Inhibin-betaA and -betaB subunits in normal and malignant glandular epithelium of uterine cervix and HeLa cervical cancer cell line

Introduction Inhibins, dimeric peptide hormones composed of an alpha-subunit and one of two possible beta-subunits (betaA or betaB), exhibit substantial roles in human reproduction and in endocrine-responsive tumors. However, it is still unclear if normal and cancerous cervical glandular epithelial cells as well as cervical cancer cell lines of glandular origin express the inhibin-betaA and -betaB subunits.