TRP ion channels in the nervous system

MM Moran, H Xu, DE Clapham - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2004 - Elsevier
The transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily comprises a group of non-selective cation
channels that sense and respond to changes in their local environments. TRP channels are …

TRPV6 and prostate cancer: cancer growth beyond the prostate correlates with increased TRPV6 Ca2+ channel expression

U Wissenbach, B Niemeyer, N Himmerkus… - Biochemical and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Life expectancy for patients suffering from prostate cancer is inversely correlated with the
degree of extraprostatic metastasis. In order to find pharmacological tools to treat this …

[HTML][HTML] Gene expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of prostate cancer

GV Glinsky, AB Glinskii, AJ Stephenson… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
One of the major problems in management of prostate cancer is the lack of reliable genetic
markers predicting the clinical course of the disease. We analyzed expression profiles of …

Evidence that TRPM8 Is an Androgen-Dependent Ca2+ Channel Required for the Survival of Prostate Cancer Cells

L Zhang, GJ Barritt - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
The Ca2+-permeable channel TRPM8 is thought to play an important role in the
pathophysiology of prostate cancer. We have investigated the intracellular location of …

Overexpression of the cell adhesion molecules DDR1, Claudin 3, and Ep-CAM in metaplastic ovarian epithelium and ovarian cancer

VA Heinzelmann-Schwarz, M Gardiner-Garden… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: A better understanding of the molecular pathways underlying the development of
epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is critical to identify ovarian tumor markers for use in …

Association study of candidate genes for the prevalence and progression of knee osteoarthritis

AM Valdes, DJ Hart, KA Jones… - … : Official Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Osteoarthritis (OA), characterized by late‐onset degeneration of articular cartilage,
is recognized to have a genetic component. We examined the role of 26 single‐nucleotide …

Whole genome scanning identifies genotypes associated with recurrence and metastasis in prostate tumors

PL Paris, A Andaya, J Fridlyand, AN Jain… - Human molecular …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-cutaneous neoplasm among
American males and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Prostate specific …

Loss of BMP2, Smad8, and Smad4 expression in prostate cancer progression

LG Horvath, SM Henshall, JG Kench, JJ Turner… - The …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The role of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway in prostate
cancer (PC) is unclear. This study aimed to characterize aspects of the BMP pathway in PC …

Preclinical validation of anti-TMEFF2-auristatin E–conjugated antibodies in the treatment of prostate cancer

DEH Afar, V Bhaskar, E Ibsen, D Breinberg… - Molecular cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Current treatments for advanced stage, hormone-resistant prostate cancer are largely
ineffective, leading to high patient mortality and morbidity. To fulfill this unmet medical need …

Predicting prostate cancer behavior using transcript profiles

PS Nelson - The Journal of urology, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Prostate cancer represents a disease with diverse clinical outcomes. Treatment
strategies that optimize benefit and minimize morbidities depend on accurate estimates of …