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3119544

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
The transplantable mouse mammary tumor, TPDMT-4, is pregnancy-dependent and requires prolactin (PRL), estradiol (E2) and progesterone (Pg) for growth. To examine the role of PRL in regulating tissue growth and the levels of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR), tumor-bearing mice were ovariectomized, hysterectomized and then injected with ergocornine hydrogenmaleate (ERG), ERG + PRL, or ERG + PRL + E2 + Pg. Total (nuclear + cytoplasmic) ER and PgR in normal and neoplastic mammary tissues were measured. In addition, tumor size and tritium-labeled thymidine [( 3H]dThd) incorporation into nuclei of the tumor and mammary gland were determined. PRL alone caused a 2- to 3-fold increase in ER and PgR levels in normal mammary gland but not in the tumor. PRL alone caused a modest increase in the number of 3H-thymidine-labeled nuclei in both tissues. PRL combined with E2 and Pg increased the percent of labeled nuclei 5- to 10-fold in both tissues, and increased the PgR levels in normal but not in tumor tissue. Thus, PRL alone can increase ER in normal mammary tissue but this increase is not required for growth since ER levels are unchanged when PRL + E2 + Pg are injected and mammary cell growth is stimulated. The ability of PRL to up-regulate ER has been lost in the tumor. Since basal levels of ER and PgR are not altered in the tumor when PRL + E2 + Pg are given, an increase in ER and PgR levels is not required for the three hormones to stimulate tumor growth.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0910-5050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1105-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Prolactin regulation of estrogen and progesterone receptors in normal and neoplastic mouse mammary tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, North Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee 38101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't