Expression of pleiotrophin in the prostate is androgen regulated and it functions as an autocrine regulator of mesenchyme and cancer associated fibroblasts and as a paracrine regulator of epithelia

Brigid Orr, Griet Vanpoucke, O Cathal Grace, Lee Smith, Richard A Anderson, Antony C P Riddick, Omar E Franco, Simon W Hayward, Axel A Thomson

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Abstract

Androgens and paracrine signaling from mesenchyme/stroma regulate development and disease of the prostate, and gene profiling studies of inductive prostate mesenchyme have identified candidate molecules such as pleiotrophin (Ptn).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-17
Number of pages13
JournalProstate
Volume71
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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