Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Tumor-associated protein called as anterior gradient 2 (AGR2), which is defined particularly in breast and lung carcinomas, is involved in a variety of cellular functions such as cell migration, differentiation and proliferation. Since the role of AGR2 expression in pituitary adenomas is not well known yet, it was aimed to compare AGR2 expression in normal pituitary tissue and pituitary adenoma specimens in the study.Material and Method: We incl...

Neurosteroids refer to hormones with a steroid structure and, their synthesis pathways are identical to those of traditional steroids. However, neurosteroids are generated denovo in the central and peripheral nervous systems and utilize cell surface receptors. Few animal studies indicated synthesis of NS in pituitary. Presence of neurosteroids in human pituitary adenomas(PAs) has yet to be assessed. This is preliminary data of an ongoing study. Seventyseven specimens from huma...