| Literature DB >> 19581923 |
T C Thompson1, S A Tahir, L Li, M Watanabe, K Naruishi, G Yang, D Kadmon, C J Logothetis, P Troncoso, C Ren, A Goltsov, S Park.
Abstract
Caveolin-1 (cav-1) is reportedly overexpressed in prostate cancer cells and is associated with disease progression. Specific oncogenic activities of cav-1 associated with Akt activation also occur in prostate cancer. A membrane-associated protein, cav-1, is nonetheless secreted by prostate cancer cells; results of recent studies showed that secreted cav-1 can stimulate cell survival and angiogenic activities, defining a role for cav-1 in the prostate cancer microenvironment. Serum cav-1 levels were also higher in prostate cancer patients than in control men without prostate cancer, and the preoperative serum cav-1 concentration had prognostic potential in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Secreted cav-1 is therefore a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19581923 PMCID: PMC2887695 DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2009.29
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis ISSN: 1365-7852 Impact factor: 5.554