51 research outputs found
Comparison of Strategies to Model Spatial Fluctuations of Room Acoustic Single Number Quantities
Safety and tolerability of adjuvant exemestane plus goserelin with or without tibolone in receptor-positive, node-negative primary breast cancer in premenopausal women: The final results of the randomized multicenter ADAGIO pilot study
Role of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) for prognosis in endometrial cancer
Abstract Background. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) contribute to the invasiveness of many carcinomas. Here, we studied a possible association between cytosolic uPA and PA-1 concentrations in tumor tissue with prognosis in patients with endometrial cancer. Methods. Cytosolic concentrations of uPA and PAI-1 were determined in 69 primary endothelial adenocarcinomas using an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). A possible influence of uPA and PAI-1 was studied by multivariate Cox regression adjusting for the established clinical prognostic factors FIGO-stage, grading, depth of invasion, diabetes mellitus and age. Results. Both uPA ( p = 0.011) and PAI-1 ( p = 0.003) were associated with relapse free time using the multivariate proportional hazards model. Association with overall survival was less pronounced with p = 0.021 for uPA and p = 0.358 for PAI-1. Concentrations of PAI-1 increased with FIGO stage ( p = 0.003) and with histological grading ( p = 0.005). Both uPA and PAI-1 concentrations were negatively correlated with estrogen and progesterone receptor levels. Conclusion. The combination of high cytosolic concentrations of uPA (N 5 ng/mg total protein) and high PAI-1 (N 20 ng/mg total protein) may reveal a group of patients with increased risk of progression
Estrogen and Progesterone Binding Proteins in Normal Human Myometrium and Leiomyoma Tissue
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 17β-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY AND OESTROGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN HUMAN BREAST TUMOURS AND IN NORMAL BREAST TISSUE
The Use of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate to Study Progestin Receptors in Immature, Pregnant, and Adult Rabbit Uterus
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