Does the autonomic nervous system contribute to the initiation and progression of prostate cancer？  

作　　者：Sabatino Ventura Bronwyn A Evans 

机构地区：[1]Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of PharmaceuticalSciences, Monash University, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Andrology》2013年第6期715-716,共2页亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：In the July 12 issue of Science maga-zine, researchers from the AlbertEinstein College of Medicine, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Durham VA Medical Centre and Duke University published an elegant study demonstrating that the sym-pathetic nervous system, acting through β2 and β3-adrenoceptors in the prostate, plays an important role in the initiation of prostate can-cer, while the parasympathetic nervous system plays a role in the dissemination of tumour metastases via M1 muscarirdc receptors. These findings are significant because they indicate that receptors associated with the autonomic nervous system may be viable tar-gets for prostate cancer therapy.In the July 12 issue of Science maga-zine, researchers from the AlbertEinstein College of Medicine, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Durham VA Medical Centre and Duke University published an elegant study demonstrating that the sym-pathetic nervous system, acting through β2 and β3-adrenoceptors in the prostate, plays an important role in the initiation of prostate can-cer, while the parasympathetic nervous system plays a role in the dissemination of tumour metastases via M1 muscarirdc receptors. These findings are significant because they indicate that receptors associated with the autonomic nervous system may be viable tar-gets for prostate cancer therapy.

分 类 号：Q425[生物学—神经生物学] Q78[生物学—生理学]