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Abstract
Two human small cell carcinoma cell lines were assayed for total opioid and beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity. Small cell carcinoma cell line NCI-H146 contained approximately 1.1 pmol/mg protein of total opioid immunoreactivity. This material was similar in size and immunoreactive determinants to C-terminally modified beta-endorphin. Small cell carcinoma cell line NCI-H187 contained approximately 0.2 pmol/mg protein total opioid immunoreactivity, which was of low molecular weight. NCI-H187 also contained approximately 1.2 pmol/mg protein of material similar in size and immunoreactive determinants to beta-lipotropin. The two small cell carcinoma cell lines were also examined for opioid receptors with the use of [3H]-etorphine as ligand. Both cell lines contained between 50 and 100 fmol/mg protein of specific, saturable, high-affinity opioid receptor binding sites. Together, these findings suggest a possible autocrine role for opioids in small cell carcinoma of the lung.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3002586 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19860215)57:4<769::aid-cncr2820570415>3.0.co;2-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer ISSN: 0008-543X Impact factor: 6.860