BACKGROUND: We have derived a panel of p53-null prostatic "basal" and "luminal" epithelial cell lines and their ras transformed counterparts to study stromal/epithelial interactions and the properties of tumors arising from "basal" and "luminal" cells. METHODS: Previously derived normal murine prostatic "basal" epithelial (PE-B-1) and "luminal" epithelial (PE-L-1) cell lines were transformed with N-Ras. These lines and a spontaneously transformed "luminal" cell line were inoculated subcutaneously or orthotopically into athymic mice, alone or in combination with normal prostatic smooth muscle cells (SMC). RESULTS: All transformed lines formed subcutaneous tumors. SMC significantly enhanced the growth rate of the tumors arising from the "basal" and one of the "luminal" cell lines. The transformed "basal" line gave rise to tumors expressing both "basal" and "luminal" cytokeratins. CONCLUSIONS: Prostatic SMC promote the growth of transformed epithelial cells, suggesting that prostatic stroma may promote tumor development. Furthermore, transformed "basal" cells give rise to tumors containing "luminal" cells, suggesting that although most human tumors have a "luminal" phenotype, they may originate from transformed "basal" cells. Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
BACKGROUND: We have derived a panel of p53-null prostatic "basal" and "luminal" epithelial cell lines and their ras transformed counterparts to study stromal/epithelial interactions and the properties of tumors arising from "basal" and "luminal" cells. METHODS: Previously derived normal murine prostatic "basal" epithelial (PE-B-1) and "luminal" epithelial (PE-L-1) cell lines were transformed with N-Ras. These lines and a spontaneously transformed "luminal" cell line were inoculated subcutaneously or orthotopically into athymic mice, alone or in combination with normal prostatic smooth muscle cells (SMC). RESULTS: All transformed lines formed subcutaneous tumors. SMC significantly enhanced the growth rate of the tumors arising from the "basal" and one of the "luminal" cell lines. The transformed "basal" line gave rise to tumors expressing both "basal" and "luminal" cytokeratins. CONCLUSIONS: Prostatic SMC promote the growth of transformed epithelial cells, suggesting that prostatic stroma may promote tumor development. Furthermore, transformed "basal" cells give rise to tumors containing "luminal" cells, suggesting that although most humantumors have a "luminal" phenotype, they may originate from transformed "basal" cells. Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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