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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Women who have palpable breast cysts with intracystic Na/K > 3 may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those with intracystic Na/K < 3. In this study significantly higher concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I, IGF-II) and transforming growth factor-beta 2 (TGF-beta2) were found in the Na/K > 3 sub-group. No difference was found in transforming-growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) levels between the two sub-groups of breast cysts. A positive correlation was obtained for IGFBP-3 and TGF-beta1 in the Na/ K > 3 sub-group consistent with reports that TGF-beta1 may regulate the production of IGFBP-3. Equimolar amounts of total IGFs and IGFBP-3 in breast cyst fluid imply that most, if not all, of these IGFs are protein-bound. The significantly higher concentrations of TGF-beta2 in the Na/K > 3 sub-group may partly explain the lower risk of breast cancer in this group of women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0304-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in breast cyst fluid: relationships with insulin-like growth factors I and II and transforming growth factor-beta 1 and 2.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article