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Association of overexpressed proline‐directed protein kinase F A with chemoresistance, invasion, and recurrence in patients with bladder carcinoma
Author(s) -
Hsueh ShengFen,
Lai MingTsung,
Yang ChuanChing,
Chung YuanChiang,
Hsu ChihPing,
Peng ChienChung,
Fu HsiaoHui,
Cheng YungMing,
Chang KingJen,
Yang ShiawDer
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.10731
Subject(s) - vinblastine , immunohistochemistry , transitional cell carcinoma , carcinoma , cancer research , bladder cancer , bleomycin , medicine , pathology , bladder neoplasm , chemotherapy , biology , cancer
BACKGROUND It has been shown previously that proline‐directed protein kinase F A (PDPK F A ) is overexpressed in various human malignancies compared with its expression in normal controls, and the suppression of overexpressed PDPK F A is capable of inhibiting the growth of various types of human carcinoma cells, suggesting a role for this PDPK in human malignancies. In this report, the authors combine immunohistologic, molecular, cellular, and clinicopathologic studies to demonstrate further an essential critical role for overexpressed PDPK F A in bladder carcinoma invasion, chemoresistance, and poor prognosis. METHODS The expression and localization of PDPK F A were analyzed by the immunohistochemical staining of specimens obtained from patients with primary transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder. The stable antisense clones of human bladder carcinoma cells with specific suppression of overexpressed PDPK F A were established for invasion and chemosensitivity studies. RESULTS The immunohistochemical study revealed that PDPK F A was overexpressed preferentially in the invasive bladder carcinoma tissues. It was found that the stable antisense clones with specific suppression of overexpressed PDPK F A to ≈40% of the parental control level were capable of inhibiting the invasive activity and simultaneously enhancing the chemosensitivity of bladder carcinoma cells to various therapeutic drugs, such as vinblastine, vincristine, paclitaxel, and bleomycin. Clinicopathologic studies also revealed a correlation between overexpressed PDPK F A and disease recurrence/survival in patients with primary TCC ( P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the results demonstrate an essential critical role of overexpressed PDPK F A in invasion, chemoresistance, and poor prognosis. Suppression of overexpressed PDPK F A may provide a new potential target for therapeutic intervention aimed at preventing chemoresistance, disease progression, and recurrence in patients with bladder carcinoma. Cancer 2002;95:775–83. © 2002 American Cancer Society. DOI 10.1002/cncr.10731