GAL3 Protein Expression is Related to Clinical Features of Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Microadenoma and Predicts its Recurrence after Surgical Treatment
Author(s) -
Dongwei Dai,
Yanan Li,
Qiong Lu,
Longyang Yu,
Weijie Min,
Laixing Wang,
Yiqun Cao,
Zhijian Yue
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000358673
Subject(s) - prolactin , transfection , in vivo , small interfering rna , pituitary tumors , cancer research , apoptosis , carcinogenesis , in vitro , immunohistochemistry , cell growth , cell culture , medicine , biology , endocrinology , cancer , hormone , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Previous in vitro study showed that Galectin-3 (Gal-3) protein plays an important role in pituitary tumorigenesis, however, the association of Gal-3 expression with the clinical feature and prognosis of pituitary tumor in a clinical setting remains unknown.
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