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Yang X, Pei X, Zhang H, Zhang W. Mechanisms of single herbs and herbal pairs in the treatment of mammary gland hyperplasia: An integrated review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21000. [PMID: 37920486 PMCID: PMC10618780 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Background The pathogenesis of hyperplasia of mammary glands (HMG) is a complex process, involving multiple links and systems within the body. Current clinical research indicates that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) demonstrates a significant therapeutic effect in treating HMG. Single herbs or herbal pairs (two herbs) are the basic units of preventing and treating HMG. It is of great significance to explore the mechanism of single herbs or herbal pairs in treating HMG for clarifying the mechanism of preventing HMG with TCM. Purpose This study aimed to review the literature, summarize the known mechanisms of single herbs and herbal pair therapy for treating hyperplasia of mammary glands (HMG), and elucidate the relevant substances involved within and outside the body during these treatments. Study design In this study, the action mechanism of single herbs or herbal pairs in treating HMG was selected as the research object. English articles were mainly selected and Chinese articles were supplemented. We conducted a literature search in PubMed, CNKI, WanFang Database, etc,including full-text studies published between January 1992 and December 31, 2022. The primary literature was carefully screened, and the mechanism of action was explored by logical analysis. Methods We conducted a literature review focusing on basic studies that explored the mechanisms underlying the effects of herbal treatments for mammary gland hyperplasia. The literature search was performed in PubMed, CNKI, and WanFang Database, covering full-text articles published from January 1992 to 31 December 2022, using various keywords (e.g., hyperplasia of mammary glands, single herb, herbal pair, effect, mechanism, inclusion criteria). Exclusion criteria were also set. We employed methods such as literature measurement, literature research, and content analysis to logically analyze, induce, and deduce the findings of the collected literature. Results This review reveals that several distinct mechanisms contribute to the beneficial effects of single herbs or herbal pairs on the recovery of mammary gland hyperplasia. Regarding hormone levels, Chinese herbs can decrease hormones such as Estradiol(E2) and Prolactin(PRL), increase Progesterone(P) levels, balance the E2/P ratio, reduce the expression of sex hormone receptors, and lessen the self-sensitivity of breast tissue under the influence of E2. Histologically, Chinese herbs can inhibit breast neovascularization and alleviate blood viscosity. At the cellular level, Chinese herbs can modulate the expression of apoptosis genes and proteins, decrease cell proliferation activity, and ultimately inhibit or even reverse breast hyperplasia. From a pharmacological perspective, Chinese herbs exhibit analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune-regulating properties. Conclusion The evidence in this review demonstrates the effectiveness of single herbs or herbal pairs in preventing and treating mammary gland hyperplasia, with precise underlying mechanisms.
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- Xujie Yang
- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, TCM History Literature Department, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050200, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Xiamen Hospital, Surgical Department, Xiamen, Fujian, 361009, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, TCM History Literature Department, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050200, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, TCM History Literature Department, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050200, China
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Godbole M, Togar T, Patel K, Dharavath B, Yadav N, Janjuha S, Gardi N, Tiwary K, Terwadkar P, Desai S, Prasad R, Dhamne H, Karve K, Salunkhe S, Kawle D, Chandrani P, Dutt S, Gupta S, Badwe RA, Dutt A. Up-regulation of the kinase gene SGK1 by progesterone activates the AP-1-NDRG1 axis in both PR-positive and -negative breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:19263-19276. [PMID: 30337371 PMCID: PMC6298595 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.002894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Preoperative progesterone intervention has been shown to confer a survival benefit to breast cancer patients independently of their progesterone receptor (PR) status. This observation raises the question how progesterone affects the outcome of PR-negative cancer. Here, using microarray and RNA-Seq-based gene expression profiling and ChIP-Seq analyses of breast cancer cells, we observed that the serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase gene (SGK1) and the tumor metastasis-suppressor gene N-Myc downstream regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) are up-regulated and that the microRNAs miR-29a and miR-101-1 targeting the 3'-UTR of SGK1 are down-regulated in response to progesterone. We further demonstrate a dual-phase transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of SGK1 in response to progesterone, leading to an up-regulation of NDRG1 that is mediated by a set of genes regulated by the transcription factor AP-1. We found that NDRG1, in turn, inactivates a set of kinases, impeding the invasion and migration of breast cancer cells. In summary, we propose a model for the mode of action of progesterone in breast cancer. This model helps decipher the molecular basis of observations in a randomized clinical trial of the effect of progesterone on breast cancer and has therefore the potential to improve the prognosis of breast cancer patients receiving preoperative progesterone treatment.
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- Mukul Godbole
- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
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- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
- the Shilpee Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer
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- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
- the Shilpee Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer
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- the Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410210, India and
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- From the Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory and
- the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400094, India
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Brkić M, Vujović S, Ivović M, Tančić Gajić M, Marina L, Franić Ivanišević M, Franić D. THE ROLE OF E2/P RATIO IN THE ETIOLOGY OF FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE, MASTALGIA AND MASTODYNIA. Acta Clin Croat 2018; 57:756-761. [PMID: 31168213 PMCID: PMC6544108 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2018.57.04.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- The aim of the study was to assess the role of the estradiol and progesterone relationship during the late luteal phase and the occurrence of fibrocystic breast disease (FBD). The concentration of estradiol/progesterone was measured in the group of women with FBD as study group (n=50) and control group of women without FBD (n=40). All women had regular ovulation cycles. Blood samples for estradiol (E2), progesterone (P) and prolactin determination were obtained in the morning at 8 am on days 21 and 24 of menstrual cycle. Significant mastalgia and mastodynia history in women with FBD was obtained with yes or no questionnaire. FBD diagnosis was confirmed with ultrasound (size and number of simple cysts). In the control group, a reduced E2/P ratio was noticed from day 21 to day 24 of the cycle (from 14.8±11.5 pg/mL to 9.1±6.1 pg/mL; p<0.05), which was not recorded in the group of women with FBD (study group). Even the slightest disturbance of the E2/P ratio may contribute to the occurrence of FBD with clinical manifestations of mastalgia and mastodynia.
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- 1Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Outpatient Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia; 5School of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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Holtorf K. The Bioidentical Hormone Debate: Are Bioidentical Hormones (Estradiol, Estriol, and Progesterone) Safer or More Efficacious than Commonly Used Synthetic Versions in Hormone Replacement Therapy? Postgrad Med 2015; 121:73-85. [DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2009.01.1949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Regidor PA. Progesterone in Peri- and Postmenopause: A Review. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74:995-1002. [PMID: 25484373 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Around 14.5 million peri- and postmenopausal women currently live in Germany. Moreover, approximately 450 000 women, each with a life expectancy of around 85 years, reach menopause every year in Germany. The challenge is therefore to find a therapy with few side effects which could improve the quality of life of women with menopausal symptoms. The aim of hormone therapy (HT) is to remedy hormone deficiencies using substances that offer the best trade-off between benefits and risks. This is where progesterone has a new and important role to play. Progesterone is one of the most important gestagens. Biologically effective progesterone formulations created with micronization techniques have been used in clinical practice since 1996. Nevertheless, up until 2003 preference was given to synthetic gestagens rather than progesterone. The increased breast cancer hazard ratio of 1.23 reported in the WHI study and of 2 given in the Million Women Study has been associated with the use of synthetic gestagens. In a comparison between synthetic gestagens and progesterone, the E3N Study showed that the transdermal administration of estrogen and progesterone did not lead to an increase in breast cancer rates (RR: 1.08). The administration of progesterone does not change the HDL/LDL cholesterol ratio. Because of its anti-mineralocorticoid effect, progesterone has no impact on carbohydrate metabolism, hemostasis, blood pressure, thrombogenicity and body weight. The administration of 200 mg/day progesterone over 12 days of a menstrual cycle or a daily administration of 100 mg combined with an estrogen are a safe and well-tolerated option to treat menopausal symptoms, with a better benefit risk profile compared to synthetic gestagens.
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- P-A Regidor
- Praxis für Frauenheilkunde, München ; Velvian GmbH, Ismaning
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West FD, Henderson WM, Yu P, Yang JY, Stice SL, Smith MA. Metabolomic response of human embryonic stem cell-derived germ-like cells after exposure to steroid hormones. Toxicol Sci 2012; 129:9-20. [PMID: 22649186 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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To assess the potential risks of human exposure to endocrine active compounds (EACs), the mechanisms of toxicity must first be identified and characterized. Currently, there are no robust in vitro models for identifying the mechanisms of toxicity in germ cells resulting from EAC exposure. Human embryonic stem cells can differentiate into numerous functional cell types including germ-like cells (GLCs). These cells possess characteristics indicative of a germ cell state, suggesting they offer a novel system to investigate the consequences of chemical exposure on normal germ cell processes. To characterize these processes, a metabolomic-based approach was employed to determine the response of GLCs following exposure to 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, or 100µM estradiol, testosterone, or progesterone for 48h. Following exposure, cellular extracts underwent gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis. Models were then constructed using principal component analysis on acquired spectra to discriminate among steroid hormones as well as doses for each hormone. t-test comparisons generated a preliminary list of metabolites that were statistically significant in GLC's biochemical response to these steroid hormones. Steroid hormone exposures caused fluxes in intracellular pathways such as amino acid synthesis and metabolism, fatty acid synthesis, as well as cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. Further pathway analysis, based on these identified metabolites, will aid in modeling the response of GLCs to endogenous steroid hormones and allow for identification of biomarkers delineating germ cell-based developmental and reproductive pathways.
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- Franklin D West
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30603, USA.
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Schwartz E, Holtorf K. Hormone replacement therapy in the geriatric patient: current state of the evidence and questions for the future. Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and thyroid hormone augmentation in geriatric clinical practice: part 1. Clin Geriatr Med 2012; 27:541-59. [PMID: 22062440 DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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This article presents an up-to-date review of the literature on hormone augmentation in the elderly to help primary care physicians better evaluate and utilize hormone replacement and optimization strategies to benefit their patients. The scientific literature suggests that hormone supplementation with estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, growth hormone, and thyroid hormone has the potential to improve quality of life and to prevent, or reverse, the many symptoms and conditions associated with aging, including fatigue, depression, weight gain,frailty, osteoporosis, loss of libido, and heart disease. Possible long-term side effects are also considered.
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- Erika Schwartz
- Age Management Institute, 200 West 57 Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.
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de Lignières B, de Vathaire F, Fournier S, Urbinelli R, Allaert F, Le MG, Kuttenn F. Combined hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer in a French cohort study of 3175 women. Climacteric 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/cmt.5.4.332.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Estrogen sulfotransferase is significantly more active in the normal breast cell (e.g., Human 7) than in the cancer cell (e.g., MCF-7). The data suggest that in breast cancer sulfoconjugated activity is carried out by another enzyme, the SULT1A, which acts at high concentration of the substrates. In breast cancer cells sulfotransferase (SULT) activity can be stimulated by various progestins: medrogestone, promegestone, and nomegestrol acetate, as well as by tibolone and its metabolites. SULT activities can also be controlled by other substances including phytoestrogens, celecoxib, flavonoids (e.g., quercetin, resveratrol), and isoflavones. SULT expression was localized in breast cancer cells, which can be stimulated by promegestone and correlated with the increase of the enzyme activity. The estrogen sulfotransferase (SULT1E1), which acts at nanomolar concentration of estradiol, can inactivate most of this hormone present in the normal breast; however, in the breast cancer cells, the sulfotransferase denoted as SULT1A1 is mainly present, and this acts at micromolar concentrations of E(2). A correlation was postulated among breast cancer cell proliferation, the effect of various progestins, and sulfotransferase stimulation. In conclusion, it is suggested that factors involved in the stimulation of the estrogen sulfotransferases could provide new possibilities for the treatment of patients with hormone-dependent breast and endometrial cancers.
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Caufriez A. Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopause: a reappraisal. ANNALES D'ENDOCRINOLOGIE 2007; 68:241-50. [PMID: 17651686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2007.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the most effective treatment currently available for vasomotor and urogenital symptoms and decreased libido. Because harmful effects were evidenced in some clinical trials, health authorities now consider that risk-benefit considerations do not favour the use of HRT for prevention of cardiovascular diseases and bone fractures in postmenopausal women. However, experimental and clinical studies indicate that adverse effects of HRT may largely depend on the estrogen and progesterone/progestin formulation, dosage, mode of administration, patient's age, associated diseases, and duration of treatment. All estrogen formulations and modes of administration have similar beneficial effects on vasomotor and urogenital symptoms and on bone structure. But cardiovascular and invasive breast cancer risks are higher with oral estrogen than with transdermal estradiol, and also higher with many progestin compounds than with micronized progesterone. The combination of transdermal estradiol+micronized progesterone appears to be effective and relatively safe if elementary precautions are taken, and seems to be presently the best choice for HRT in most postmenopausal women. In the author's--heterodox--opinion, HRT may also be a good therapeutic choice to prevent bone loss, since alternative medications, including raloxifene and bisphosphonates, may have dramatic harmful effects in some patients. It might also have beneficial effects on the development of coronary disease in young postmenopausal women. HRT requires careful adjustment to each individual patient and continuous monitoring of clinical evolution. In the future, this adjustment could benefit from genetic screening to maximize in each individual the ratio between positive and adverse effects.
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- A Caufriez
- CHU Saint-Pierre and Laboratory of Physiology, School of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Fabre A, Fournier A, Mesrine S, Desreux J, Gompel A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F. Oral progestagens before menopause and breast cancer risk. Br J Cancer 2007; 96:841-4. [PMID: 17299388 PMCID: PMC2062495 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We examined the relationship between use of progestagen-only before menopause (except for mini-pills) after the age of 40 and invasive breast cancer risk in 73 664 women from the French E3N cohort study (mean age at start of follow-up, 51.8 years; mean duration of follow-up, 9.1 years). A total of 2390 cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed during follow-up. Risk estimates were calculated using the Cox proportional hazard model. Overall, ever use of progestagen before menopause was not significantly associated with risk (relative risk (RR): 1.01, 95% confidence interval: 0.93-1.11). However, we observed a significant increase in risk associated with the duration of use (P-value for trend: 0.012), current use of progestagens for longer than 4.5 years being significantly associated with risk (RR: 1.44, 95% confidence interval: 1.03-2.00). Prolonged use of progestagens after the age of 40 may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and the subject needs to be investigated further.
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- A Fabre
- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Cedex, France
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- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Cedex, France
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- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Cedex, France
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- Service de sénologie, Département universitaire de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard XIIème de Ligne, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Unité de Gynécologie Hôtel-Dieu de Paris AP.HP,Université Paris V, 1 Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris, France
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- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Cedex, France
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- INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Cedex, France
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Modena MG, Sismondi P, Mueck AO, Kuttenn F, Lignières BD, Verhaeghe J, Foidart JM, Caufriez A, Genazzani AR. New evidence regarding hormone replacement therapies is urgently required. Maturitas 2005; 52:1-10. [PMID: 15963666 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2004] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Controversies about the safety of different postmenopausal hormone therapies (HTs) started 30 years ago and reached a peak in 2003 after the publication of the results from the Women Health Initiative (WHI) trial and the Million Women Study (MWS) [Writing group for the women's health initiative investigations. Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women. JAMA 2002;288:321-33; Million women study collaborators. Breast cancer and hormone-replacement therapy in the million women study. Lancet 2003;362:419-27]. The single HT formulation used in the WHI trial for non hysterectomized women-an association of oral conjugated equine estrogens (CEE-0.625 mg/day) and a synthetic progestin, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA-2.5 mg/day)-increases the risks of venous thromboembolism, cardiovascular disease, stroke and breast cancer. The MWS, an observational study, showed an increased breast cancer risk in users of estrogens combined with either medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), norethisterone, or norgestrel. It is unclear and questionable to what extent these results might be extrapolated to other HRT regimens, that differ in their doses, compositions and administration routes, and that were not assessed in the WHI trial and the MWS. Significant results were achieved with the publication of the WHI estrogen-only arm study [Anderson GL, Limacher M, Assaf AR, et al. Effects of conjugated equine estrogen in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2004;291:1701-1712] in which hormone therapy was reserved to women who had carried out hysterectomy. What emerged from this study will allow us to have some important argument to develop.
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- Maria Grazia Modena
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Institute of Cardiology, Modena, Italy.
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Pasqualini JR, Chetrite GS. Recent insight on the control of enzymes involved in estrogen formation and transformation in human breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 93:221-36. [PMID: 15860265 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The great majority of breast cancers are in their early stage hormone-dependent and it is well accepted that estradiol (E2) plays an important role in the genesis and evolution of this tumor. Human breast cancer tissues contain all the enzymes: estrone sulfatase, 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, aromatase involved in the last steps of E2 bioformation. Sulfotransferases which convert estrogens into the biologically inactive estrogen sulfates are also present in this tissue. Quantitative data show that the 'sulfatase pathway', which transforms estrogen sulfates into the bioactive unconjugated E2, is 100-500 times higher than the 'aromatase pathway', which converts androgens into estrogens. The treatment of breast cancer patients with anti-aromatases is largely developed with very positive results. However, the formation of E2 via the 'sulfatase pathway' is very important in the breast cancer tissue. In recent years it was found that antiestrogens (e.g. tamoxifen, 4-hydroxytamoxifen), various progestins (e.g. promegestone, nomegestrol acetate, medrogestone, dydrogesterone, norelgestromin), tibolone and its metabolites, as well as other steroidal (e.g. sulfamates) and non-steroidal compounds, are potent sulfatase inhibitors. In another series of studies, it was found that E2 itself has a strong anti-sulfatase action. This paradoxical effect of E2 adds a new biological response of this hormone and could be related to estrogen replacement therapy in which it was observed to have either no effect or to decrease breast cancer mortality in postmenopausal women. Interesting information is that high expression of steroid sulfatase mRNA predicts a poor prognosis in patients with +ER. These progestins, as well as tibolone, can also block the conversion of estrone to estradiol by the inhibition of the 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I (17beta-HSD-1). High expressison of 17beta-HSD-1 can be an indicator of adverse prognosis in ER-positive patients. It was shown that nomegestrol acetate, medrogestone, promegestone or tibolone, could stimulate the sulfotransferase activity for the local production of estrogen sulfates. This is an important point in the physiopathology of this disease, as it is well known that estrogen sulfates are biologically inactive. A possible correlation between this stimulatory effect on sulfotransferase activity and breast cancer cell proliferation is presented. In agreement with all this information, we have proposed the concept of selective estrogen enzyme modulators (SEEM). In conclusion, the blockage in the formation of estradiol via sulfatase, or the stimulatory effect on sulfotransferase activity in combination with anti-aromatases can open interesting and new possibilities in clinical applications in breast cancer.
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MESH Headings
- 17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/antagonists & inhibitors
- 17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/genetics
- 17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/metabolism
- Biotransformation
- Breast/enzymology
- Breast/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/enzymology
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Estrogen Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Estrogens/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/enzymology
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/genetics
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/metabolism
- Norpregnenes/therapeutic use
- Progesterone Congeners/therapeutic use
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- RNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Sulfatases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Sulfatases/genetics
- Sulfatases/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Jorge R Pasqualini
- Hormones and Cancer Research Unit, Institut de Puériculture, 26 Boulevard Brune, 75014 Paris, France.
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Löwy I, Weisz G. French hormones: progestins and therapeutic variation in France. Soc Sci Med 2004; 60:2609-22. [PMID: 15814185 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Western medicine is seen as universally valid, but in reality it displays a wide range of national and local variability. Our paper focuses on one such case of local variation: the widespread use of progestins in France to treat various pre-menopausal conditions as well as for contraception. The case of progestins allows us to explore how specific styles of research may come to dominate a particular local medical culture, and how they are influenced by changing criteria of scientific validity and wider social relations. We argue that in the 1980s and 1990s a single prestigious research-oriented Parisian hospital service played a dominant role in the transformation of progestins into scientifically validated medical practice. This status was not called seriously into question until recently when foreign research on a different form of hormone therapy suggested that risk was associated with their use. We also propose that both the research around and medical use of progestins in France was shaped by the positive attitude of many French women, including feminists, to hormonal therapies and to the non-surgical specialty most closely associated with hormones, medical gynaecology.
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- Ilana Löwy
- CERMES (CNRS, EHESS, INSERM), 7 rue Guy Môquet 94801 VILLEJUIF
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Pasqualini JR. The selective estrogen enzyme modulators in breast cancer: a review. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2004; 1654:123-43. [PMID: 15172700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2004.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2004] [Accepted: 03/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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It is well established that increased exposure to estradiol (E(2)) is an important risk factor for the genesis and evolution of breast tumors, most of which (approximately 95-97%) in their early stage are estrogen-sensitive. However, two thirds of breast cancers occur during the postmenopausal period when the ovaries have ceased to be functional. Despite the low levels of circulating estrogens, the tissular concentrations of these hormones are significantly higher than those found in the plasma or in the area of the breast considered as normal tissue, suggesting a specific tumoral biosynthesis and accumulation of these hormones. Several factors could be implicated in this process, including higher uptake of steroids from plasma and local formation of the potent E(2) by the breast cancer tissue itself. This information extends the concept of 'intracrinology' where a hormone can have its biological response in the same organ where it is produced. There is substantial information that mammary cancer tissue contains all the enzymes responsible for the local biosynthesis of E(2) from circulating precursors. Two principal pathways are implicated in the last steps of E(2) formation in breast cancer tissues: the 'aromatase pathway' which transforms androgens into estrogens, and the 'sulfatase pathway' which converts estrone sulfate (E(1)S) into E(1) by the estrone-sulfatase. The final step of steroidogenesis is the conversion of the weak E(1) to the potent biologically active E(2) by the action of a reductive 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity (17beta-HSD-1). Quantitative evaluation indicates that in human breast tumor E(1)S 'via sulfatase' is a much more likely precursor for E(2) than is androgens 'via aromatase'. Human breast cancer tissue contains all the enzymes (estrone sulfatase, 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, aromatase) involved in the last steps of E(2) biosynthesis. This tissue also contains sulfotransferase for the formation of the biologically inactive estrogen sulfates. In recent years, it was demonstrated that various progestins (promegestone, nomegestrol acetate, medrogestone, dydrogesterone, norelgestromin), tibolone and its metabolites, as well as other steroidal (e.g. sulfamates) and non-steroidal compounds, are potent sulfatase inhibitors. Various progestins can also block 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities. In other studies, it was shown that medrogestone, nomegestrol acetate, promegestone or tibolone can stimulate the sulfotransferase activity for the local production of estrogen sulfates. All these data, in addition to numerous agents which can block the aromatase action, lead to the new concept of 'Selective Estrogen Enzyme Modulators' (SEEM) which can largely apply to breast cancer tissue. The exploration of various progestins and other active agents in trials with breast cancer patients, showing an inhibitory effect on sulfatase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, or a stimulatory effect on sulfotransferase and consequently on the levels of tissular levels of E(2), will provide a new possibility in the treatment of this disease.
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- Jorge R Pasqualini
- Hormones and Cancer Research Unit, Institut de Puériculture, 26 Boulevard Brune, 75014 Paris, France.
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Whether progestins protect against the risk of breast cancer or enhance that risk has been a major area of controversy over the past several years. Observational studies have reported conflicting results and experimental studies examining whether progestins exert mitogenic or anti-mitogenic actions on breast tissue report divergent results. Based upon a wide range of animal, epidemiologic and clinical data, most investigators agree that estrogens contribute to the development of breast neoplasms. However, the additional effect of progestins on this risk has been the subject of substantial discussion and controversy. A variety of experiments have been carried out using human breast cancer cells grown in vitro and as xenografts in nude mice. These studies demonstrated both mitogenic and anti-mitogenic effects depending upon the precise experimental conditions. Two potential reasons for these differences include differential metabolism of progestins into inhibitory pregnenes or stimulatory 5-alpha-reduced pregnanes or the presence of a protein (GPR 30) which allows the anti-mitogenic effects of progestins to be manifest. Based upon the conflicting nature of the results in experimental studies, we believe that only data in patients provide substantial insight into the actions of progestins on the intact human breast. Studies have now demonstrated that cell proliferation and breast density is higher during the luteal than during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. In postmenopausal women, long-term exposure to estrogen plus a progestin results in a marked enhancement of proliferation of the terminal duct lobular units as well as in breast density. These data, taken together, provide substantial evidence that progestins are mitogenic on the human breast when given long term to postmenopausal women. To critically evaluate the observational studies regarding breast cancer risk from progestins, we developed a set of stringent criteria for acceptance of individual studies. Four of the five studies meeting these criteria reported a greater risk of breast cancer with combination estrogen/progestin regimens than with estrogen alone. More importantly, the first randomized, prospective, controlled trial of the risk of breast cancer with an estrogen/progestin combination (the Women's Health Initiative Study) has now been published. This study reported a 26% increased relative risk of breast cancer with the estrogen/progestin combination. Based upon these data, we believe that progestins do add to the risk of breast cancer over and above that imparted by estrogen alone. The attributable risk during use for 5 years or less is small but increases logarithmically during long-term use. The majority of data regarding progestins are derived from regimens using MPA. However, we conclude from our analysis that the burden of proof regarding progestins has now shifted. One must now prove that an estrogen/progestin combination is safe with respect to breast cancer rather than having to prove it harmful.
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- Richard J Santen
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801416, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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The relationship between the use of menopausal hormone therapy (ERT, unopposed estrogen therapy; HRT, combined estrogen and progestin therapy) and the development of breast cancer remains controversial. Mechanistic studies examining progestins in human breast cancer cell lines have demonstrated a biphasic cellular response to progesterone; initial exposure to hormone results in a proliferative burst with sustained exposure resulting in growth inhibition. To date, there is no definitive evidence that progestins act in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. Epidemiologic studies have produced inconsistent results, and data from randomized, placebo-controlled trials are limited. Although recent results from the continuous combined therapy arm of the Women's Health Initiative trial showed a small increase in the risk of invasive breast cancer in women on therapy for 5 years or more, a clear consensus regarding the relationship between HRT and breast cancer risk cannot yet be drawn from existing data. Studies have consistently documented that HRT use is associated with improved mortality and survival rates for women with breast cancer. Large-scale, randomized studies on different progestin regimens are needed to critically assess the effect of progestin on breast cancer.
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- John Eden
- Royal Hospital for Women, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Ahola TM, Manninen T, Alkio N, Ylikomi T. G protein-coupled receptor 30 is critical for a progestin-induced growth inhibition in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Endocrinology 2002; 143:3376-84. [PMID: 12193550 DOI: 10.1210/en.2001-211445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The issue of how progesterone affects mammary gland growth is controversial, and the mechanism governing the effects of the hormone remains mostly unknown. We have previously shown that G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) is a progestin target gene whose expression correlates with progestin-induced growth inhibition in breast cancer cells. In this study, we investigate the role of GPR30 in regulating cell proliferation and mediating progestin-induced growth inhibition. When progestin failed to inhibit the growth of MCF-7 cells and instead stimulated growth, GPR30 was down-regulated. In this way, the inhibitory or stimulatory affects that progestin has on proliferation correlated with the level of expression of GPR30. Transient expression of GPR30 resulted in a marked inhibition of cell proliferation independent of estrogen treatment. GPR30 antisense was used to evaluate the role of GPR30 expression in progestin-induced growth inhibition. A diminished GPR30 mRNA expression by the antisense stimulated growth. Interestingly, GPR30 antisense abrogated the growth inhibitory effect of progestin and progesterone. Indeed, progestin induced 1) a reduction in cell proliferation, 2) G1-phase arrest, and 3) down-regulation of cyclin D1 was diminished. These data suggest that the orphan receptor, GPR30, is important for the inhibitory effect of progestin on growth.
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- Tytti M Ahola
- Department of Cell Biology, Medical School, 33014 University of Tampere, Finland.
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Formby B, Wiley T. Inhibition of Cell Growth and Induction of Apoptosis. Breast Cancer 2002. [DOI: 10.1201/b14039-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Malet C, Fibleuil F, Mestayer C, Mowszowicz I, Kuttenn F. Estrogen and antiestrogen actions on transforming growth factorbeta (TGFbeta) in normal human breast epithelial (HBE) cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2001; 174:21-30. [PMID: 11306168 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We have previously shown that estradiol (E2) increases the growth of normal human breast epithelial (HBE) cells and the antiestrogen 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) inhibits estrogen-induced proliferation. These effects of estrogens and antiestrogens on proliferation have also been well documented in breast cancer cells. One mechanism for the antiproliferative effects of antiestrogens is the stimulation of TGFbeta in hormone-dependent MCF-7 and T47D cells. The role of this inhibitory growth factor in normal human breast cells has not been well studied. Accordingly, we measured the amounts of total and active TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta2 by specific E(max) immunoassay (EIA) in culture medium from normal breast cells (epithelial and fibroblasts) and from various ER- and ER+ breast cancer cell lines. We established that HBE cells are sensitive to the antiproliferative effect of TGFbetas, and studied the effect of E2 and 4-OHT, alone or in combination, on the secretion and activation of TGFbetas by HBE cells. HBE cells secrete TGFbeta1 and even more TGFbeta2, and are sensitive to these factors. However, in contrast to MCF-7 cells, TGFbeta secretion in normal breast cells is not regulated by E2 and 4-OHT.
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- C Malet
- Department of Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Necker, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Cedex 15, Paris, France
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