by Cheung Tak Chi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgeements --- p.i / Abbreviations --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xiv / Contents --- p.xv / Contents / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Epidemiological Risk Factors --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Age --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Race --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Environmental or Migratory Factor --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Diet --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Genetics --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Regulation of Normal Prostate Development and Function --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Biochemistry and Development of Prostate Cancer --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Androgen-Dependent Prostate Cancer --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Classification of Prostate Cancer --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Stage A Prostate Cancer --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Stage B Prostate Cancer --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Stage C Prostate Cancer --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Stage D Prostate Cancer --- p.11 / Chapter 1.5 --- Methods for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6 --- Clinical Treatment of Prostate Cancer --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Surgery --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Radiotherapy --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Chemotherapy --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Hormonal Therapy --- p.13 / Chapter 1.7 --- Objective --- p.14 / Chapter 1.8 --- Estrogen and Its Related Compounds --- p.16 / Chapter 1.8.1 --- 17β-Estradiol --- p.16 / Chapter 1.8.2 --- Tamoxifen --- p.18 / Chapter 1.8.3 --- Aromatase Inhibitor --- p.20 / Chapter 1.9 --- Anticancer Drugs --- p.23 / Chapter 1.9.1 --- Doxorubicin --- p.23 / Chapter 1.9.2 --- cis-Platinum --- p.24 / Chapter 1.10 --- Apoptotic Pathways --- p.25 / Chapter 1.10.1 --- BCL-2 /BAD Pathway --- p.26 / Chapter 1.10.2 --- FADD Pathway --- p.27 / Chapter 1.10.3 --- CAS Pathway --- p.27 / Chapter 2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cell Lines --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3 --- Preparation of Drugs --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4 --- Drug Sensitivity Assay --- p.33 / Chapter 2.5 --- Cell Cycle Analysis --- p.35 / Chapter 2.6 --- DNA Fragmentation Assay --- p.36 / Chapter 2.7 --- Annexin Binding Assay --- p.37 / Chapter 2.8 --- Western Blot Analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 2.9 --- Data Analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 3. --- Results --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1 --- Response of Human Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin and cis-Platinum --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Effect of 17p-Estradiol on the Growth and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity of Human Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- 17β-Estradiol on Cell Growth --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- 17β-Estradiol on Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- 17β-Estradiol and Doxorubicin on Cell Cycle Progression --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- 17β-Estradiol and Doxorubicin Induced DNA Fragmentation --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- 17β-Estradiol and Doxorubicin on Annexin Staining --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- 17β-Estradiol and Doxorubicin on Apoptotic Protein Expression --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Effect of Tamoxifen on the Growth and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity of Human Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Tamoxifen on Cell Growth of Human --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Tamoxifen on Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Tamoxifen and Doxorubicin on Cell Cycle Progression --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Tamoxifen and Doxorubicin Induced DNA Fragmentation --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Tamoxifen and Doxorubicin on Annexin Staining --- p.78 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Tamoxifen and Doxorubicin on Apoptotic Protein Expression --- p.79 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Effect of Aromatase Inhibtiors on the Growth and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity of Human Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Aromatase Inhibitors on Cell Growth --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Aromatase Inhibitors on Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.83 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- 4-AcA and Doxorubicin on Cell Cycle Progression --- p.93 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- 4-AcA and Doxorubicin Induced DNA Fragmentation --- p.99 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- 4-AcA and Doxorubicin on Annexin Staining --- p.100 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- 4-AcA and Doxorubicin on Apoptotic Protein Expression --- p.102 / Chapter 4. --- Discussion --- p.105 / Chapter 4.1 --- 17 β-Estradiol and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.106 / Chapter 4.2 --- Tamoxifen and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3 --- Aromatase Inhibitors and Anticancer Drug Sensitivity --- p.112 / Chapter 4.4 --- DU145 Cells vs PC3 Cells --- p.115 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion and Perspectives --- p.116 / Chapter 6. --- References --- p.117
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322250 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Tak Chi., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xviii, 123 leaves : ill. (some mounted) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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