Application of prostate cancer models for preclinical study: advantages and limitations of cell lines, patient-derived xenografts, and three-dimensional culture of patient …

T Namekawa, K Ikeda, K Horie-Inoue, S Inoue - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Various preclinical models have been developed to clarify the pathophysiology of prostate
cancer (PCa). Traditional PCa cell lines from clinical metastatic lesions, as exemplified by …

[PDF][PDF] Prostaglandin pathways: opportunities for cancer prevention and therapy

Q Wang, RJ Morris, AM Bode, T Zhang - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Because of profound effects observed in carcinogenesis, prostaglandins (PGs),
prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases, and PG receptors are implicated in cancer …

The androgen receptor induces a distinct transcriptional program in castration-resistant prostate cancer in man

NL Sharma, CE Massie, A Ramos-Montoya, V Zecchini… - Cancer cell, 2013 - cell.com
The androgen receptor (AR) regulates prostate cell growth in man, and prostate cancer is
the commonest cancer in men in the UK. We present a comprehensive analysis of AR …

The prostanoid EP4 receptor and its signaling pathway

U Yokoyama, K Iwatsubo, M Umemura, T Fujita… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - ASPET
The EP4 prostanoid receptor is one of four receptor subtypes for prostaglandin E2. It
belongs to the family of G protein–coupled receptors. It was originally identified, similar to …

Eicosanoids in Cancer: Prostaglandin E2 Receptor 4 in Cancer Therapeutics and Immunotherapy

MM Ching, J Reader, AM Fulton - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme is frequently overexpressed in epithelial
malignancies including those of the breast, prostate, lung, kidney, ovary, and liver and …

[HTML][HTML] Structural features of subtype-selective EP receptor modulators

T Markovič, Ž Jakopin, MS Dolenc… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•PGE2 receptor subtypes EP1–4 are valuable drug targets.•Structural features for
subtype-selective activity of EP1–4 receptor modulators are presented.•Binding affinities …

[HTML][HTML] E-type prostanoid receptor 4 (EP4) in disease and therapy

V Konya, G Marsche, R Schuligoi… - Pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
The large variety of biological functions governed by prostaglandin (PG) E2 is mediated by
signaling through four distinct E-type prostanoid (EP) receptors. The availability of mouse …

Cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases in cancer

C Schneider, A Pozzi - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2011 - Springer
Cancer initiation and progression are multistep events that require cell proliferation,
migration, extravasation to the blood or lymphatic vessels, arrest to the metastatic site, and …

Prostaglandin E2 EP receptors as therapeutic targets in breast cancer

J Reader, D Holt, A Fulton - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2011 - Springer
Prostaglandins are lipid compounds that mediate many physiological effects. Prostaglandin
E2 (PGE 2) is the most abundant prostanoid in the human body, and synthesis of PGE 2 is …

Single-cell analysis reveals EP4 as a target for restoring T-cell infiltration and sensitizing prostate cancer to immunotherapy

S Peng, P Hu, YT Xiao, W Lu, D Guo, S Hu, J Xie… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Immunotherapies targeting immune checkpoint molecules have shown promising
treatment for a subset of cancers; however, many “cold” tumors, such as prostate cancer …