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The convergence of hormone regulation and cell cycle in prostate physiology and prostate tumorigenesis

The convergence of hormone regulation and cell cycle in prostate physiology and prostate... Despite the intense research focused on prostate cancer, it remains the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men over 40-yr-of-age, and the second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States (1). In 1990, the National Cancer Institute convened 50 experts and leaders from various disciplines in the prostate cancer field to discuss research directions that would help elucidate the molecular basis of this disease and reduce the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (2). Critical issues identified at this meeting included the role of androgens and the regulation of cell cycle in prostate tumorigenesis and its progression to androgen-independence. Hormones and cell cycle clearly play important roles in normal and cancerous prostate physiology; however, little information has emerged that clearly delineates their function in the etiology of prostate cancer. Some of the mutational events that occur during prostate tumorigenesis and its progression to androgen-independence involve alterations to normal growth, developmental and apoptotic programs regulated by androgen, and the cell cycle. As such, the delineation of events by which prostate cancer cells circumvent these regulatory mechanisms will be central to our understanding of prostate tumorigenesis and to the development of new modalities to treat this disease. This article is then intended to summarize the functional convergence of androgen regulation and cell cycle in normal prostate physiology and prostate tumorigenesis. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Molecular Biotechnology Springer Journals

The convergence of hormone regulation and cell cycle in prostate physiology and prostate tumorigenesis

Molecular Biotechnology , Volume 22 (2) – Oct 6, 2002

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 by Humana Press Inc.
Subject
Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Neurology
ISSN
1073-6085
eISSN
1559-0305
DOI
10.1385/MB:22:2:129
pmid
12405261
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Abstract

Despite the intense research focused on prostate cancer, it remains the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men over 40-yr-of-age, and the second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States (1). In 1990, the National Cancer Institute convened 50 experts and leaders from various disciplines in the prostate cancer field to discuss research directions that would help elucidate the molecular basis of this disease and reduce the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (2). Critical issues identified at this meeting included the role of androgens and the regulation of cell cycle in prostate tumorigenesis and its progression to androgen-independence. Hormones and cell cycle clearly play important roles in normal and cancerous prostate physiology; however, little information has emerged that clearly delineates their function in the etiology of prostate cancer. Some of the mutational events that occur during prostate tumorigenesis and its progression to androgen-independence involve alterations to normal growth, developmental and apoptotic programs regulated by androgen, and the cell cycle. As such, the delineation of events by which prostate cancer cells circumvent these regulatory mechanisms will be central to our understanding of prostate tumorigenesis and to the development of new modalities to treat this disease. This article is then intended to summarize the functional convergence of androgen regulation and cell cycle in normal prostate physiology and prostate tumorigenesis.

Journal

Molecular BiotechnologySpringer Journals

Published: Oct 6, 2002

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