Progress in inhibitory mechanism of somatostatin in the growth of human colonic carcinoma cells / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Somatostatin(SS)is an inhibiting gut hor- mone that widely exists in central nervous system(CNS), gastrointestinal tract,pancreatic tissue.A lot of research- es indicate the anticancer activity of somatostatin ana- logue.It was reported to suppress proliferation of endo- crine tumors,especially some solid tumors in digestive system.This review summarizes the progress on mecha- nism of somatostatin analogue(SSTA)and its influences on colon cancer of in recent years.