Expression of glucose transporter GLUT-1 and estrogen receptors ER- ? and ER-ß in human breast cancer
Abstract:
We attempted to describe a GLUT-1 expression in breast cancer and characterize correlation between GLUT-1 and ERs ? and ß expression as well as correlate this with clinicopathologic features. Sixty-nine patients were involved in the study. GLUT-1, ER-? and ER-ß immunocytochemistry was performed using the streptavidin- biotin method. Thirty-seven (53.6%) out of total 69 were GLUT-1 positive. Of GLUT- 1 positive 45.3% were ER-?-positive, whereas 81.3% of ER-?- negative were GLUT-1 positive. Statistically significant correlation was observed between GLUT-1 and ER-? expression status but neither between GLUT-1 and ER-ß nor with clinicopathologic features. No statistically significant correlation was found between expression level (expressed as immunocytoreactive score) of GLUT-1, ER-? and ER-ß. Since most of ER-?-negative (81.3%) were GLUT-1 positive and significant correlation exists between the two receptors it is reasonable to assume that some functional relation might exists between the expression of two receptors.