Abstract
The hematopoietic growth factor granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has a role in proliferation, differentiation and migration of the myeloid lineage and in mobilizing hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells into the bloodstream. However, G-CSF has been newly characterized as a neurotrophic factor in the brain. We recently uncovered that autonomic nerve development in the tumor microenvironment participates actively in prostate tumorigenesis and metastasis. Here, we found that G-CSF constrains cancer to grow and progress by, respectively, supporting the survival of sympathetic nerve fibers in 6-hydroxydopamine-sympathectomized mice and also, promoting the aberrant outgrowth of parasympathetic nerves in transgenic or xenogeneic prostate tumor models. This provides insight into how neurotrophic growth factors may control tumor neurogenesis and may lead to new antineurogenic therapies for prostate cancer.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 982-988 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 15 2015 |
Keywords
- Autonomic nervous system
- G-CSF
- Hematopoietic cytokine
- Tumor microenvironment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
