학술논문
Effects of castration on the development of prostate adenocarcinoma from its precursor HGPIN and on the occurrence of androgen-independent, poorly differentiated carcinoma in TRAMP mice
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. Nov 01, 2008 11(4):377-383
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1365-7852
Abstract
Androgen ablation is thought to exert selective pressure for the development of androgen-independent forms of prostate cancer. This study was set up to investigate the effects of surgical castration on the development of prostate adenocarcinoma (ADC) from its precursor (high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN)) and on the occurrence of androgen-independent, poorly differentiated carcinoma (PDC) in (C57Bl/6 transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate) TRAMP mice. It was found that castration cures HGPIN and ADC and prevents their further occurrence and growth, but has no effect on PDC. This indicates that in this model, PDC is not the progression of ADC favoured by androgen ablation and that its initiating cells are different from those of HGPIN and ADC.