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Activation of protein kinase B/Akt by alpha1-adrenoceptors in the human prostate
Authors:Strittmatter Frank  Walther Sebastian  Roosen Alexander  Rutz Beata  Schlenker Boris  Limmer Sebastian  Waidelich Raphaela  Stief Christian G  Gratzke Christian  Hennenberg Martin
Affiliation:Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
Abstract:AimsBesides their role in contraction, α1-adrenoceptors may be involved in prostate hyperplasia. This would require receptor signaling by growth-promoting pathways. Akt (syn. Protein kinase B) is an important regulator of growth and differentiation. Objective: To investigate whether α1-adrenoceptors in the human prostate activate Akt.Main methodsProstate tissue was obtained from patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Akt expression was investigated by RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Akt activation by noradrenaline (30 μM) and phenylephrine (10 μM) was assessed by Western blot analyses with a phospho-specific antibody. The effects of the Akt inhibitors FPA-124 and 10-DEBC on phenylephrine-, noradrenaline- and electric field stimulation- (EFS-) induced contraction were studied in myographic measurements.Key findingsmRNA of all three Akt isoforms (Akt1, Akt2, Akt3) was detected by RT-PCR in all prostate samples (n = 6 patients). Protein expression was confirmed by Western blot analysis (n = 8 patients). Immunohistochemical staining for Akt revealed strong immunoreactivity in prostate smooth muscle cells (n = 5 patients). Stimulation of prostate tissues with noradrenaline (30 μM, n = 8 patients) or phenylephrine (10 μM, n = 7 patients) caused significant Akt phosphorylation at serine-473, indicating activation of Akt. FPA124 and 10-DEBC were without effects on noradrenaline-, phenylephrine-, or EFS-induced contraction of prostate strips.SignificanceProstate α1-adrenoceptors activate Akt. Consequently, Akt is a target of α1-blocker therapy, which has been unknown to date. Our findings point to functions of prostate α1-adrenoceptors besides contraction.
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