by Gurpreet Kaur Bumrah, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh Understanding Prostate Cancer The prostate is a small organ located below the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum in men. It is typical for the size of the prostate to increase with age. In younger men, it is about the size of a walnut. The […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The Prostate Gland The prostate is a gland found in men. It is situated just below the bladder or in front of the large part of the rectum. It wraps around the part of the urethra that passes urine and semen out of the body. What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Cells often manifest reversible changes in their properties and phenotypes which is known as cellular plasticity. This is also termed lineage plasticity or lineage switching. Cancer cells use this phenomenon to adapt to stressful conditions and this leads to cancer progression. Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is an aggressive variant of […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University Kolkata Acyl CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) is an isoenzyme of the fatty acid ligase-coenzyme A family that takes part in arachidonic acid metabolism and steroidogenesis. ACSL4 is involved in tumour aggressiveness in breast and prostate tumours through various signal transduction pathways regulation. A well-validated ACSL4 inhibitor, however, has not been reported […]
