Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy
Shariat S, Menesses-Diaz A, Kim I, Muramoto M, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Tissue expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and its receptors: correlation with pathologic features and biochemical progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Urology 2004, 63: 1191-1197. PMID: 15183988, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDisease ProgressionFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingProstateProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsPlasma TGF-beta1 levelsTGF-beta1 levelsAbnormal expressionTGFbeta-RIITGFbeta-RIBiochemical progressionRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerPathologic Gleason scoreSeminal vesicle involvementSurgical margin statusProstate cancer featuresTissue expressionGrowth factor-β1TGF-beta1 overexpressionConsecutive patientsExtracapsular diseaseMargin statusPathologic featuresGleason scoreBlood levelsLoss of expressionPrognostic markerImmunohistochemical stainingFactor-β1