Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UNIPROT:P50583 (asymmetrical)
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The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical significance of Cathepsin D (Cath D) content as determined by an immunoradiometric assay in a series of primary untreated ovarian cancers from 162 patients. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis of Cath D was also performed on a subset of 86 tumours. Cath D levels were distributed in an asymmetrical way and were skewed towards the lower values (median value 20.8 pmol mg(-1) protein, range 2.0-99.0 pmol mg(-1) protein). No correlation was found between Cath D levels and clinicopathological parameters. However, the percentage of Cath D positivity was significantly higher in oestrogen receptor-positive (57%) compared with oestrogen receptor-negative (36%) cases (P= 0.01). The percentage of Cath D-positive staining was not significantly different for both epithelial (27%) and stromal components (40%). Immunoradiometrically detected Cath D levels were not different according to Cath D stromal immunostaining (P= 0.18), while higher Cath D levels were measured in Cath D-positive than in Cath D-negative tumour epithelial cells (P = 0.027). Survival analysis was conducted on 161 primary untreated ovarian cancer patients. The 5-year overall survival rate was 57% and 55% in Cath D-positive and Cath D-negative patients respectively (P = 0.69). As far as time to progression was concerned, there was no significant difference in the survival rate of patients with either high or low Cath D content (P = 0.56). Similar results have been obtained in the subset of patients in which Cath D was analysed by immunohistochemistry. In conclusion, Cath D measurement in tumour extracts appears to have a limited usefulness in improving the prognostic characterization of ovarian cancer patients.
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PMID:Immunoradiometric and immunohistochemical analysis of Cathepsin D in ovarian cancer: lack of association with clinical outcome. 986 78

Oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT) has been shown to lead to favourable changes in the cardiovascular risk profile of postmenopausal women. Part of this effect is ascribed to increased production or bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO). We have tested the hypothesis that ERT lowers plasma levels of asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of NO synthase (NOS). In a randomized double-blind study design, 40 hysterectomized postmenopausal women received conjugated equine oestrogen (CEE; 0.625 mg/day; n =14), the selective oestrogen receptor modulator raloxifene (150 mg/day; n =13) or placebo ( n =13). At baseline and after 6, 12 and 24 months of treatment, plasma was analysed for levels of arginine, ADMA, and symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA), a stereoisomer of ADMA that does not inhibit NOS. An overall treatment effect on ADMA levels was observed in the CEE group ( P =0.004 compared with placebo), but not in the raloxifene group ( P =0.50). The decrease of ADMA levels by CEE treatment was consistent over the 2-year study period, without significant differences between the effects at 6, 12 and 24 months. The average post-baseline change in ADMA in the CEE group compared with placebo was -7.8% (95% confidence interval -12.8% to -2.9%; P =0.003). Arginine or SDMA levels did not change during treatment in any of the groups. Thus ERT with oral conjugated oestrogen, but not with raloxifene, significantly reduced plasma concentrations of the cardiovascular risk factor ADMA in healthy postmenopausal women.
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PMID:Oestrogen replacement therapy lowers plasma levels of asymmetrical dimethylarginine in healthy postmenopausal women. 1268 48