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Somatostatin receptors in normal and tumoral tissue.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2900198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Somatostatin receptors have been visualized with autoradiography and characterised biochemically in various somatostatin target tissues, such as brain, pituitary, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract, where they are likely to mediate the somatostatin actions. With the same methods, somatostatin receptors have been detected also in tumors originating from somatostatin target tissues: high receptor incidence is found in GH-producing pituitary adenomas as well as in some hormone-producing gastrointestinal tumors. These tumors are often highly responsive to somatostatin analogs in vivo. Among brain tumors, meningiomas usually contain a high density of receptors, suggesting a novel function for somatostatin in the human meninges. Among other human tumors tested, prostate, ovarian and endometrial carcinomas were free of receptors whereas 3 out of 39 mammary tumors contained somatostatin receptors.
Authors:
J C Reubi; S W Lamberts; R Maurer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Hormone research     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0301-0163     ISO Abbreviation:  Horm. Res.     Publication Date:  1988  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-09-16     Completed Date:  1988-09-16     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0366126     Medline TA:  Horm Res     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sandoz Research Institute, Berne, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenoma / physiopathology*
Animals
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / physiopathology*
Humans
Neoplasms / physiopathology
Pituitary Neoplasms / physiopathology*
Receptors, Neurotransmitter / physiology*
Receptors, Somatostatin
Somatostatin / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Neurotransmitter; 0/Receptors, Somatostatin; 51110-01-1/Somatostatin

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