Prostate cancer is the most common male malignant neoplasm.Androgens and the androgen receptor(AR)play a key role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer.The expression of the AR is still preserved in the majo...Prostate cancer is the most common male malignant neoplasm.Androgens and the androgen receptor(AR)play a key role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer.The expression of the AR is still preserved in the majority of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer(CRPC).CRPC is considered to be induced by the following mechanisms:(1)sustained AR activation by enhancing intracellular conversion of adrenal androgens to dehydrotestosterone via a de novo route;(2)AR hypersensitivity;(3)promiscuous activation of AR signaling;and(4)outlaw pathways.Recent advances in the treatment of CRPC include novel medicinestargeting AR signaling pathways.In addition,functional molecular studies have shown that some of the ARregulated genes and AR coregulators are prognostic markers and potential therapeutic targets for prostate cancer,particularly in the castration-resistant state.Therefore,identification of the AR signaling pathways responsible for establishment of CRPC is critical for developing new strategies for the treatment of CRPC.展开更多
This article reviews the studies on Xin'an medicine since the Ming and Qing dynasties and introduces the representative Xin'an physicians in different periods and their medical works as well as the efforts mad...This article reviews the studies on Xin'an medicine since the Ming and Qing dynasties and introduces the representative Xin'an physicians in different periods and their medical works as well as the efforts made by researchers and scholars in the 20th Century,aiming to interpret the historical values and impacts of Xin'an medicine and hence facilitate its development in future.展开更多
文摘Prostate cancer is the most common male malignant neoplasm.Androgens and the androgen receptor(AR)play a key role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer.The expression of the AR is still preserved in the majority of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer(CRPC).CRPC is considered to be induced by the following mechanisms:(1)sustained AR activation by enhancing intracellular conversion of adrenal androgens to dehydrotestosterone via a de novo route;(2)AR hypersensitivity;(3)promiscuous activation of AR signaling;and(4)outlaw pathways.Recent advances in the treatment of CRPC include novel medicinestargeting AR signaling pathways.In addition,functional molecular studies have shown that some of the ARregulated genes and AR coregulators are prognostic markers and potential therapeutic targets for prostate cancer,particularly in the castration-resistant state.Therefore,identification of the AR signaling pathways responsible for establishment of CRPC is critical for developing new strategies for the treatment of CRPC.
文摘This article reviews the studies on Xin'an medicine since the Ming and Qing dynasties and introduces the representative Xin'an physicians in different periods and their medical works as well as the efforts made by researchers and scholars in the 20th Century,aiming to interpret the historical values and impacts of Xin'an medicine and hence facilitate its development in future.
