Androgens, aging, and prostate health

K Welén, JE Damber - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Due to late onset hypogonadism (LOH), there is an increased usage of testosterone
replacement therapy (TRT) in the aging male population. Since prostate is a target organ for …

[PDF][PDF] Androgens and androgen receptor signaling in prostate tumorigenesis

Y Zhou, EC Bolton, JO Jones - J Mol Endocrinol, 2015 - Soc Endocrinology
Androgens and androgen receptor (AR) signaling are necessary for prostate development
and homeostasis. AR signaling also drives the growth of nearly all prostate cancer cells. The …

The evolving biology and treatment of prostate cancer

RS Taichman, RD Loberg, R Mehra… - The Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Since the effectiveness of androgen deprivation for treatment of advanced prostate cancer
was first demonstrated, prevention strategies and medical therapies for prostate cancer have …

Androgen signaling and its interactions with other signaling pathways in prostate cancer

M Kaarbø, TI Klokk, F Saatcioglu - Bioessays, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non‐skin cancer and the third leading
cause of cancer mortality in men. In the initial stages, prostate cancer is dependent on …

Transition to androgen-independence in prostate cancer

D Navarro, OP Luzardo, L Fernández, N Chesa… - The Journal of steroid …, 2002 - Elsevier
Prostate carcinoma is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading
cause of death as a result of cancer in men in the western countries. Withdrawal of …

Is the Achilles' heel for prostate cancer therapy a gain of function in androgen receptor signaling?

IV Litvinov, AM De Marzo… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Multiple genetic changes are required to produce prostatic cancer cells that can metastasize
and kill the patient (1, 2). The most fundamental consequence of these molecular …

Contribution of the androgen receptor to prostate cancer predisposition and progression

G Buchanan, RA Irvine, GA Coetzee… - Prostate Cancer: New …, 2002 - Springer
Although prostate cancer is heterogeneous in its etiology and progression, androgen
signaling through the androgen receptor (AR) appears to be involved in all aspects of the …

Androgen Levels Increase by Intratumoral De novo Steroidogenesis during Progression of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

JA Locke, ES Guns, AA Lubik, HH Adomat, SC Hendy… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Although systemic androgen deprivation prolongs life in advanced prostate cancer,
remissions are temporary because patients almost uniformly progress to a state of a …

Androgen receptor and prostate cancer

E Richter, S Srivastava, A Dobi - Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases, 2007 - nature.com
Since the original observations of Huggins and Hodges that prostate cancers are androgen
dependent, androgen ablation therapy has been the gold standard for the treatment of …

The role of the androgen receptor in prostate cancer

H Huang, DJ Tindall - Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene …, 2002 - dl.begellhouse.com
Androgens are important not only for the development and function of the normal prostate
gland, but also for the maintenance of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. The biological function of …