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. 2016 Oct 7;7:338. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00338

Table 1.

Expression of SR-BI in cancer tissues or cell lines and its association with malignant features.

Type of cancer Type of sample Expression levels (compared to non-malignant tissue or cells) Associated with References
Adrenocortical carcinomas Tissue Decreased ND Liu et al., 1997
Testicular seminoma Tissue Decreased ND Arenas et al., 2004
Leydig cell tumor Tissue Increased ND Liu et al., 1997
Breast Tissue Increased ND Cao et al., 2004
Breast Tissue Increased More aggressive tumor type Yuan et al., 2016
Prostate Tissue Increased Increased malignancy and androgen-independent growth Schorghofer et al., 2015
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Tissue Increased ND Zheng et al., 2013
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Cell line Increased Enhanced cell migration but not proliferation Zheng et al., 2013
Breast Cell line NA Enhanced proliferation Cao et al., 2004
Breast Cell line NA Enhanced proliferation and migration, and tumor growth in xenograft tumor model Danilo et al., 2013
Prostate Cell line NA PSA production and cell viability Twiddy et al., 2012
Breast PyMTTg mouse model Increased Tumor growth Llaverias et al., 2011
Prostate TRAMP mouse model Increased Tumor growth Llaverias et al., 2010

ND, not determined; NA, not applicable.