title: Antiproliferative effects of somatostatin and the somatostatin analog SMS 201-995 on three human breast cancer cell lines.
abstract: The antiproliferative effect of somatostatin and the somatostatin analog SMS 201-995 on three human breast cancer cell lines (CG5, T 47 D, and ZR 75-1) is reported. Both peptides markedly inhibited CG5 cell growth with a maximal inhibition of about 40% as compared with control cells. The antiproliferative effect of somatostatin on T 47 D and ZR 75-1 cells was much less evident. These results suggest that somatostatin is a peptide inhibitory factor for human breast cancer cells. Possible therapeutic implications of these findings are still to be investigated.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide