Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: an Endocrine Society scientific statement

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, JP Bourguignon… - Endocrine …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
There is growing interest in the possible health threat posed by endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs), which are substances in our environment, food, and consumer products …

The role of estrogens and estrogen receptors in normal prostate growth and disease

GS Prins, KS Korach - Steroids, 2008 - Elsevier
Estrogens have significant direct and indirect effects on prostate gland development and
homeostasis and have been long suspected in playing a role in the etiology of prostatic …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine disruptors and prostate cancer risk

GS Prins - Endocrine-related cancer, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is increasing evidence both from epidemiology studies and animal models that
specific endocrine-disrupting compounds may influence the development or progression of …

Developmental estrogen exposures predispose to prostate carcinogenesis with aging

GS Prins, L Birch, WY Tang, SM Ho - Reproductive toxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
Prostate morphogenesis occurs in utero in humans and during the perinatal period in
rodents. While largely driven by androgens, there is compelling evidence for a permanent …

Progress in chemoprevention drug development: the promise of molecular biomarkers for prevention of intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer—a plan to move forward

GJ Kelloff, SM Lippman, AJ Dannenberg… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
This article reviews progress in chemopreventive drug development, especially data and
concepts that are new since the 2002 AACR report on treatment and prevention of …

Role of estrogens in development of prostate cancer

PL Härkönen, SI Mäkelä - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Estrogens have previously been extensively used in prostate cancer treatment. Serious side
effects, primarily in cardiovascular system have, however, limited their use. The therapeutic …

Actions of estrogens and endocrine disrupting chemicals on human prostate stem/progenitor cells and prostate cancer risk

WY Hu, GB Shi, DP Hu, JL Nelles, GS Prins - Molecular and cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Estrogen reprogramming of the prostate gland as a function of developmental exposures
(aka developmental estrogenization) results in permanent alterations in structure and gene …

Toremifene for the prevention of prostate cancer in men with high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia: results of a double-blind, placebo controlled, phase IIB …

D Price, B Stein, P Sieber, R Tutrone, J Bailen… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: A randomized, double-blind, dose finding, placebo controlled, parallel group
clinical study was done to determine the incidence of prostate cancer in men with high grade …

Tumor-associated macrophages induce endocrine therapy resistance in ER+ breast cancer cells

AM Castellaro, MC Rodriguez-Baili, CE Di Tada, GA Gil - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Antiestrogenic adjuvant treatments are first-line therapies in patients with breast cancer
positive for estrogen receptor (ER+). Improvement of their treatment strategies is needed …

The estrogen signaling pathway reprograms prostate cancer cell metabolism and supports proliferation and disease progression

C Lafront, L Germain… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Just like the androgen receptor (AR), the estrogen receptor α (ERα) is expressed in the
prostate and is thought to influence prostate cancer (PCa) biology. Yet the incomplete …