PMID- 23790156 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140331 LR - 20181202 IS - 1600-0897 (Electronic) IS - 1046-7408 (Linking) VI - 70 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Oct TI - TLR7 expression is decreased during tumour progression in transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate mice and its activation inhibits growth of prostate cancer cells. PG - 317-26 LID - 10.1111/aji.12146 [doi] AB - PROBLEM: Although various Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been associated with immune response and tumorigenesis in the prostate cells, little is known about the role of TLR7. Accordingly, we examined the expression of TLR7 during tumour progression of TRMAP (transgenic mouse model for prostate cancer) mice and its role on cell growth. METHOD OF STUDY: Toll-like receptor7 expression was examined by RT-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Cell growth was examined by MTT assay. Colony formation was investigated by crystal violet staining. RESULTS: Strong expression of TLR7 was detected in the normal prostate epithelia of Wild-type (WT) mice, but not in TLR7-deficient mice. In contrast, TLR7 expression was weak in transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP)-C2 cells, as compared with murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). Moreover, TLR7 mRNA was markedly expressed in RWPE-1 cells (non-cancerous prostate epithelial cells), but not in PC3 and DU145 (prostate cancer cells). Immunohistochemically, TLR7 expression gradually decreased in TRAMP mice depending on the pathologic grade of the prostate cells. TLR7 agonists increased both the gene and protein expression of TLR7 and promoted production of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines and IFN-beta gene expression in prostate cancer cell lines. Moreover, loxoribine inhibited the growth and colony formation of TRAMP-C2 cells dependent of TLR7. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that TLR7 may participate in tumour suppression in the prostate cells. CI - (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Han, Ju-Hee AU - Han JH AD - Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Shin-Young AU - Park SY FAU - Kim, Jin-Bum AU - Kim JB FAU - Cho, Sung-Dae AU - Cho SD FAU - Kim, Bumseok AU - Kim B FAU - Kim, Bo-Yeon AU - Kim BY FAU - Kang, Min-Jung AU - Kang MJ FAU - Kim, Dong-Jae AU - Kim DJ FAU - Park, Jae-Hak AU - Park JH FAU - Park, Jong-Hwan AU - Park JH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130624 PL - Denmark TA - Am J Reprod Immunol JT - American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) JID - 8912860 RN - 0 (Aminoquinolines) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 7) RN - 12133JR80S (Guanosine) RN - 9CAS0V66OI (loxoribine) RN - P1QW714R7M (Imiquimod) SB - IM MH - Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy/genetics/*immunology MH - Aminoquinolines/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Carcinogenesis/drug effects/genetics MH - Cell Growth Processes/drug effects/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytokines/genetics/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Susceptibility MH - Epithelial Cells/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects/genetics MH - Guanosine/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Imiquimod MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Macrophages/*immunology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Prostate/*pathology MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy/genetics/*immunology MH - Toll-Like Receptor 7/agonists/genetics/*metabolism MH - Transgenes/genetics MH - Tumor Stem Cell Assay OTO - NOTNLM OT - Colony formation OT - TLR7 OT - growth inhibition OT - prostate cancer OT - transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate mice EDAT- 2013/06/25 06:00 MHDA- 2014/04/01 06:00 CRDT- 2013/06/25 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/06/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/06/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/04/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/aji.12146 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Reprod Immunol. 2013 Oct;70(4):317-26. doi: 10.1111/aji.12146. Epub 2013 Jun 24.