TRPM8 channel in neoplasms / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels affect several inflammatory and neoplastic conditions.and are widely distributed and activated by multiple stimuli.Mean while,as the sensor to the changes in cellular local environments,TRP channels have multiple functions,including thermal,mechanical and taste sensing,as well as ion homeostasis maintaining.They can regulate muscle contractions,transmitter release,cell multiplication,cell differentiation,genetic transcription,apoptosis and molecular death.TRPM8,a nonselective cation channel,was originally cloned as a prostate-specific protein.Now,TRPM8 is found in carcinoma of colon,lung cancer,mammary cancer,pancreatic cancer and cutaneum carcinoma.The aim of this review is to summarize data reported so far on the expression and functional role of TRPM8 channels in different types of cancers.