Insulin-like growth factors and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in mammary gland function
Open Access
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research
- Vol. 4 (6) , 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr535
Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-mediated proliferation and survival are essential for normal development in the mammary gland during puberty and pregnancy. IGFs interact with IGF-binding proteins and regulate their function. The present review focuses on the role of IGFs and IGF-binding proteins in the mammary gland and describes how modulation of their actions occurs by association with hormones, other growth factors and the extracellular matrix. The review will also highlight the involvement of the IGF axis in breast cancer.Keywords
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