Active sonic hedgehog signaling between androgen independent human prostate cancer cells and normal/benign but not cancer‐associated prostate stromal cells

Abstract

Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling plays a pivotal role in stromal–epithelial interaction during normal development but its role in tumor–stromal interaction during carcinogenic progression is less well defined. Since hormone refractory prostate cancer with bone metastasis is difficult to treat, it is crucial to investigate how androgen independent (AI) human prostate cancer cells communicate with their associated stroma.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2011
Source ID
10.1002/pros.21388

Entities

People

  • Akinobu Gotoh
  • Fray F. Marshall
  • Guodong Zhu
  • Haiyen E. Zhau
  • Jingwu Xie
  • Katsumi Shigemura
  • Leland W. K. Chung
  • Masato Fujisawa
  • Wen‐chin Huang
  • Xiangyan Li

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Prostate Cancer Biology.