Luteinizing Hormone and GATA4 Action in the Adrenocortical Tumorigenesis of Gonadectomized Female Mice
Author(s) -
Milena Doroszko,
Marcin Chruściel,
Joanna Stelmaszewska,
Tomasz Ślężak,
Adolfo RiveroMüller,
Artur Padzik,
Sławomir Anisimowicz,
Sławomir Wołczyński,
Ilpo Huhtaniemi,
Jorma Toppari,
Nafis A. Rahman
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1159/000481718
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , biology , adrenal cortex , zona reticularis , zona fasciculata , carcinogenesis , adrenocortical adenoma , cancer research , adenoma , zona glomerulosa , angiotensin ii , cancer , blood pressure
Physiological role of luteinizing hormone (LH) and its receptor (LHCGR) in adrenal remains unknown. In inhibin-α/Simian Virus 40 T antigen (SV40Tag) (inhα/Tag) mice, gonadectomy-induced (OVX) elevated LH triggers the growth of transcription factor GATA4 (GATA4)-positive adrenocortical tumors in a hyperplasia-adenoma-adenocarcinoma sequence.
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