TGF-beta stimulation of endometrial and breast-cancer cell growth

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Abstract

Growth of the human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cell line was stimulated by transforming growth factor-beta1 when cultured in serum-containing and chemically defined culture medium. This response was not unique to endometrial carcinoma cells, as the breast-cancer cell line, T47-D, was similarly stimulated by TGF-beta 1. TGF-beta 1 stimulated growth of MCF-7 breast-cancer cells in chemically defined medium but inhibited growth of this cell line in serum-containing medium. The data provide a demonstration of a positive growth response to TGF-beta 1 in oestrogen-receptor-positive cells and do not support the hypothesis that this growth factor is simply a negative growth regulator in epithelial-cancer cell lines.

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endometriosis

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Adenocarcinoma Breast Neoplasms Endometriosis Transforming Growth Factor beta Adenocarcinoma Breast Neoplasms Cell Division Cell Division DNA DNA Endometriosis Female Humans Receptors, Cell Surface Receptors, Cell Surface Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta Transforming Growth Factor beta Transforming Growth Factor beta Tumor Cells, Cultured

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