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Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer

de Brot, Simone; Ntekim, Atara; Cardenas, Ryan; James, Victoria; Allegrucci, Cinzia; Heery, David M.; Bates, David O.; �dum, Niels; Persson, Jenny L.; Mongan, Nigel P.

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Authors

Simone de Brot

Atara Ntekim

Ryan Cardenas

David M. Heery

David O. Bates

Niels �dum

Jenny L. Persson

Nigel P. Mongan



Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy affecting men in the western world. Although radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy can successfully treat PCa in the majority of patients, up to ?30% will experience local recurrence or metastatic disease. Prostate carcinogenesis and progression is typically an androgen-dependent process. For this reason, therapies for recurrent PCa target androgen biosynthesis and androgen receptor function. Such androgen deprivation therapies (ADT) are effective initially, but the duration of response is typically ?24 months. Although ADT and taxane-based chemotherapy have delivered survival benefits, metastatic PCa remains incurable. Therefore, it is essential to establish the cellular and molecular mechanisms that enable localized PCas to invade and disseminate. It has long been accepted that metastases require angiogenesis. In the present review, we examine the essential role for angiogenesis in PCa metastases, and we focus in particular on the current understanding of the regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in localized and metastatic PCa. We highlight recent advances in understanding the role of VEGF in regulating the interaction of cancer cells with tumor-associated immune cells during the metastatic process of PCa. We summarize the established mechanisms of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of VEGF in PCa cells and outline the molecular insights obtained from preclinical animal models of PCa. Finally, we summarize the current state of anti-angiogenesis therapies for PCa and consider how existing therapies impact VEGF signaling.

Citation

de Brot, S., Ntekim, A., Cardenas, R., James, V., Allegrucci, C., Heery, D. M., …Mongan, N. P. (2015). Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 22(3), Article R107-R123. https://doi.org/10.1530/ERC-15-0123

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 1, 2015
Publication Date Jun 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jul 22, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Endocrine-Related Cancer
Print ISSN 1351-0088
Electronic ISSN 1479-6821
Publisher BioScientifica
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 3
Article Number R107-R123
DOI https://doi.org/10.1530/ERC-15-0123
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/983677
Publisher URL http://erc.endocrinology-journals.org/content/22/3/R107
Additional Information Disclaimer: this is not the definitive version of record of this article. This manuscript has been accepted for publication in Endocrine-Related Cancer, but the version presented here has not yet been copy-edited, formatted or proofed. Consequently, Bioscientifica accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions it may contain. The definitive version is now freely available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERC-15-0123 (2015).

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