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Androgen is essential for normal prostate function, but has also been implicated in the pathogenesis and neoplasia of prostate cancer [ 1 2 26 ] . On the other hand, retinoid is essential for normal prostate function [ 7 27 28 ] and exhibits anti-proliferative and chemopreventive efficacy in experimental prostate carcinoma [ 8 9 10 ] . The dose-dependent stimulation of 3H-thymidine incorporation in LNCaP cells by T and RA when administered alone, and reciprocal suppression of such effects by each other, are consistent with previous findings [ 29 30 31 32 ] . These results illustrate interactions between androgen and retinoid in the control of LNCaP cell growth.
This issue could be reassessed in preclinical models using the same agents to treat established proliferative intraepithelial neoplasia.
Various studies have reported increased levels of prostaglandins and COX-2 expression in colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas obtained both from animals [ 40 41 ] and humans [ 42 43 44 ] . These findings have lead to the implication that COX-2 plays an important role in intestinal neoplasia and that the anti-neoplastic effects of NSAIDs are attributable to their ability to inhibit COX-2.
Indeed, since tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is known to suppress hepatic apoptosis [ 9 ] , a function which is considered a safeguard mechanism against neoplasia [ 10 11 ] , the reported ability of RU486 to elevate hepatic TNFα production in vivo and to enhance cell sensitivity to its toxic effects is alarming [ 12 ] . Glucocorticoids also inhibit hepatocellular proliferation [ 13 14 15 ] and modulate the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes [ 11 ] , via mechanisms involving the glucocorticoid receptor [ 16 17 18 ] , further supporting the notion that inhibiting these receptors may result in harmful effects.
Mutations in the RET gene are associated with the disorders multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA (MEN2A), multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIB (MEN2B), and hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma.
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