title: [MicroRNAs and prostate cancer].
abstract: Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies in the urinary system of males. A growing number of studies have shown that microRNAs, as small ribonucleic acid molecules and a class of non-coding small RNAs, are closely related with PCa and a variety of microRNAs are abnormally expressed in it. This article focuses on the roles of microRNAs in the occurrence and progression of PCa, with a description of differentially expressed microRNAs in PCa and an analysis of their association with its prognosis as well as their correlation with chemotherapy, androgen receptors, and metastasis of PCa.
authors.forename: Wen-ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ying-jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiao-jiang
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D011944:Receptors, Androgen