Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7092
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2165-7092
+44 1478 350008
Leslie C Costello
Dental School/University of Maryland,
650 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Tanzania
Research Article
A Review of the Current Status and Concept of the Emerging Implications of Zinc and Zinc Transporters in the Development of Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s): Leslie C Costello and Renty B FranklinLeslie C Costello and Renty B Franklin
Pancreatic cancer (adenocarcinoma) remains a deadly untreatable cancer with no effective early detection procedure. Little is known concerning the factors involved in the development of pancreatic malignancy, which impedes advancements in its treatment and detection. Altered cellular zinc has been implicated in several cancers. Recent studies provide evidence that zinc and zinc transporters are important factors in pancreatic cancer. This review discusses the current information relating to the status of zinc and zinc transporters in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Relationships of the physiology and biochemistry of zinc in mammalian cells are presented, which should be applied to the conduct, interpretation, and translational application of human studies and experimental models. Evidence from human pancreatic tissue studies supports a new concept of the role of zinc in the developme.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7092.S4-002