Journal
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 457, Issue C, Pages 57-72Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.020
Keywords
Prostate cancer; Metals; Androgens; Signal transduction
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- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC) [AB: IG 14066/2013, MM: IG 16719/2015]
- Programma Operativo Nazionale (PON) [PON01_01078]
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in many industrialized countries. A role for androgens in prostate tumor progression is well recognized, while estrogens may cooperate with androgens in prostate carcinogenesis. The incidence of prostate cancer is highly variable in the different countries, suggesting an important role of environmental factors. Heavy metals are common environmental contaminants and some of them are confirmed or suspected human carcinogens. Some metals are endowed with estrogenic and/or androgenic activities and may play a role as cancer risk factors through this mechanism. Moreover, prostate cancer may present alterations in the intracellular balance of trace metals, such as zinc and copper, which are involved in several regulatory proteins. Herein, we review the possible role of environmental heavy metals and of metal-dyshomeostasis in prostate cancer development and promotion as well as the potential use of some metals in the prevention and therapy of prostate cancer. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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