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Query: UMLS:C0376358 (prostate cancer)
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Since metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors in colorectal cancer, development of new methods to diagnose and prevent metastasis is highly desirable. However, the molecular mechanisms leading to the metastatic phenotype have not been well elucidated. In this study, a proteomics-based search was carried out for metastasis-related proteins in colorectal cancer by analyzing the differential expression of proteins in primary versus metastasis focus-derived colorectal tumor cells. Protein expression profiles were determined using a tissue microarray (TMA), and the results identified Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor alpha (Rho GDI) as a metastasis-related protein in colon and prostate cancer patients. Consequently, Rho GDI may be useful as a diagnostic biomarker and/or a therapeutic to prevent colon and prostate cancer metastasis.
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PMID:Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor alpha is associated with cancer metastasis in colon and prostate cancer. 2253 Mar 8

Increasing evidence has proved the pivotal roles of androgen receptor in various diseases, including prostate cancer and bladder cancer. The CD24 has been proved to be correlated to bladder cancer metastasis and tumorigenesis in recent study. This study was aimed to investigate the roles of AR in bladder cell proliferation and metastasis and to explore its potential mechanism. Expressions of AR in two kinds of bladder tumor cells (T24 and UM-UC-3) were analyzed using the CRISPR Activation Plasmid transfection or siRNA-mediated gene. The effects of AR on tumor cell proliferation and migration were also analyzed. Moreover, the effects of CD24 and influence of AR on cell proliferation and metastasis-related protein were also analyzed. The results showed that AR was significantly down-regulated in T24 cells but was significantly overexpressed in UM-UC-3 cells. The up-regulated T24 promotes cell proliferation, but this enhance effect was blocked by silencing CD24. Additionally, the AR overexpression significantly increased the VEGF and CD24 expression. Besides, the migrated bladder cells was increased by the up-regulated AR, but was decreased by silencing CD24 or silencing VEGF. Taken together, our study suggested that the up-regulated AR enhances the male bladder tumor cell proliferation and metastasis via modulating the CD24 and VEGF. This study may provide theoretical basis for the possibility of AR to be a therapeutic target for bladder cancer.
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PMID:Androgen receptor (AR) promotes male bladder cancer cell proliferation and migration via regulating CD24 and VEGF. 2715 49