Current state of monoamine oxidase A in prostate cancer / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Recent years, the incidence of prostate cancer is increasing, and the need of novel and effective diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer is becoming more and more urgent.Monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) is a mitochondrial binding enzyme, which plays an important role in the deamination of some neurotransmitters. Currentlly, some novel studies have shown that MAO-A plays an important role in the occurrence, development and metastasis of prostate cancer. At present, MAO-A has become a potential therapeutic target of prostate cancer and has been widely concerned. This article make a review on the possible mechanism of MAO-A in the occurrence, development and metastasis of prostate cancer and the application of MAO-A in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.