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Current Pharmaceutical Design

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ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Role of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Tumorigenesis

Author(s): Mohammad Imran Khan, Abid Hamid, Vaqar Mustafa Adhami, Rahul K Lall and Hasan Mukhtar

Volume 21, Issue 10, 2015

Page: [1240 - 1248] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666141211120326

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Abstract

Globally, the cancer associated deaths are generally attributed to the spread of cancerous cells or their features to the nearby or distant secondary organs by a process known as metastasis. Among other factors, the metastatic dissemination of cancer cells is attributed to the reactivation of an evolutionary conserved developmental program known as epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). During EMT, fully differentiated epithelial cells undergo a series of dramatic changes in their morphology, along with loss of cell to cell contact and matrix remodeling into less differentiated and invasive mesenchymal cells. Many studies provide evidence for the existence of EMT like states in prostate cancer (PCa) and suggest its possible involvement in PCa progression and metastasis. At the same time, the lack of conclusive evidence regarding the presence of full EMT in human PCa samples has somewhat dampened the interest in the field. However, ongoing EMT research provides new perspectives and unveils the enormous potential of this field in tailoring new therapeutic regimens for PCa management. This review summarizes the role of many transcription factors and other molecules that drive EMT during prostate tumorigenesis

Keywords: Epithelial mesenchymal transition, prostate cancer, transcription factors, endoplasmic reticulum, stress, signaling, Y Box Protein-1.


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