title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in human breast cancer. Lack of association with oestrogen receptor content.
abstract: The correlation between glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and different tumour characteristics was investigated in human breast cancer tissue. The enzyme activity was measured by a histochemical method and the oestrogen receptor content by a dextran-coated charcoal assay. The proliferative activity of the tumours correlated positively with the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. No correlation was found between enzyme activity and tumour type and menopausal status, age, TNM-class nor oestrogen receptor content. Based on this investigation it is concluded that the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase reflects the proliferative status of the tumour but not the hormone dependency of the tumour.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase