| Literature DB >> 3383820 |
L W Chung1, S M Chang, C Bell, H Zhau, J Y Ro, A C von Eschenbach.
Abstract
Inoculation of tumorigenic prostatic stroma and nontumorigenic prostatic epithelia into the subcutaneous space of syngeneic rats induced the development of carcinosarcoma. The induced tumors, which were composed of a mixture of adenocarcinoma and fibrosarcoma, were androgen responsive. This model offers a novel mechanism for prostatic carcinogenesis in which prostatic fibroblasts determine epithelial growth, androgen responsiveness, and tumorigenicity. Our results emphasize the potential importance of an epigenetic pathway in prostatic carcinogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3383820 PMCID: PMC1474533 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.887723
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Health Perspect ISSN: 0091-6765 Impact factor: 9.031