1997
NONPROSTATIC SOURCES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
Diamandis E, Yu H. NONPROSTATIC SOURCES OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN. Urologic Clinics Of North America 1997, 24: 275-282. PMID: 9126224, DOI: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70373-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonprostatic tissuesProstate-specific antigenBreast nipple aspirate fluidBreast cancer risk assessmentPSA gene expressionBreast cancer cytosolsHigher PSA concentrationsBreast cancer prognosisRegulation of PSAPotential clinical utilityCancer risk assessmentMicrograms/LNonprostatic sourcesPSA regulationAndrogen excessSerum PSAMicrograms/L.Breast secretionsAspirate fluidSeminal plasmaPSA productionPSA-ACT complexClinical utilityCancer cytosolsProstatic tissue
1996
Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sismondi P, Monne M, Croce C. Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 40: 171-178. PMID: 8879683, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseProstate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast diseaseBreast tumorsBreast tissueBreast cancerSpecific antigenBreast cancer tissuesSteroid hormone actionPSA positivityPSA levelsDisease stageProstatic adenocarcinomaPSA productionTumor markersStage IBBD tissueCancer tissuesFemale breastSteroid hormonesLow expressionPolymerase chain reaction amplificationTumorsChain reaction amplification
1995
Oral Contraceptive-induced Expression of Prostate-specific Antigen in the Female Breast (∗)
Yu H, Diamandis E, Monne M, Croce C. Oral Contraceptive-induced Expression of Prostate-specific Antigen in the Female Breast (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 6615-6618. PMID: 7534765, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.12.6615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenImmunoreactive prostate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast tissueBreast tumorsSeminal prostate-specific antigenFemale breast cancerFavorable prognostic markerRight breast tissueSteroid hormone stimulationBreast carcinoma cell linesOral contraceptivesBetter prognosisCarcinoma cell linesPrognostic markerProstatic adenocarcinomaBreast cancerPSA productionTumor markersProstatic tissueHormone stimulationProstatic proteinsFemale breastCytosolic extractsCDNA polymerase chain reaction products