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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
The expression of beta 2-adrenergic receptor (AR) mRNA was investigated in normal and neoplastic human thyroid tissues. A combination of techniques for reverse transcribing mRNA into cDNA and the incorporation of 32P-gamma ATP into the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-generated fragments allowed us to detect beta 2-AR mRNA in surgically excised thyroid specimens. The levels of beta 2-AR cDNA generated by PCR in thyroid adenomas and cancers were 3.3 and 6.9 times, respectively, as high as that of normal thyroid tissues. These findings suggest that the level of beta 2-AR mRNA is correlated with the extent of differentiation in neoplastic tissues. The present study provides new insights into the relationships between the AR-adenylate cyclase system and the regulation of the growth and differentiation in neoplastic human thyroid tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
130
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
547-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Beta 2-adrenergic receptor mRNA is overexpressed in neoplastic human thyroid tissues.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article