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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-18
pubmed:abstractText
The presence of specific steroid hormone-binding receptors has been correlated with the clinical response to hormonal therapy in a number of different neoplasias, including breast and prostate cancer. In this article, we investigated the expression of the androgen, estrogen, glucocorticoid, and progesterone receptor messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein in a number of astrocytic neoplasms of various histological grades. Androgen and glucocorticoid receptor mRNA were detected in all astrocytic neoplasms examined, regardless of histological subtype. In contrast, progesterone receptor mRNA was observed more frequently in high-grade tumors than in low-grade tumors. Estrogen receptor mRNA was undetectable in all astrocytic tumors examined. These studies suggest a possible adjunct clinical use of hormonal therapy for the treatment of astrocytomas. Specific antagonists and agonists may allow the modulation of the growth of these tumors. Development of this body of knowledge may lead to the development of better treatment for these aggressive tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
496-503; discussion 503-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Astrocytoma, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Glioblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Glioma, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Receptors, Androgen, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Receptors, Glucocorticoid, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Receptors, Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:7501116-Receptors, Steroid
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Steroid hormone receptors in astrocytic neoplasms.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurosurgical Laboratories, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article