Method for NGF assay for in vitro diagnosis of breast cancer and therapeutic use

摘要

In vitro diagnosis of breast cancer comprises detecting nerve growth factor (NGF) in a patient sample. ACTIVITY : Cytostatic. MECHANISM OF ACTION : Inhibition of NGF. MCF-7 breast cancer cells were grown to 40% confluence then incubated in presence of K-252a, a known inhibitor of NGF. After an unspecified time, the number of tumor cells was measured; it was about 0.36 million (per 35 mm disk) in absence of inhibitor but only 0.27 and 0.21 million at inhibitor concentrations 5 and 10 nM, respectively.