title: [Comparative studies of prolactin, estrogen, progesterone and androgen receptor levels in human breast cancers].
abstract: A receptor for lactogenic hormones (prolactin of several species and human growth hormone) was characterized in crude plasma membrane preparations of adult female rat liver. The binding of 125J-labeled prolactin to receptors was specific, saturable, reversible, and of high affinity (Kd = 0.23 x 10(-10)M). The maximum amount of prolactin specifically bound to liver of untreated female rats was 45 fmol/mg protein, whereas no specific prolactin binding was detected in plasma membrane preparations of adult male or immature rats. With this assay, a specific and reversible binding of ovine prolactin was detected in plasma membrane preparations of 25 human breast cancers, ranging from 2-29% of total activity. The estrogen-, progesterone- and androgen receptor content was determined in the breast cancer specimens using the dextran-coated charcoal method. Specimens with the highest specific prolactin binding showed the lowest steroid receptor concentrations, but no significant correlation between estrogen-, progesterone-, androgen-, and prolactin receptor content and other prognostic factors was observed in our series. We conclude, that steroid and prolactin receptors are expressed independently in human breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Hämatologie/Onkologie, Zentrum Innere Medizin, Universitätskliniken Göttingen.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holtkamp
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wuttke
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Blossey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin
vernacular_title: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zum Prolaktin-, Ostrogen-, Gestagen- und Androgenrezeptorgehalt menschlicher Mammakarzinome.