Glucocorticoid treatment influences prostate cancer cell growth and the tumor microenvironment via altered glucocorticoid receptor signaling in prostate fibroblasts

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Beitragende

  • Andrea Eigentler - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Florian Handle - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Silvia Schanung - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Antonia Degen - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Hubert Hackl - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Holger H H Erb - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie (Autor:in)
  • Georgios Fotakis - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Julia Hoefer - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Christian Ploner - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Karin Jöhrer - , Innovacell GesmbH (Autor:in)
  • Isabel Heidegger - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Andreas Pircher - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Werner Klotz - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Manfred Herold - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Georg Schäfer - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Zoran Culig - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)
  • Martin Puhr - , Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Autor:in)

Abstract

Despite significant therapeutic advances in recent years, treatment of metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) remains palliative, owing to the inevitable occurrence of drug resistance. There is increasing evidence that epithelial glucocorticoid receptor (GR) signaling and changes in the tumor-microenvironment (TME) play important roles in this process. Since glucocorticoids (GCs) are used as concomitant medications in the course of PCa treatment, it is essential to investigate the impact of GCs on stromal GR signaling in the TME. Therefore, general GR mRNA and protein expression was assessed in radical prostatectomy specimens and metastatic lesions. Elevated stromal GR signaling after GC treatment resulted in altered GR-target gene, soluble protein expression, and in a morphology change of immortalized and primary isolated cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Subsequently, these changes affected proliferation, colony formation, and 3D-spheroid growth of multiple epithelial PCa cell models. Altered expression of extra-cellular matrix (ECM) and adhesion-related proteins led to an ECM remodeling. Notably, androgen receptor pathway inhibitor treatments did not affect CAF viability. Our findings demonstrate that GC-mediated elevated GR signaling has a major impact on the CAF secretome and the ECM architecture. GC-treated fibroblasts significantly influence epithelial tumor cell growth and must be considered in future therapeutic strategies.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1-13
Seitenumfang13
FachzeitschriftOncogene
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 29 Nov. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85177806493

Schlagworte

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