1998
Loss of expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptors is associated with poor prognosis in prostate cancer patients.
Kim I, Ahn H, Lang S, Oefelein M, Oyasu R, Kozlowski J, Lee C. Loss of expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptors is associated with poor prognosis in prostate cancer patients. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 1625-30. PMID: 9676836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman prostate cancer tissuesClinical tumor stageProstate cancer patientsProstate cancer tissuesGleason scoreLoss of expressionTGF-betaRIRecurrence rateTumor stageCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyCancer tissuesSurvival rateSignificant associationPotential prognostic valuePotential prognostic markerReceptor type IGrowth factor betaGrowth factor beta receptorTGF-beta receptorsInitial diagnosisPoor prognosisPrognostic valueDisease progressionPrognostic marker
1996
Expression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression.
Kim I, Ahn H, Zelner D, Park L, Sensibar J, Lee C. Expression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression. Endocrinology 1996, 10: 107-15. PMID: 8838150, DOI: 10.1210/mend.10.1.8838150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor messenger RNARat ventral prostateType II receptorII receptorsVentral prostateReceptor expressionDay 7Growth factor-beta receptor type IType III receptor expressionTGF betaTGF-beta receptor type IIType IType II receptor proteinType II receptor expressionMessenger RNAEffects of androgensTGF-beta signaling receptorsReceptor type IReceptor type IIStromal-epithelial interactionsType IIProstatic epithelial cellsGrowth factor beta receptorWestern blot analysisImmunohistochemical study