Role of a transforming growth factor beta-1 in regulation of invasive growth of prostatic adenocarcinoma

摘要

Immunohistochemical study of histological sections and immunochemical study in supernatants of primary cultures demonstrated a marked increase of the factor production in the regions of the background changes outside foci of carcinoma invasive growth. There was no difference in the type of expression of TGFbeta-I and TGFbeta-II receptors in morphologically different regions of the tumour. TGFbeta-I is considered as a principal factor that mediates hyperplastic reaction of the stroma in prostatic adenocarcinoma outside the zones of invasive growth. Formation of reactive stroma, in the authors' opinion, plays the role of a defensive mechanism hindering invasion of tumour cells into the connective tissue and its progression.