Fluoxetine increases relative metabolic rate in prefrontal cortex in impulsive aggression.

Rationale: Impulsive aggressive personality disordered patients have been shown to have decreased relative glucose metabolism in orbito-frontal cortex and anterior cingulate gyrus compared with normal subjects. In addition, patients with impulsive aggression have an attenuation of symptoms with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment.

Objectives: The goals of the present study were to attempt to replicate the finding of improvement in impulsive aggression in borderline personality disorder with SSRIs and to investigate the specific cortical areas modified by medication, which might underlie the observed clinical improvement using (18)FDG-PET.

Prognostic value of the human kallikrein gene 15 expression in ovarian cancer.

Purpose: KLK15 is a newly cloned human kallikrein gene. Many kallikreins were found to be differentially expressed in ovarian cancer. Like other kallikreins, KLK15 is regulated by steroid hormones in cancer cell lines.

Steroid hormone regulation and prognostic value of the human kallikrein gene 14 in ovarian cancer.

To study KLK14 gene expression in endocrine-related cancers, we studied its hormonal regulation in breast and ovarian cancer cell lines. Our kinetic and blocking experiments suggest that this up-regulation is mediated through the androgen receptor. We then studied the expression of KLK14 by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in 155 consecutive ovarian tumors and correlated these findings with clinicopathologic parameters, response to chemotherapy, and survival.