Since androgen receptor(AR)signaling is critically required for the development of prostate cancer(PCa),targeting AR axis has been the standard treatment of choice for advanced and metastatic PCa.Unfortunately,althoug...Since androgen receptor(AR)signaling is critically required for the development of prostate cancer(PCa),targeting AR axis has been the standard treatment of choice for advanced and metastatic PCa.Unfortunately,although the tumor initially responds to the therapy,treatment resistance eventually develops and the disease will progress.It is therefore imperative to identify the mechanisms of therapeutic resistance and novel molecular targets that are independent of AR signaling.Recent advances in pathology,molecular biology,genetics and genomics research have revealed novel AR-independent pathways that contribute to PCa carcinogenesis and progression.They include neuroendocrine differentiation,cell metabolism,DNA damage repair pathways and immune-mediated mechanisms.The development of novel agents targeting the non-AR mechanisms holds great promise to treat PCa that does not respond to AR-targeted therapies.展开更多
Severe acute pancreatitis accounts for 15% - 20% of acute pancreatitis and is a kind of serious systemic disease because it involves multiple organ damage and dysfunction. Emodin is the most important active ingredien...Severe acute pancreatitis accounts for 15% - 20% of acute pancreatitis and is a kind of serious systemic disease because it involves multiple organ damage and dysfunction. Emodin is the most important active ingredient of rhubarb and has been used for the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis. This review mainly summarizes the study progress of emodin in severe acute pancreatitis treatment.展开更多
基金This work was supported by NIH grant R01 CA172603the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81630019)Youth Culturing Plan of National Natural Science Foundation(2018kj16).
文摘Since androgen receptor(AR)signaling is critically required for the development of prostate cancer(PCa),targeting AR axis has been the standard treatment of choice for advanced and metastatic PCa.Unfortunately,although the tumor initially responds to the therapy,treatment resistance eventually develops and the disease will progress.It is therefore imperative to identify the mechanisms of therapeutic resistance and novel molecular targets that are independent of AR signaling.Recent advances in pathology,molecular biology,genetics and genomics research have revealed novel AR-independent pathways that contribute to PCa carcinogenesis and progression.They include neuroendocrine differentiation,cell metabolism,DNA damage repair pathways and immune-mediated mechanisms.The development of novel agents targeting the non-AR mechanisms holds great promise to treat PCa that does not respond to AR-targeted therapies.
文摘Severe acute pancreatitis accounts for 15% - 20% of acute pancreatitis and is a kind of serious systemic disease because it involves multiple organ damage and dysfunction. Emodin is the most important active ingredient of rhubarb and has been used for the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis. This review mainly summarizes the study progress of emodin in severe acute pancreatitis treatment.
