• Department of Gastrointestinal and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650031, Yunnan Province, China;
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ObjectiveTo investigate the structure, ligand, and tissue distribution of galectin-3, the relationship of galectin3 with tumor and the expression of galectin-3 in several thyroid diseases. MethodsRelated articles were reviewed. ResultsGalectin-3 was expressed in normal and tumor cell that regulated cell growth, differentiation, adhesion, apoptosis, and angiogenesis, which participated invasion and metastasis of tumor. ConclusionGalectin-3 may be used to discriminate benign and malignant thyroid tumor.

Citation: YANG Tingting,CHENG Ruochuan,.. Relationship Between Galectin-3 and Thyroid Diseases. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2011, 18(8): 907-910. doi: Copy