Advanced glycation end‐products (AGEs) are lower in prostate tumor tissue and inversely related to proportion of West African ancestry
Abstract
The metabolism of normal prostate relies on glycolysis, with prostate cancer having reduced glycolysis and increased aerobic metabolism. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulate in tissues as a result of age and glycolytic rate. Differential AGE levels were recently observed in prostate cancer tissues. Herein we sought to quantify AGEs in benign and cancer prostate tissue in a diverse cohort of patients.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 02, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1002/pros.24273
Entities
People
- Adam B Murphy
- Andre Kajdacsy‐balla
- Cindy Voisine
- Hing Ong
- Larisa Nonn
- Marcus Murray
- Maria Sverdlov
- Morgan L. Zenner
- Ryan J. Deaton
- Sarki A. Abdulkadir
- Virgilia Macias
- Yves B. Helou
Organizations
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northwestern University
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- University of Illinois at Chicago