Table 1

Basic Properties of Prostate Cell Lines.

Cell Line
Origin
Androgen Responsiveness
Tumorigenicity

NbE1.4 [151-154]
Normal rat ventral prostate
Androgen sensitive
None
P69 [148,149]
Normal Human prostate
Androgen independent
Very poor
DU-145 [147]
Human brain metastasis
Androgen independent
High
LNCaP [145]
Human lymph node metastasis
Androgen sensitive
Low
C4-2* [113,144]
Human castrated mice
Androgen refractory
High with bone metastases
VCaP [150]
Human bone metastasis
Androgen sensitive
High
PC-3 [146]
Human bone metastasis
Androgen independent
High

*This cell line was derived from the original co-inoculation of LNCaP and bone stromal cells in mice. References for each cell line are as follows: LNCaP (Lymph Node Carcinoma of the Prostate), PC-3 (Prostate Cancer-3), DU-145 (Dura-145), and VCaP (Vertebral-Cancer of the Prostate).

Stewart et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:2   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-2