[HTML][HTML] Role of tumor microenvironment in tumorigenesis

M Wang, J Zhao, L Zhang, F Wei, Y Lian, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumorigenesis is a complex and dynamic process, consisting of three stages: initiation,
progression, and metastasis. Tumors are encircled by extracellular matrix (ECM) and …

Phenotypic plasticity, bet-hedging, and androgen independence in prostate cancer: role of non-genetic heterogeneity

MK Jolly, P Kulkarni, K Weninger, J Orban… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
It is well known that genetic mutations can drive drug resistance and lead to tumor relapse.
Here, we focus on alternate mechanisms—those without mutations, such as phenotypic …

Germline BRCA2 mutations drive prostate cancers with distinct evolutionary trajectories

RA Taylor, M Fraser, J Livingstone, SMG Espiritu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Germline mutations in the BRCA2 tumour suppressor are associated with both an increased
lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) and increased risk of aggressive disease …

Neuronal signatures in cancer

E Jung, J Alfonso, H Monyer, W Wick… - International journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite advances in the treatment of solid tumors, the prognosis of patients with many
cancers remains poor, particularly of those with primary and metastatic brain tumors. In the …

The molecular basis and clinical consequences of chronic inflammation in prostatic diseases: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate Cancer

SO Oseni, C Naar, M Pavlović, W Asghar, JX Hartmann… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review paper, we explore the role of chronic inflammation in the
pathogenesis of prostatic diseases, such as chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia …

IGFBP 3 and MAPK/ERK signaling mediates melatonin‐induced antitumor activity in prostate cancer

JC Mayo, D Hevia, I Quiros‐Gonzalez… - Journal of Pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment of prostate cancer (PC a), a leading cause of cancer among males, lacks
successful strategies especially in advanced, hormone‐refractory stages. Some clinical …

Activation of TGF-β-SMAD2 signaling by IL-6 drives neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer through p38MAPK

S Natani, KK Sruthi, SM Asha, P Khilar, PSV Lakshmi… - Cellular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is an aggressive, androgen independent PCa and
it is detected in patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) …

Nerve growth factor interacts with CHRM4 and promotes neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer and castration resistance

WY Chen, YC Wen, SR Lin, HL Yeh, KC Jiang… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Nerve growth factor (NGF) contributes to the progression of malignancy. However, the
functional role and regulatory mechanisms of NGF in the development of neuroendocrine …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in prostate cancer research: Large-scale genomic analyses reveal novel driver mutations and DNA repair defects

S Frank, P Nelson, V Vasioukhin - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a disease of mutated and misregulated genes. However, primary
prostate tumors have relatively few mutations, and only three genes (ERG, PTEN, and …

Adenocarcinoma prostate with neuroendocrine differentiation: potential utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT over 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT

GK Parida, S Tripathy, SD Gupta, A Singhal… - Clinical nuclear …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT is the upcoming imaging modality for staging, restaging and
response assessment of prostate cancer. However, due to neuroendocrine differentiation in …