Open AccessInhibitory effect of octreotide on gastric cancer growthviaMAPK pathway
Author(s) -
Chunhui Wang,
Chengwei Tang,
Liu Chun-lun,
Liping Tang
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i9.1904
Subject(s) - octreotide , somatostatin , somatostatin receptor , endocrinology , adenocarcinoma , medicine , mapk/erk pathway , cancer cell , cancer , cancer research , kinase , biology , biochemistry
Somatostatin and its analogues may suppress the growth of various tumor cells. However, the effect of octreotide on growth of gastric adenocarcinoma is still largely unknown. This study was to explore if octreotide could inhibit the growth of gastric adenocarcinoma and its probable mechanisms.