Elevated plasma levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in patients with advanced breast cancer:: association with disease progression
Elevated plasma levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in patients with advanced breast cancer:: association with disease progression
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DOI:
10.1016/s0959-8049(02)00502-6
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Nikolic-Vukosavljevic, D
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作者:
Ivanovic, V;Todorovic-Rakovic, N;Nikolic-Vukosavljevic, D
We examined the association between an elevated plasma TGF-beta(1) level and the disease progression of advanced breast cancer (BC) patients (n = 44). TGF-beta(1) levels were detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Platelet carryover and in vitro platelet activation in our plasma samples was assessed and found to be insignificant. Plasma TGF-beta(1) values were significantly elevated (P