Background: Aberrant expression of protease-activated receptors (PARs) has been associated with increased angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis of various cancers. We assessed the status of PAR1 expression in prostate cancer.
Methods: The study compared the abundance levels of PAR1 RNA and protein using real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting in freshly resected prostate tissues from early localized-stage disease (n=9) to those from patients with advanced metastatic disease (n=7). PAR1 expression and localization was evaluated using immunohistochemical staining of prostate specimens with benign prostatic hyperplasia (n=27), early- (n=32) and advanced-stage (n=22) prostate cancer. Association analyses of PAR1 expression with expression of VEGF-family of growth factors, their receptors, and clinicopathological characteristics of the patients were also performed.
Results: PAR1 RNA expression in advanced-stage prostate was 2.39-fold higher (P=0.024) and its protein expression was 2.75-fold higher (P=5.89x10(-5)) when compared with early-stage prostate cancer. PAR1 expression was localized to endothelial cells in vascular network of prostate tumor areas. The expression of PAR1 correlated statistically significantly with advanced disease stage (P=0.0006) and pre-operative PSA levels (P=0.005) in these samples.
Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that PAR1 expression is increased in prostate cancer. Its predominant expression in vascular network suggests that it may play a direct and crucial role in angiogenesis and could be a relevant target for therapeutic interventions to control or to prevent disease progression.
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