| Literature DB >> 8049141 |
S P Langdon1, G L Hirst, E P Miller, R A Hawkins, A L Tesdale, J F Smyth, W R Miller.
Abstract
The effects of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) on the growth and the levels of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and pS2 protein were examined in a range of 8 ovarian carcinoma cell lines. E2 stimulated growth of the 3 cell lines with an ER content of 80-220 fmol/mg protein but not the 5 cell lines with ER concentrations less than 20 fmol/mg protein. After exposure to E2, ER concentration in 2 of the 3 responsive cell lines was decreased relative to untreated cells and in 2 lines, progesterone receptors were increased. No change in steroid receptor levels was observed in cell lines with low or negligible levels of receptors. The pS2 protein was not induced by E2 in the 5 ovarian carcinoma cell lines examined. These results indicate that E2 can stimulate the growth of some ER-positive ovarian carcinoma cells and that these effects may be associated with changes in the cellular levels of steroid hormone receptors.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 8049141 DOI： 10.1016/0960-0760(94)90019-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol ISSN： 0960-0760 Impact factor: 4.292