Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Valero ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3522609 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Valero María Ll ML Mello de Queiroz Fernanda F Stühmer Walter W Viana Félix F Pardo Luis A LA
PloS one 20121214 12
Overexpression of the cation-permeable channel TRPM8 in prostate cancers might represent a novel opportunity for their treatment. Inhibitors of TRPM8 reduce the growth of prostate cancer cells. We have used two recently described and highly specific blockers, AMTB and JNJ41876666, and RNAi to determine the relevance of TRPM8 expression in the proliferation of non-tumor and tumor cells. Inhibition of the expression or function of the channel reduces proliferation rates and proliferative fraction ...[more]