Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation Is Influenced by LDL-Cholesterol Availability and Cholesteryl Ester Turnover

As cholesterol is a key substrate for de novo steroidogenesis in prostate cells, researchers hypothesized that castrate-resistant/advanced prostate cancer cell growth was influenced by the availability of extracellular, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-derived, cholesterol, which was coupled to intracellular cholesteryl ester homeostasis.