ea0037ep1117 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2015
Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia
, Papageorgiou Eustathia
, Armakolas Athanasios
, Aroni Vlasia
, Koutsilieris Michael
Introduction: Vitamin D is a hormone related to calcium homeostasis and normal function of the musculoskeletal system. Recently, the extraskeletal actions of vitamin D are the focus of scientific interest. The hormone is thought to possess anticancer properties, these properties being especially related to cancer of the prostate.Aim: The aim was to study the effect of vitamin D on PC3 prostate cancer cells in vitro.Methods...