Therapeutic potential of targeting sphingosine kinase 1 in prostate cancer

Pchejetski, Dmitri, Böhler, Torsten, Stebbing, Justin and Waxman, Jonathan (2011) Therapeutic potential of targeting sphingosine kinase 1 in prostate cancer. Nature Reviews Urology, 8 (10). pp. 569-578. ISSN 1759-4820

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Abstract

Sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) is a lipid enzyme with oncogenic properties that converts the proapoptotic lipid sphingosine into the antiapoptotic lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate, which activates the signal transduction pathways that lead to cell proliferation, migration, activation of the inflammatory response and impairment of apoptosis. Compelling evidence suggests that SK1 activation contributes to cancer progression leading to increased oncogenic transformation, tumor growth, resistance to therapies, tumor neovascularization and metastatic spread. High levels of SK1 expression or activity have been associated with poor prognosis in several cancers, including those of the prostate. Recent studies using prostate cancer cell and mouse models demonstrate a significant potential for SK1-targeting therapies to synergize with the effects of docetaxel chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, until recently the absence of clinically applicable SK1 inhibitors has limited the translation of these findings into patients. With the recent discovery that clinically approved drug fingolimod has SK1-inhibiting properties, SK1 has gained significant attention from both clinicians and the pharmaceutical industry and it is hoped that trials of newly developed SK1 inhibitors might follow soon.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	animals,disease models, animal,humans,male,mice,phosphotransferases (alcohol group acceptor),propylene glycols,prostatic neoplasms,signal transduction,sphingosine,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2014 10:04
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2023 15:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/51531
DOI:	10.1038/nrurol.2011.117

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