UMGCC Research Program:
Hormone Responsive Cancers Program
Contact
Information:
Mailing Address:
4D08, DS
Email:
pfeng@umaryland.edu
Phone:
410-706-7340
Fax:
410-706-7340
Research Interests:
Effect of zinc on prostatic cancer cell apoptosis; effect of zinc on prostatic tumorigenicity; genetic alteration of metabolism and tumorigenicity; manipulation of zinc uptake
Publications:
J-Y Liang, J.N. Rao, J.A. Fontana, J.V. Ordonez, M.I. Dawson, B. Shroot, J.F. Wilber, and P.Feng. A synthetic retinoid, CD437, induces S phase arrest and apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell lines, LNCaP and PC-3. The Prostate 38:228-236, 1999
J-Y Liang, Y-Y Liu, J. Zou, R. B. Franklin, L. C. Costello, and P. Feng Inhibitory effect of zinc on human prostatic carcinoma cell growth. The Prostate 40:200-207, 1999
P. Feng, JI Liang, T-L Li, Z-X Guan, J Zou, R.B. Franklin, L.C. Costello Zinc induces mitochondria apoptogenesis in prostate cells. Mol. Urology 4(1):31-36, 2000
P. Feng, T-L Li, Z-X Guan, R.B. Franklin, L.C. Costello Direct effect of zinc on mitochondrial apoptogenesis in prostate cells. The Prostate 52:311-318, 2002
J.N. Rao, J.Y. Liang, P. Chakraborti, and P. Feng Effect of thyroid hormone on the testicular development and mRNA levels of ABP, FSH-R, LH-R and TR in rat. J. Endocrin Investigation 26(5):435-443, 2003
P. Feng, TL Li, ZX Guan, RB Franklin, LC Costello. Effect of zinc on prostatic tumorigenicity in nude mice (in press), Anals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2003
