Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions and transforming growth factor-beta 1 expression during normal and abnormal prostatic growth

Microscopy Research and Technique
T L TimmeT C Thompson

Abstract

Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions are associated with growth and morphogenesis of the prostate. We have detected three isoforms of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in the developing mouse prostate that may mediate some of these interactions. Separation of the fetal urogenital sinus (UGS) tissue into mesenchymal and epithelial components indicated that mRNA expression of TGF-beta 1, 2, and 3 was more abundant in the mesenchyme compared to the epithelium. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed accumulation of TGF-beta 1 in the mesenchyme surrounding ductules in the UGS and neonatal prostate. Further analysis of TGF-beta 1 localization in surgically removed adult human prostate tissues revealed more intense staining associated with regions of abnormal growth compared to normally appearing tissue. The percent of the total stained area with extracellular accumulation of TGF-beta 1 was 59% in prostate cancer, 26% in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and 8.6% in normal tissue. In additional immunohistochemical studies we observed that intracellular TGF-beta 1 was predominantly associated with the epithelial cells in prostate cancer (epithelial cells = 33.5% of the total stained area, stromal cells = 13.3%, and unstained =...Continue Reading

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