Regulation of prostate androgens by megalin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D status: Mechanism for high prostate androgen in African American men
J. Garcia, K. Krieger, C. Loitz, L. M. Perez, Z. A. Richards, Y. B. Helou, S. Kregel, S. Selada, C. A. Mesaros, P. Gann, T. E. Willnow, D. Vander Griend, R. Kittles, G. Prins, T. Penning, L. Nonn
This study shows megalin regulates prostate androgen levels by importing testosterone bound to sex hormone-binding globulin, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D suppresses megalin, linking vitamin D deficiency to higher prostate androgens in African American men.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2021Cancer Biology