Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote prostate tumor growth and progression through upregulation of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis

Abstract Background Androgen receptor targeted therapies have emerged as an effective tool to manage advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Nevertheless, frequent occurrence of therapy resistance represents a major challenge in the clinical management of patients, also because the molecular mechanisms behi...

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Main Authors: Hannes Neuwirt, Jan Bouchal, Gvantsa Kharaishvili, Christian Ploner, Karin Jöhrer, Florian Pitterl, Anja Weber, Helmut Klocker, Iris E. Eder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Cell Communication and Signaling
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-019-0505-5