The IGF system and breast cancer.
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Endocrine-Related Cancer
- Vol. 8 (3) , 197-209
- https://doi.org/10.1677/erc.0.0080197
Abstract
The IGF system components have been implicated in breast cancer progression. IGF-I and IGF-II are mitogenic and anti-apoptotic peptides that influence the proliferation of various cell types including normal and transformed breast epithelial cells. The IGF system is a key growth regulatory pathway in breast cancer. As various components of the IGF system have been directly or indirectly implicated in breast cancer, it is essential to gain a better understanding of these in order to develop more specific therapeutic strategies for treating breast cancer.Keywords
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