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dc.contributor.advisorPors, Klaus
dc.contributor.advisorMaitland, N.J.
dc.contributor.advisorPhillips, Roger M.
dc.contributor.authorSadiq, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-23T14:12:15Z
dc.date.available2023-03-23T14:12:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/19366
dc.description.abstractCastration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) remains an aggressive incurable disease in men mainly due to treatment resistance. Current treatments do not effectively eradicate cancer stem cells (CSCs), which play a pivotal role in tumour maintenance, progression and drug resistance. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) have been used in some tumour types as CSC markers. Their high expression and high functional activity found in CSCs is also associated with drug resistance. Emerging evidence suggests deregulation of certain ALDH isoforms have implications in cancer. The role of ALDHs in prostate cancer as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets has not been fully explored yet. Accordingly, this study investigated the expression, regulation and function of selected ALDH isoforms in prostate cancer. This study showed that ALDH1A3, ALDH1B1, ALDH2 and ALDH7A1 are highly expressed in primary prostate cancer cells (n=9) compared to benign (n=9) prostate cells. The expression of ALDH1A3 was high in the stem cells (SCs) (n=3) as well as the more differentiated counterparts (n=16). Treatment of both benign and malignant primary prostate cancer cells with all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) also resulted in increased expression of ALDH1A3 and ALDH3A1, supporting a feedback loop between atRA and ALDHs. Furthermore, SerBob, Bob and LNCaP cells were sensitive to treatment with epigenetic drugs and led to significantly higher expression of ALDH1A2, ALDH3A1 and ALDH7A1 respectively. Importantly, siRNA suppression of ALDH1A3 and ALDH7A1 led to reduced SC properties of primary prostate cultures including reduced cell viability, migration and colony formation, and increased differentiation of transit amplifying (TA) cells to committed basal (CB) cells. Novel ALDH-affinic probes showed reduced cell viability of primary prostate epithelial cultures as a single agent and also when used in combination with docetaxel. The results indicate the potential of using ALDH-affinic compounds as single agents for therapeutic intervention or in combination with docetaxel to sensitise resistant cells to this anticancer drug. The data in this thesis provides novel findings, which supports ALDH1A2, -1A3 and -7A1 as potential biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets for drug intervention. Although, a study analysing a larger number of samples is necessary to fully understand ALDH isoform expression in CSC, TA and CB cells it is envisaged that an ALDH-targeted therapy have potential in future treatment strategies for prostate cancer.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipProstate Cancer UKen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.eng
dc.subjectALDH-targeted therapyen_US
dc.subjectAldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)en_US
dc.subjectALDH1A3en_US
dc.subjectALDH7A1en_US
dc.subjectProstate canceren_US
dc.subjectHypoxiaen_US
dc.subjectEpigeneticsen_US
dc.subjectALDH inhibitoren_US
dc.subjectDrug resistanceen_US
dc.subjectRetinoic aciden_US
dc.subjectCancer stem cellsen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the expression and function of aldehyde dehydrogenases in prostate cancer. Probing the expression and function of ALDHs using chemical probes, drugs and siRNAen_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentFaculty of Life Sciencesen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_US
dc.date.awarded2017
refterms.dateFOA2023-03-23T14:12:15Z


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