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Prostate Cancer Synthesis

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Abstract: Prostate cancer is the leading mortality cancer amongst males. This cancer is due to the signaling increase of androgen and androgen receptors, which is a gene that associates with the risk of prostate cancer. Over expression of androgen receptors occurs in androgen independent cancer. Prostate tumors advance to androgen-independent state where they progress in the absence of circulating testosterone. Typically, treatments for prostate cancer are surgery and radiation. Most effective treatments in the early stage of prostate cancer includes suppression of AR function either by blocking androgen signaling with anti-androgen bicalutanmide (Casodex) or flutamide or by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone to the potent androgen …show more content…

Although PA is most abundant, EA has been shown in other studies to exhibit anticarcinogenic properties such as induction of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis as well as the inhabitation of tumor formation and growth particularly in animals. Studies show that consumption of phytochemical-rich diet reduces the risk of prostate cancer. With that being said, in this study there were several experiments done to show the correlation of how pomegranate in the form of POMx, PJ, PA and EA will help reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer by reducing the signaling of AR. Although studies have yet to find the mechanism of gene down regulation there have been several studies that show that the LNaCP-AR cell line is overexpressed which leads to prostate cancer. In this study the cells lines LNCaP and LNcAP-AR cell lines are closely examined. The main aim of this study is to show how pomegranate and its polyphenols can reduce the androgen receptors that are overexpressed to decrease the risk of prostate cancer and the tumor size of prostate cancer.

Methods:
1. POMx: standardized extract of pomegranate fruit contains monomeric and oligomeric ellagitannins as PA (37-40%) and 3.4% free EA but no anthocyanins as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
2. PJ: Whole pomegranate juice in concentrated powder form contains 1 mg/ml punicalagin, 0.97 mg/ml EA and anthocyanins
3. PA: Purified from fruit husk and contains monomeric and oligomeric analyzed by HPLC and liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (LC-

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