Role of the renin-angiotensin system in prostate cancer
| Autor: | Kevin J. Catt, William J Louis, Linda Adriana Rezmann, Laurie T C Chow, Clara Nahmias, Albert G Frauman, Simon N S Louis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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MAPK/ERK pathway
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Prostatic Diseases Biochemistry Renin-Angiotensin System Prostate cancer Endocrinology Prostate Internal medicine Renin–angiotensin system medicine Humans Molecular Biology Receptors Angiotensin business.industry Cancer Prostatic Neoplasms Androgen medicine.disease Angiotensin II medicine.anatomical_structure Cancer research business |
| Zdroj: | Molecular and cellular endocrinology. 302(2) |
| ISSN: | 1872-8057 |
| Popis: | Prostate cancer is highly prevalent in Western society, and its early stages can be controlled by androgen ablation therapy. However, the cancer eventually regresses to an androgen-independent state for which there is no effective treatment. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), in particular the octapeptide angiotensin II, is now recognised to have important effects on growth factor signalling and cell growth in addition to its well known actions on blood pressure, fluid homeostasis and electrolyte balance. All components of the RAS have been recently identified in the prostate, consistent with the expression of a local RAS system in this tissue. This review focuses on the role of the RAS in the prostate, and the possibility that this pathway may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of prostate cancer and other prostatic diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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