Giant prolactinomas: the therapeutic approach

AB Moraes, C Marques dos Santos Silva… - Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Giant prolactinomas are an unusual subset of macroprolactinomas and are
more commonly found in men. The goal of this review is to propose a giant prolactinoma …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and molecular specificity of pituitary gland physiology

C Perez-Castro, U Renner, MR Haedo… - Physiological …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
The anterior pituitary gland has the ability to respond to complex signals derived from central
and peripheral systems. Perception of these signals and their integration are mediated by …

Reciprocal regulation of GAS5 lncRNA levels and mTOR inhibitor action in prostate cancer cells

K Yacqub‐Usman, MR Pickard, GT Williams - The prostate, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND New therapies are required for castrate‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC),
and growth‐arrest specific 5 (GAS5) lncRNA, which riborepresses androgen receptor action …

Quantitative genome-wide methylation analysis of high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

MO Kitchen, RT Bryan, RD Emes, JR Glossop… - Epigenetics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
High-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HG-NMIBC) is a clinically unpredictable
disease with greater risks of recurrence and progression relative to their low-intermediate …

Methylation of HOXA9 and ISL1 Predicts Patient Outcome in High-Grade Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer

MO Kitchen, RT Bryan, KE Haworth, RD Emes… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Inappropriate DNA methylation is frequently associated with human tumour
development, and in specific cases, is associated with clinical outcomes. Previous reports of …

Quantitative, genome-wide analysis of the DNA methylome in sporadic pituitary adenomas

CV Duong, RD Emes, F Wessely… - Endocrine-related …, 2012 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Persistent androgen receptor (AR) signaling in castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)
underpins the urgent need for therapeutic strategies that better target this pathway …

Filamin-A is essential for dopamine d2 receptor expression and signaling in tumorous lactotrophs

E Peverelli, G Mantovani, E Vitali, FM Elli… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: Dopamine agonists (DA) are the first choice treatment of prolactinomas. However, a
subset of patients is resistant to DA, due to undefined dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of mTOR pathway and induction of autophagy-dependent cell death by cabergoline

SJ Lin, ZG Leng, YH Guo, L Cai, Y Cai, N Li… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Cabergoline (CAB), the first-line drug for treatment of prolactinomas, is effective in
suppressing prolactin hypersecretion, reducing tumor size, and restoring gonadal function …

Resistance to dopamine agonists in prolactinoma is correlated with reduction of dopamine D2 receptor long isoform mRNA levels

S Shimazu, A Shimatsu, S Yamada… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective Dopamine agonists normalize prolactin (PRL) levels and reduce tumour size in
responsive prolactinoma. However, several cases have shown resistance to dopamine …

The KBTBD6/7-DRD2 axis regulates pituitary adenoma sensitivity to dopamine agonist treatment

YT Liu, F Liu, L Cao, L Xue, WT Gu, YZ Zheng… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Pituitary adenoma (PA) is one of the most common intracranial tumors, and approximately
40% of all PAs are prolactinomas. Dopamine agonists (DAs), such as cabergoline (CAB) …