The Contribution of Growth Hormone to Mammary Neoplasia
- 7 February 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia
- Vol. 13 (1) , 131-145
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10911-008-9070-z
Abstract
While the effects of growth hormone (GH) on longitudinal growth are well established, the observation that GH contributes to neoplastic progression is more recent. Accumulating literature implicates GH-mediated signal transduction in the development and progression of a wide range malignancies including breast cancer. Recently autocrine human GH been demonstrated to be an orthotopically expressed oncogene for the human mammary gland. This review will highlight recent evidence linking GH and mammary carcinoma and discuss GH-antagonism as a potential therapeutic approach for treatment of breast cancer.Keywords
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