The objective of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of expression anddistribution of 3 subtypes of somatostatin receptors (SSTRI-3) in breast cancer.With [a-~35S] dATP labeled oligonucleotide of the 3 SSTR subtypes as probe
using insitu hybridization
patterns of mRNA expression were detected in 10 breast cancercases. Additionally
semi-quantitative analysis of the densities of the expression wereestimated by a compreterized image-analysis system. Patterns of SSTR1-3expression in breast cancer were as follows: SSTR2 expression was dominant in 10cases than that of the other 2 subtypes; Therefore
it has positive prospects forsomatostatin analog-oriented agents to be used in treatment of breast cancers.