Immunohistochemical study showed that expression of prolactin receptors in intrahepatically transplanted cells of RS1 cholangiocellular carcinoma 2-fold exceeds that in cholangiocytes of intact rats. The number of prolactin receptors significantly increased in tumor cell nuclei of male and female animals. The RS1 transplant induced overexpression of prolactin receptors in hepatocytes and increased their number in nuclei of these cells.
Immunohistochemical study revealed overexpression of prolactin receptors in central and peripheral cells of intrahepatic grafts from H27 rat hepatoma without changes in compartmentalization compared to hepatocytes of intact animals. Experiments with gonadectomized animals showed that the hormonal regulation of prolactin receptors in both types of tumor cells does not differ from that in normal liver cells (positive estrogen-dependent regulation and negative androgen-dependent regulation).
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