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ArticleBiomarker research2013

Expression of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-β1 and adiponectin in nipple aspirate fluid and plasma of pre and post-menopausal women.

Jessica A Miller, Patricia A Thompson, Iman A Hakim, Ana Maria Lopez, Cynthia A Thomson, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, H-H Sherry Chow

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Article in Biomarker research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The associations between the changes in serum inflammatory markers and bone mineral accrual in boys with overweight and obesity during pubertal maturation: a 3-year longitudinal study in Estonian boys.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica A MillerThe University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA. jam1@email.arizona.edu.
Patricia A Thompson
Iman A Hakim
Ana Maria Lopez
Cynthia A Thomson
Chiu-Hsieh Hsu
H-H Sherry Chow
University of Arizona · USUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
Cancer Prevention and Control Translational ResearchR25CA078447 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI ALBERTS, DAVID SAMUEL · 1998 to 2014
$7.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NCI NIH HHS R25 CA078447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNipple aspirate fluid (NAF) contains large amounts of protein thought to reflect the microenvironment of the breast, and is of interest in breast cancer prevention research. The correlation between specific NAF proteins to plasma concentrations have not been well studied in healthy women. We collected matched NAF and plasma from 43 healthy pre and postmenopausal women participating in an early phase clinical study to compare the levels of putative cancer protein biomarkers. We compared baseline NAF and plasma levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1), and adiponectin and evaluated menopausal status and body mass index (BMI) as potential modifying factors.

findingsNAF and plasma levels of EGF, TGF-β1 and adiponectin were not correlated. EGF and TGF-β1 levels in NAF of premenopausal women were significantly higher than postmenopausal women (P's < 0.01). These differences by menopausal status were not observed in plasma. Both NAF and plasma adiponectin levels were non-significantly higher in postmenopausal women. NAF biomarker levels were not associated with BMI whereas plasma EGF, TGF-β1 and adiponectin levels in postmenopausal women were all inversely correlated with BMI (P's < 0.05).

conclusionsProtein biomarkers differ significantly between NAF and plasma and are affected differently by both BMI and menopausal status. This study demonstrates important differences in biological information gained by characterizing biomarkers in NAF compared to plasma and suggests each sample source may independently inform on breast cancer risk.

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