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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Shi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3683804 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Shi Yan Y Han Jenny J JJ Tennakoon Jayantha B JB Mehta Fabiola F FF Merchant Fatima A FA Burns Alan R AR Howe Matthew K MK McDonnell Donald P DP Frigo Daniel E DE
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 20121218 2
Androgens regulate both the physiological development of the prostate and the pathology of prostatic diseases. However, the mechanisms by which androgens exert their regulatory activities on these processes are poorly understood. In this study, we have determined that androgens regulate overall cell metabolism and cell growth, in part, by increasing autophagy in prostate cancer cells. Importantly, inhibition of autophagy using either pharmacological or molecular inhibitors significantly abrogate ...[more]