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ba0001pp509 | Steroid hormones and receptors | ECTS2013

Prostate tumorigenesis in estrogen receptor β inactivated, prostate targeted fibroblast growth factor 8B transgenic mice

Elo Teresa , Yu Lan , Valve Eeva , Makela Sari , Harkonen Pirkko

Prostate cancer is a commonly diagnosed malignancy in Europe. Bone is one of the common metastasis sites. There is increasing evidence for estrogen involvement in the prostate tumorigenesis. ERβ knockout (BERKO) mice have been reported to have anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory and potential anti-tumorigenic functions of ERβ. However, prostate phenotype of BERKO mice has been under debate.The potential effect of ERβ on prostate tumorgen...