title: Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) expression in proliferating thyroid disease.
abstract: In order to clarify some of the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of thyroid proliferating diseases we have investigated the role of TGF-beta in thyroid carcinoma, adenoma and multinodular goiter. TGF-beta 1 expression studies were carried out in surgically removed thyroid tissue isolated from 15 patients affected by multinodular goiter, 4 patients affected by papillary carcinoma and 4 patients affected by follicular adenoma. TGF-beta 1 gene expression, evaluated by Northern analysis, dramatically increased in malignant proliferating thyroid disease and decreased drasticly in multinodular goiter patients with respect to normal thyroid. Immunocytochemical analysis demonstrated that TGF-beta 1 is produced by an autocrine mechanism in the carcinoma and in the benign thyroid disease (multinodular goiter), whereas TGF-beta seems to be produced in adenoma tissues in both an autocrine and a paracrine fashion. This feature further supports the hypothesis that TGF-beta may contribute to regulation of thyrocyte growth and differentiation.
authors.affiliation: UNIV BARI,INST MED ENDOCRINOL & METAB DIS,BARI,ITALY. UNIV BARI,FAC MED,INST PATHOL ANAT,BARI,ITALY. UNIV BARI,FAC SCI,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,BARI,ITALY. UNIV MILAN,EUROPEAN INST ONCOL,DEPT PATHOL,MILAN,ITALY.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perlino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciampolillo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maiorano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pannone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viale
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giorgino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marra