki-67, and positively correlated with progesterone receptor expression. 17β-HSD2 status tended to be positively associated with androgen receptor status. In 53 EEA cases, the 17β-HSD2-positive group tended to have better prognosis than that for the negative group with respect to progression-free survival and endometrial cancer-specific survival. These findings suggest that androgen suppresses the estrogen dependence of endometrial cancer through the induction of 17β-HSD2 in endometrial cancer.
巻・号 19(4)
公開日 2018-4-10
DOI 10.3390/ijms19041139
PII ijms19041139
PMID 29642629
PMC PMC5979403
MeSH Aged Androgens / metabolism Androgens / pharmacology* Carcinoma, Endometrioid / metabolism* Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology Cell Line, Tumor Cell Proliferation / drug effects Dihydrotestosterone / metabolism Dihydrotestosterone / pharmacology* Endometrial Neoplasms / metabolism* Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology Estradiol Dehydrogenases / genetics Estradiol Dehydrogenases / metabolism* Female Humans Middle Aged RNA, Messenger / genetics RNA, Messenger / metabolism Signal Transduction*
IF 4.183
引用数 5
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 Sawano(RCB1152)