Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptors in Most Gastroenteropancreatic and Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumors
Author(s) -
Beatrice Waser,
Ruth Rehmann,
Claire Sanchez,
Daniel Fourmy,
Jean Claude Reubi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2454
Subject(s) - somatostatin receptor , receptor , medicine , endocrinology , somatostatin , somatostatin receptor 2 , gastric inhibitory polypeptide , receptor expression , biology , neuroendocrine tumors , cancer research , glucagon , hormone
Gastrointestinal peptide hormone receptors overexpressed in neuroendocrine tumors (NET), such as somatostatin or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors, are used for in vivo tumor targeting. Unfortunately, not all NET express these receptors sufficiently.
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