title: [Autophagy and prostate cancer].
abstract: The role of autophagy is known to be highly complex and context-dependent, and may be characterized as both tumor suppression and tumor promotion in some tumors, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. This review outlines recent advances in the studies of the involvement of autophagy in the development, progression and treatment of prostate cancer, focusing on autophagy modulation during androgen deprivation, with a special discussion on the regulatory effect of androgens on the autophagy of prostate cancer cells. A critical evaluation and analysis of the studies suggests that autophagy inhibition combined with androgen deprivation therapy is a promising approach to the treatment of prostate cancer.
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shi-Guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiu-Quan
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yang-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001343:Autophagy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms