title: [Cathepsin D activity in human ovarian carcinoma].
abstract: In the tissue of 54 ovarian carcinomas and 38 normal human ovaries the activity of cathepsin D was determined by means of the Anson-method. In ovarian carcinomas the mean activity of cathepsin D was 4515 pmol T/s/g tissue, in normal ovarian tissue only 2119 pmol T/s/g. The difference is significant (p less than 0,001). The dependency on age of the activity of cathepsin D suitable for normal ovary, got lost in cancer tissue. There is no relationship between the amount of activity of cathepsin D and the stage of the tumour. Extreme high activities of cathepsin D were found in metastatic ovarian carcinomas. The activity of cathepsin D is higher in endometrioid and papillary than in mucigenous and hypernephroid ovarian carcinomas. The different activities of cathepsin D were discussed with regard to the invasive growth of cancer and to deranged protein metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002402:Cathepsin D; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis*; D010053:Ovary / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002403:Cathepsins; D002402:Cathepsin D
vernacular_title: Die Kathepsin D-Aktivität im menschlichen Ovarialkarzinom.