Estrogen dependency in uterine endometrial cancers

被引:13
作者
Fujimoto, J [1 ]
Hirose, R [1 ]
Sakaguchi, H [1 ]
Tamaya, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Gifu Univ, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Gifu 5008705, Japan
关键词
estrogen dependence; estrogen receptor; endometrial cancer;
D O I
10.1159/000055259
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Estrogen dependency in uterine endometrial cancers involves complicated tumor biology. A transformed phenotype of uterine endometrial cancers is supported by estrogen-dependent oncogene (c-Ha-rns, c-fos and c-jun) expressions. The relative overexpression of estrogen receptor exon 5 splicing variant and the damaged expression of progesterone receptor A, which belong to a lack of estrogen dependency, are related to metastatic potential. The estrogen-related metastatic processes, detachment, invasion and angiogenesis in some uterine endometrial cancers can be inhibited by progestins.
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页码:53 / 59
页数:7
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