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Expression of Kisspeptin (KISS1) and its Receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) in Prostate Cancer

IOANNIS XOXAKOS, CONSTANTINA PETRAKI, PAUL MSAUEL, ATHANASIOS ARMAKOLAS, ALKIVIADIS GRIGORAKIS, STEFANOS STEFANAKIS and MICHAEL KOUTSILIERIS
Anticancer Research February 2020, 40 (2) 709-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.14001
IOANNIS XOXAKOS
1Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
2Department of Urology, General Hospital of Athens “Evaggelismos”, Athens, Greece
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CONSTANTINA PETRAKI
1Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
3Department of Pathology, Metropolitan Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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PAUL MSAUEL
1Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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ATHANASIOS ARMAKOLAS
1Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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2Department of Urology, General Hospital of Athens “Evaggelismos”, Athens, Greece
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Abstract

Background/Aim: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. In contrast to localized disease, metastatic PCa leads to increased mortality. Kisspeptin (KISS1) functions as a metastasis suppressor in various cancers. The aim of this study was to detect the expression of KISS1 and its receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) in prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: The expression of KISS1 and KISS1R was examined in prostate cancer tissue specimens after radical prostatectomy. Results: A higher expression of KISS1 and KISS1R was shown in patients with localized tumors (Stage ≤IIb) compared to patients with advanced (Stage ≥III) tumor. High Gleason score PCa and higher prognostic groups patients showed a lower expression rate of both KISS1 and KISS1R. Conclusion: A down-regulation of KISS1-KISS1R system was detected in advanced prostate cancer. KISS1as tumor suppressor might be useful in the future for the diagnosis, risk assessment of prostate cancer progression, as well as a therapeutic target for aggressive tumors.

  • KISS1
  • KISS1R
  • prostate cancer
  • metastasis suppression

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, with an estimated 1.1 million diagnoses worldwide in 2012, accounting for 15% of all cancers diagnosed (1). PSA screening has contributed to an early diagnosis of most prostate cancers (2). Therapeutic options for a localized prostate cancer include surgery and/or radiotherapy. Unfortunately, disease often progresses, as evidenced most often by rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Advanced prostate cancer or metastatic disease requires androgen deprivation therapy (3), which however is not curative. Progression to castration-resistant cancer stage often requires additional hormonal or chemotherapy-based interventions (4-7). Metastasis is the predominant cause of prostate cancer death (8), rather than the original tumor growth.

Over the past two decades, a great variety of molecules have been investigated having a role in suppression of tumor metastasis (9) and have become the target of clinical and basic cancer research.

The expression of kisspeptin (KISS1) and its receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) in prostate cancer has been examined within this study. The goal of our study was to find any existing correlation of KISS1 expression and/or KISS1R with different clinicopathological characteristics of prostate cancer. The findings might be useful in risk assessment of prostate cancer as well as in future development of cancer therapy and prevention of metastasis.

Kisspeptin, KISS1, KISS1 gene, KISS1R, Kiss1r. Several terms that refer to kisspeptin and kisspeptin receptor have been used over the past years. In our study and in accordance to Human Genome Organization Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC), KISS1 is used to represent the human (primate) kisspeptin gene and Kiss1 to represent non-human (non-primate) kisspeptin genes. (10). Non-italicized versions of the gene nomenclature are used to refer to the protein products of KISS1 (KISS1 for human and Kiss1 for other species). The full-length peptide products of KISS1/Kiss1 genes are globally termed KISS1/Kiss1, while their shorter peptides are called kisspeptins (11). Proteolytic fragmentation yields kisspeptins of variable amino acid lengths, i.e. kisspeptin-54, -14, -13, and -10, with the numbers referring to the amino acid length of kisspeptin fragments (10).

Regarding the receptor GPR54 it has been suggested to be named as KISS1R and Kiss1r in human and non-human species, respectively, following again the indications of Human Genome Organization Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) (10, 12). However, in our study both names, KISS1R and GPR54, will be valid for the kisspeptin receptor. GPR54 and Gpr54 refer to the corresponding human and non-human receptor protein, while italicized terms GPR54 and Gpr54 indicate human and non-human genes/mRNAs (12-15).

Kisspeptin (KISS1), receptor GPR54 (KISS1R). While searching for melanoma metastasis-suppressor genes in 1996, Lee and coworkers (16-17) identified a novel cDNA that was only expressed in non-metastatic human melanoma cell lines and named it “KISS-1”. They first unveiled the KISS1 gene as a metastasis suppressor for human melanoma. Human KISS1 gene encodes a premature 145 full length amino acid protein (11, 18, 19), which is called KISS1. KISS1 will be proteolytically cleaved into shorter polypeptides with 54,14,13, and 10 amino acids known as kisspeptins. The 54-amino acid kisspeptin (Kp-54) was originally called metastin for its ability to inhibit cancer metastasis (18). Each of these Kisspeptin peptides has a common C-terminal amidation site that leads to strong binding with their GPR54 receptor (19). 10 C-terminal amino acids are the minimum fragment length which is necessary to bind and activate the kisspeptin receptor (11). The kisspeptin receptor, known as GPR54 and recently named as KISS1R, is a member of the rhodopsin family with structural similarities to the galanin receptor GPR54 (10, 18). The binding of kisspeptin to its receptor GPR54 activates the G-protein (Gq/11) and phospholipase C (PLC), which in turn stimulates phosphatidyloinositol (PIP2) turnover into inositol trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG). IP3 causes intracellular calcium release, while DAG via activation of protein kinase C and arachidonic acid release causes stimulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs), extracellular signal-regulated kinase ERK1 and ERK2 (19-22). Activation of MAPK pathway leads to reduced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity. Structural degradation of the extracellular matrix and basement membrane by MMP-9 is thought to be essential in the process of tumor metastasis. As evidenced, the antimetastatic role of kisspeptin and its receptor GPR54, may occur by increasing intracellular calcium release, which promotes cancer cell differentiation and apoptosis, as well as by reducing MMP-9 activity and thereby inhibition of cancer cell migration and invasion (20-22).

KISS1 and GPR54 are both expressed in various tissues, including the placenta, brain, pituitary, testis, ovary, pancreas, intestine, liver, vascular, thyroid (22). Various functions of KISS1 in normal tissues and in cancer have been recognized (12, 23, 24). In 2003, for the first time, the major neuroendocrinological role of KISS1-GPR54 system signaling was demonstrated, as being gatekeeper for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release in hypothalamus (25). Pituitary release of gonadotropins following by sex-steroid release are absent if there is no functional kisspeptin and GPR54 receptor. This fact results in incapability of humans or mice to undergo puberty (25-27). Several subsequent studies have confirmed that kisspeptins act as neuroendocrine peptides that switch on or off the GnRH in hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis in humans and mammals (28-36), and are thus required as physiological regulators of sex-steroid release. A recent study investigated the effects of kisspeptin on limbic brain activity and behavior and could provide evidence of a role for kisspeptin in integrating sexual and emotional brain processing with reproduction in humans (37).

In addition to physiological neuroendocrinological activity of kisspeptin, the potential role of KISS1, kisspeptin and its receptor KISS1R in cancer progression and dissemination has gained growing interest in recent years. The effect of KISS1 in tumor suppression and its anti-metastatic function has been documented in many cancers e.g., bladder (38-40), ovarian (41), colorectal (42, 43), pancreas (44), nasopharyngeal (45), pituitary (46), prostate (23), and thyroid (47, 48). However hepatocellular carcinoma (49) and breast cancer (50-54), surprisingly, have been promoted by KISS1 expression. Expression of GPR54 and KISS1 in prostate tissue has not been extensively investigated. Some researchers failed to detect KISS-1 expression in cDNA from human prostate, while several other studies (23, 24) were able to demonstrate a definite KISS1 staining in benign prostate tissue. Recent studies have shown a down-regulation of KISS1 expression in prostate cancer, as well as a correlation of clinical stage with KISS1 expression and with expression of KISS1R. Prostate cancer cell lines with diminished KISS1 expression showed increased metastatic ability (23), while on the contrary, cell lines with KISS1 overexpression demonstrated increased chemosensitivity, decreased cell migration and invasion (23). These findings show that the KISS1-KISS1R system has a role in prostate cancer and furthermore loss of KISS1 expression is associated with increased cancer progression and metastasis.

Materials and Methods

Patients. One hundred eighty-six surgical specimens from patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for localized prostate adenocarcinoma were collected and examined. No other treatment modality, such as hormone therapy or radiotherapy, was used prior to radical prostatectomy. The range of patients' age was 51 to 78 years, while mean patient's age was 65.4 years. All samples were used in accordance with ethical approval of the local committee of the National and Kapodistrian University, Medical School.

Immunohistochemistry. Expression of KISS1 and its receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. KISS1 expression was assessed by cytoplasmic expression, whereas expression of KISS1Receptor was determined by cytoplasmic/membranous expression. Immunohistochemical staining was performed by the Bond-Max automated Leica Biosystem, Newcastle, UK, using monoclonal Antibody KISS-1 (FL-145) at dilution 1:150 as well as polyclonal antibody anti-KISS1R at 1:1,000 dilution. Positive controls were assessed by villous and extravillous trophoblast of the placenta, whereas negative controls were performed by omitting the primary antibody. Histoscore (H-score) was used to determine the protein immunoreactivity. Semi-quantitative assessment of both intensity of staining as well the percentage of positive cells were used to calculate the H-score. Intensity of protein staining was further identified as weak intensity [1+], moderate intensity [2+] or strong intensity [3+], (Figures 1 and 2). The percentage of positive cells was determined in every specimen. A final score, ranging from 0 to 300, was obtained according to the following formula: 1× (% of 1 + cells) + 2× (% of 2 + cells) + 3× (% of 3 + cells). The level of expression could be further classified as ‘low’ or ‘high’ according to the median value of the H-score.

Statistical analysis. R statistical computing system (Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) was used for the statistical analyses. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test the assumption of normal distribution in all continuous variables. Normally distributed variables were compared using parametric tests whereas non-normally distributed variables were compared using non-parametric tests. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the associations between continuous and/or categorical ordinal variables. Comparisons of KISS1 or KISS1-R expression between groups were performed using the Mann–Whitney U-test. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

In our study we examined the expression of KISS1/Kisspeptin as well as the expression of its receptor GPR54 in prostate tissue, in patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for histologically-proven localized prostate adenocarcinoma. Using the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classification, 9 of the 186 patients (4.8%) had stage IIa disease, 47/186 (25.3%) had Stage IIb, 124/186 (66.7%) had Stage III, and 6/186 (3.2%) had Stage IV cancer. Most patients (75.8%) had a Gleason score of 7, whereas only 9.1%, 6.5% and 8.6% had Gleason scores of 6, 8 and 9 respectively. High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) was observed in the vast majority of patients (97.8%). Positive surgical margins were seen in 46.2% of cases.

The results of our study documented that KISS1 expression strongly and positively correlated with KISS1-R expression (r=0.854; p<0.001). Median (interquartile range) KISS expression in Stage IIa, IIb, III and IV tumors was 240 (200-270)%, 210 (106-270)%, 100 (100-152.5)%, and 95 (85-100)% respectively. Median (interquartile range) KISS-R expression in Stage IIa, IIb, III and IV tumors was 205 (120-300)%, 210 (120-240)%, 105.5 (95-145)%, and 90 (80-101)% respectively.

The expression of KISS1 and KISS1-R in relation to patient histological findings as well as their clinical characteristics are shown in Table I and they are further discussed in the discussion section.

Discussion

Since the initial study by Lee et al. (16) in 1996, which first identified the KISS1 gene as a metastasis suppressor for human melanoma, many studies have examined the KISS1 gene, its 145 full-length amino acid product –called KISS1, as well as its shorter amino acid (54, 14, 13, and 10 amino acids) derivatives known as kisspeptins. Kisspeptins exhibit their biological activity and act as endogenous ligands to a G protein-coupled receptor, called GPR54 and recently named as KISS1R (10, 18).

Among others, a physiological activity of kisspeptin/GPR54 system of great importance is the neuroendocrinological role of kisspeptin in puberty and reproduction, as being gatekeeper for Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in hypothalamus, and thus regulating the sex-steroid release.

Additionally, several studies have focused on the potential role of KISS1, kisspeptin and its receptor KISS1R in cancer progression and dissemination (18, 20, 21). The anti-metastatic and/or anti-tumoral roles have been reported in numerous cancers e.g., bladder (38-40), ovarian (41, 42), colorectal (43), pancreas (44), nasopharyngeal (45), pituitary (46), prostate (23), and thyroid (47, 48). Interestingly in striking contrast to most cancers, it has been shown that KISS1 and its receptor KISS1R promote hepatocellular carcinoma (49), as well as breast cancer invasion and metastasis (50-54). This dual role of the same molecule, acting as both a promoter and a suppressor of tumor invasion and metastasis is not unique to KISS1 or KISS1R as other molecules such as NFkB, c-Myc, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), transforming growth factor b (TGF-b), SKY, and hyaluronidase have been reported to have dual roles (55-60).

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy and the second-most common cause of death in human male population (61). Disease progression and metastasis increases dramatically the mortality rate related to prostate cancer. Radical treatments like surgical removal of tumor and/or radiotherapy have a curative intent for localized prostate cancer. However, as disease progresses other therapeutic strategies like Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) are indicated. A variety of agents known as Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) - also called Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) - agonists or antagonists are currently used in treating advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. Kisspeptin acts as a positive regulator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis by stimulating the GnRH secretion. Studies have shown that administration of potent and long-acting kisspeptin agonists decreased serum testosterone levels by suppressing the HPG axis in rats and humans (62, 63). This provides a potential beneficial role of kisspeptin in advanced prostate cancer by altering the androgen status of the disease.

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Figure 1.

A. Strong Kiss-1 immunohistochemical expression (IE) in normal prostate epithelium (arrow) and Grade Group (GG) 1 prostate cancer (arrowhead). B. Strong Kiss-1 IE in normal prostate epithelium (arrow), high grade PIN (asterisk) and GG 1 prostate cancer (arrowhead). C. Strong Kiss-1 IE in GG 1 prostate cancer (arrow). D. Moderate Kiss-1 IE in GG 4 prostate cancer (arrow). E. Negative and focally weak Kiss-1 IE in GG 4 prostate cancer (arrow), F. Negative and focally weak Kiss-1 IE in GG 5 prostate cancer (arrow). All magnifications ×200.

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A. Strong Kiss-R immunohistochemical expression (IE) in normal prostate epithelium (arrow) and Grade Group (GG) 1 prostate cancer (arrowhead). B. Strong Kiss-R IE in normal prostate epithelium (arrow) and GG 1 prostate cancer (arrowhead). C. Strong Kiss-R IE in GG 2 prostate cancer (arrow). D. Strong Kiss-R IE in normal prostate epithelium (arrow) and high-grade PIN (asterisk); moderate Kiss-R IE in GG 2 prostate cancer (arrowhead), E. Weak Kiss-R IE in GG 4 prostate cancer (arrow). F. Negative to weak Kiss-R IE in GG 5 prostate cancer (arrow). All magnifications ×200.

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Table I.

Correlation of the expression of KISS1 and KISS1R with various clinicopathological characteristics of patients (N=186).

Apart from the above indirect function of kisspeptin, the KISS1/KISS1R system seems also to have a direct antimetastatic activity in prostate cancer cells. Wang et al. (23) studied the expression of KISS1 protein in both benign and cancerous prostatic tissue. KISS1 was strongly expressed in normal prostate as well in prostate with benign hyperplasia (23). On the contrary, a decreased expression has been observed in early-stage tumors, with a progressive loss of expression in late stage and metastatic tumors (23). The loss of KISS1 expression correlated with both advanced clinical cancer stages and the loss of KISS1R (23). Interestingly, another study from Curtis et al. showed that although kisspeptin is released from human prostate cancer cell lines, plasma kisspeptin levels were not elevated in the examined 92 prostate cancer patients compared to healthy subjects (24). Similarly to the above mentioned data, our present study addressed a significant correlation of KISS1and KISS1R expression with tumor stage and Gleason score of prostate cancer. Among the 186 patients who were treated with radical prostatectomy, the Median (interquartile range) KISS1 expression was 240 (200-270)% in patients with Stage IIa, 210 (106-270)% in stage IIb patients, 100 (100-152.5)% in stage III patients and 95 (85-100)% in patients with stage IV prostate cancer. These findings indicate a significantly higher exprssion of KISS1 (p<0.001) in patients with localized tumors (Stage ≤IIb) compared to patients with advanced stage (Stage ≥III) of disease. Additionally, the Median (interquartile range) expression of kisspeptin receptor (KISS1R) was 205 (120-300)%, 210 (120-240)%, 105.5 (95-145)%, and 90 (80-101)% in patients with Stage IIa, IIb, III and IV prostate cancer. Similarly to KISS1, the KISS1R expression is significantly higher (p<0.001) in patients with lower (localized) tumor stage (Stage ≤IIb) than in patients with a greater and more advanced disease stage (Stage ≥III). Gleason score is another important grading system of prostate cancer and a key factor for treatment decision. In our present study there has been detected a negative correlation of Gleason score with both KISS1 (r=-0.413, p<0.001) and KISS1-R (r=-0.470; p<0.001). Patients with advanced prostate cancer disease with higher Gleason score presented lower expression rate of both KISS1 and KISS1Receptor. Similar findings with loss of kisspeptin (KISS1) expression (r=-0.753, p<0.001), as well as its receptor (KISS1R) expression (r=-0.767, p<0.001), have been detected in patients who belong to higher prostate cancer prognostic groups, with a more advanced prostate cancer disease. Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is considered still as probable precursor lesion of prostate carcinoma. Almost 98% of patients in our study had a concomitant PIN lesion in addition to prostate carcinoma in the tissue specimen. However, PIN has been detected to have non statistically significant correlation neither with KISS1 expression (p=0.555) nor with KISS1R expression (p=0.556).

Additionally, other histological findings like positive surgical margins in tissue specimen have also shown no significant correlation with KISS1-or KISS1R expression (all p>0.1).

The function of kisspeptin as tumor suppressor in prostate cancer has been shown in a study by Wang and coworkers (23). They were able to detect an inhibition of cell migration and invasion, as well as re-sensitization of cells to chemotherapeutics when KISS1 was re-expressed in PC3M cells that lack KISS1 (23). Similar results with inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth and metastasis have been demonstrated in a recent study by activation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2a kinase 2 (EIF2AK2) upon kisspeptin and KISS1R stimulation (64).

A very promising clinical use of kisspeptin or kisspeptin mimetics could be developed in the future, based on the previous mentioned finding, that re-expression of KISS1 increases sensitivity to proliferation-targeting agents such as platinum (65, 66). These results are similar with the re-expression of KISS1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma chemo-resistant cells, restoring chemosensitivity through nuclear factor-kB (NFkB)-associated poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 cleavage (66). The role of NFkB in prostate cancer has been investigated, as the NFkB functions in regulating various genes responsible for cell proliferation, epithelial to mesenchymal transition-associated metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy (67). It is clear that any mechanism or molecule that could inhibit or repress these cellular processes, would promote chemosensitivity and inhibit cancer progression to metastasis.

Conclusion

In conclusion and in accordance to other studies, this study showed a down-regulation of KISS1 expression and KISS1R in prostate cancer. A decreased expression has been observed in early-stage and low Gleason score prostate tumors, with a progressive loss of expression in late-stage and metastatic tumors. These findings of KISS1/KISS1R system as a tumor suppressor might be useful for the diagnosis, risk assessment of prostate cancer progression, as well as a therapeutic target for aggressive tumors. Additionally, the neuroendocrinological function of kisspeptin in HPG axis, triggering the GnRH secretion, might have a potential therapeutic role in advanced prostate cancer by altering the androgen status of the prostate cancer disease.

However, it is clear that further studies are needed concerning both direct and indirect potential beneficial roles of kisspeptin-KISS1/KISS1R system regarding the prostate cancer risk assessment and treatment.

Footnotes

  • Authors' Contributions

    I.X: Experimental procedure and writing of the paper; C.P: Experimental procedure and writing of the paper; P.M: statistical analysis of the paper; A.A: designing of the study and editing of the paper; A.G: editing the paper; S.S: editing the paper; M.K: designing the study and editing the paper.

  • This article is freely accessible online.

  • Conflicts of Interest

    The Authors declare no conflicts of interest.

  • Received November 4, 2019.
  • Revision received December 13, 2019.
  • Accepted December 16, 2019.
  • Copyright© 2020, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved

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Anticancer Research: 40 (2)
Anticancer Research
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February 2020
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Expression of Kisspeptin (KISS1) and its Receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) in Prostate Cancer
IOANNIS XOXAKOS, CONSTANTINA PETRAKI, PAUL MSAUEL, ATHANASIOS ARMAKOLAS, ALKIVIADIS GRIGORAKIS, STEFANOS STEFANAKIS, MICHAEL KOUTSILIERIS
Anticancer Research Feb 2020, 40 (2) 709-718; DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14001

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Expression of Kisspeptin (KISS1) and its Receptor GPR54 (KISS1R) in Prostate Cancer
IOANNIS XOXAKOS, CONSTANTINA PETRAKI, PAUL MSAUEL, ATHANASIOS ARMAKOLAS, ALKIVIADIS GRIGORAKIS, STEFANOS STEFANAKIS, MICHAEL KOUTSILIERIS
Anticancer Research Feb 2020, 40 (2) 709-718; DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14001
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