Abstract
Purpose: We summarize the literature regarding androgen insensitive prostate cancer and caveolin-1. Caveolin-1 is a major structural component of caveolae, membrane micro-domains known to have important roles in signal transduction and lipid transport. Materials and Methods: A review of the literature relevant to androgen insensitive caveolin-1 and prostate cancer included the first published report in 1998 through those published in March 2002. Results: Caveolin-1 expression is increased in primary and metastatic human prostate cancer with highest levels observed after androgen ablation therapy. Recent studies have documented that caveolin-1 is secreted by prostate cancer cells and can be detected in the serum of men with prostate cancer. Conclusions: The results presented in this review establish that caveolin-1 is an autocrine/paracrine factor associated with androgen insensitive prostate cancer. They show the potential for caveolin-1 as a biomarker therapeutic target for this important malignancy.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1589-1596 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Urology |
Volume | 168 |
Issue number | 4 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- Androgens
- Caveolins
- Neoplasm metastasis
- Prostate
- Prostatic neoplasms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology