Pituitary Cancer

Investigators at First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Release New Data on Pituitary Cancer

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, February 27th, 2012

2012 FEB 27 -- Data detailed in "The expression of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-17 receptor and MMP-9 in human pituitary adenomas" have been presented. According to the authors of a study from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "The IL-17 plays a crucial role in the invasion of tumors. However, the effects of IL-17 on the invasion of human pituitary adenomas are still unknown."

"The current study is designed to investigate the possible involvement of IL-17 in the invasion of adenomas. By collecting invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas, the mRNA and protein levels of IL-17, IL-17R and MMP-9 are investigated. The results obtained from IHC showed...

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