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Ouldamer L, Goupille C, Vildé A, Arbion F, Body G, Chevalier S, Cottier JP, Bougnoux P. N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Marine Origin and Multifocality in Human Breast Cancer. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147148. [PMID: 26812254 PMCID: PMC4727910 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The microenvironment of breast epithelial tissue may contribute to the clinical expression of breast cancer. Breast epithelial tissue, whether healthy or tumoral, is directly in contact with fat cells, which in turn could influence tumor multifocality. In this pilot study we investigated whether the fatty acid composition of breast adipose tissue differed according to breast cancer focality. METHODS Twenty-three consecutive women presenting with non-metastatic breast cancer underwent breast-imaging procedures including Magnetic Resonance Imaging prior to treatment. Breast adipose tissue specimens were collected during breast surgery. We established a biochemical profile of adipose tissue fatty acids by gas chromatography. We assessed whether there were differences according to breast cancer focality. RESULTS We found that decreased levels in breast adipose tissue of docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids, the two main polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids of marine origin, were associated with multifocality. DISCUSSION These differences in lipid content may contribute to mechanisms through which peritumoral adipose tissue fuels breast cancer multifocality.
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- Lobna Ouldamer
- Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- INSERM UMR1069, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- INSERM UMR1069, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- INSERM UMR1069, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- INSERM UMR930, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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- INSERM UMR1069, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- François-Rabelais University, 10 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
- Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, 2 boulevard Tonnellé, 37044, Tours, France
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Hajjaji N, Couet C, Besson P, Bougnoux P. DHA Effect on Chemotherapy-Induced Body Weight Loss: An Exploratory Study in a Rodent Model of Mammary Tumors. Nutr Cancer 2012; 64:1000-7. [DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2012.714832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Non-invasive quantification of tumor vascular architecture during docetaxel-chemotherapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2012; 134:1013-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kornfeld S, Goupille C, Vibet S, Chevalier S, Pinet A, Lebeau J, Tranquart F, Bougnoux P, Martel E, Maurin A, Richard S, Champeroux P, Mahéo K. Reducing endothelial NOS activation and interstitial fluid pressure with n-3 PUFA offset tumor chemoresistance. Carcinogenesis 2011; 33:260-7. [PMID: 22114075 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine how n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFAs) counteracted tumor chemoresistance by restoring a functional vascularization. Rats with chemically induced mammary tumors were divided into two nutritional groups: a control group and a group fed with an n-3 PUFA-enriched diet. Both groups were treated with docetaxel. Functional vascular parameters (ultrasounds, interstitial fluid pressure) were determined for both nutritional groups before (W(0)) and during docetaxel treatment [every 2 h up to 1 week (W(+1)) for interstitial fluid pressure, at W(+1) for Evans blue extravasation and at W(+2) and W(+6) for ultrasounds]. In vitro n-3 PUFA-induced changes in endothelial cell migration, permeability and phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase were evaluated using human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Whereas docetaxel stabilized tumor growth in the rat control group, it induced a 50% tumor regression in the n-3 PUFA group. Ultrasounds parameters were consistently lower in the n-3 PUFA group at all time points measured, down to ∼50% at W(+6). A single dose of docetaxel in the n-3 PUFA group markedly reduced interstitial fluid pressure from 2 h after injection up to W(+1) when Evans blue extravasation was increased by 3-fold. A decreased activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in tumors of the n-3 PUFA group, and in human umbilical vein endothelial cell cultured with n-3 PUFA, points toward a PUFA-induced disruption of nitric oxide signaling pathway. This normalization of tumor vasculature functions under n-3 PUFA diet indicates that such a supplementation, by improving drug delivery in mammary tumors, could be a complementary clinical strategy to decrease anticancer drug resistance.
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- Sophie Kornfeld
- INSERM U921 Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
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Vibet S, Goupille C, Bougnoux P, Steghens JP, Goré J, Mahéo K. Sensitization by docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) of breast cancer cells to anthracyclines through loss of glutathione peroxidase (GPx1) response. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:1483-91. [PMID: 18267129 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2007] [Revised: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 01/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, a lipid of marine origin) has been found to enhance the activity of several anticancer drugs through an oxidative mechanism. To examine the relation between chemosensitization by DHA and tumor cells antioxidant status, we used two breast cancer cell lines: MDA-MB-231, in which DHA increases sensitivity to doxorubicin, and MCF-7, which does not respond to DHA. Under these conditions, reactive oxygen species (ROS) level increased on anthracycline treatment only in MDA-MB-231. This was concomitant with a decreased cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (GPx1) activity, a crucial enzyme for protection against hydrogen and lipid peroxides, while major antioxidant enzyme activities increased in both cell lines in response to ROS. GPx-decreased activity was accompanied by an accumulation of glutathione, the GPx cosubstrate, and resulted from a decreased amount of GPx protein. In rat mammary tumors, when a DHA dietary supplementation led to an increased tumor sensitivity to anthracyclines, GPx1 activity was similarly decreased. Furthermore, vitamin E abolished both DHA effects on chemotherapy efficacy enhancement and on GPx1 inhibition. Thus, loss of GPx response to an oxidative stress in transformed cells may account for the ability of peroxidizable targets such as DHA to enhance tumor sensitivity to ROS-generating anticancer drugs.
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- Sophie Vibet
- Inserm E-0211, Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer; Université François-Rabelais, Tours, France
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Colas S, Mahéo K, Denis F, Goupille C, Hoinard C, Champeroux P, Tranquart F, Bougnoux P. Sensitization by dietary docosahexaenoic acid of rat mammary carcinoma to anthracycline: a role for tumor vascularization. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:5879-86. [PMID: 17020996 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-0386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a peroxidizable polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, sensitizes rat mammary tumors to anthracyclines and whether its action interferes with tumor vascularization, a critical determinant of tumor growth. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Female Sprague-Dawley rats were initiated by N-methylnitrosourea to develop mammary tumors and then assigned to a control group (n = 18), receiving a supplementation of palm oil, or to a DHA group (n = 54), supplemented with a microalgae-produced oil (DHASCO, 1.5 g/d). The DHA group was equally subdivided into three subgroups with addition of different amounts of alpha-tocopherol. Epirubicin was injected weekly during 6 weeks after the largest tumor reached 1.5 cm(2), and subsequent changes in the tumor surface were evaluated. Tumor vascularization was assessed by power Doppler sonography before and during chemotherapy. RESULTS DHA and alpha-tocopherol were readily absorbed and incorporated into rat tissues. Epirubicin induced a 45% mammary tumor regression in the DHA-supplemented group, whereas no tumor regression was observed in the control group. In the DHA group, before chemotherapy was initiated, tumor vascular density was 43% lower than in the control group and remained lower during chemotherapy. Enhancement of epirubicin efficacy by DHA was abolished in a dose-dependent manner by alpha-tocopherol, and the same trend was observed for DHA-induced reduction in tumor vascular density. CONCLUSIONS Dietary DHA supplementation led to a reduction in tumor vascularization before the enhancement of any response to anthracyclines, suggesting that DHA chemosensitizes mammary tumors through an inhibition of the host vascular response to the tumor.
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- Séverine Colas
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, E0211 Nutrition Croissance et Cancer, CHU Bretonneau, 2 bis Boulevard Tonnelle, F-37044 Tours, France
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Rajeshkumar NV, Rai A, Gulati A. Endothelin B receptor agonist, IRL 1620, enhances the anti-tumor efficacy of paclitaxel in breast tumor rats. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2005; 94:237-47. [PMID: 16244791 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-005-9000-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pharmacological agents that increase tumor blood flow could be utilized to promote the delivery of anti-cancer drugs. We have demonstrated that administration of endothelin-1 (ET-1) to breast tumor bearing rats transiently increased tumor blood flow by stimulating endothelin B (ET(B)) receptors. The present study evaluated the effect of ET(B) receptor agonist, IRL 1620, on breast tumor perfusion, concentration of [3H]paclitaxel in tumor and tissues, and efficacy of paclitaxel in N-methyl nitrosourea induced breast tumor bearing rats. Administration of IRL 1620 (3 and 9 nmol/kg) significantly increased (203 and 140%, respectively) breast tumor perfusion. BQ 788, an ET(B) receptor antagonist, pretreatment completely abolished IRL 1620 induced increase in tumor perfusion. Tumor [3H]paclitaxel concentration was increased by 308% when [3H]paclitaxel was administered 15 min after IRL 1620 (3 nmol/kg) compared to vehicle treated rats. However, IRL 1620 did not increase [3H]paclitaxel concentrations in other organs. Efficacy study showed that paclitaxel (5 mg/kg) administration on every third day for a total of five doses produced 60.0, 4.5 and 0% reduction in tumor volume, tumor progression and complete tumor remission, respectively, compared to saline treated rats. However, paclitaxel (5 mg/kg) when administered 15 min after IRL 1620 (3 nmol/kg) produced 268.9, 210.3 and 20% reduction in tumor volume, tumor progression and complete remission of tumors, respectively, compared to saline treated rats. In conclusion, IRL 1620 significantly enhanced delivery and effectiveness of paclitaxel in an animal model of breast cancer.
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- N V Rajeshkumar
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Colas S, Paon L, Denis F, Prat M, Louisot P, Hoinard C, Le Floch O, Ogilvie G, Bougnoux P. Enhanced radiosensitivity of rat autochthonous mammary tumors by dietary docosahexaenoic acid. Int J Cancer 2004; 109:449-54. [PMID: 14961586 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which integrates into tumor cell membranes, has been reported to enhance the efficacy against tumors of cytotoxic drugs that induce reactive oxygen species (ROS). Because ionizing radiation also generate ROS, we initiated a study to determine whether dietary DHA might sensitize mammary tumors to irradiation. Mammary tumors were induced by N-methylnitrosourea (NMU) in Sprague-Dawley rats. The optimal dose of radiation to examine the effect of DHA on tumor response to irradiation was determined to be 18 grays (Gy) using a 4-6 MeV electron beam (according to the depth of the target volume) delivered in a single fraction from a linear accelerator. Two groups of rats were fed a basal diet containing 7% of a mixture of peanut and rapeseed oils enriched with 8% of an oil containing either a low (palm oil) or high (DHASCO oil containing 40% DHA) DHA content. DHA group was equally subdivided into 2 groups without or with addition of vitamin E (100 IU/kg diet). Irradiation was carried out when the first tumor in each rat reached 1.5 cm2 and subsequent change in tumor size was documented over time. DHA level in adipose tissue, taken as a biomarker, was higher in the DHA supplemented group compared to the control group. Vitamin E level in liver, the best storage for this compound, was higher in the vitamin E supplemented DHA group compared to the DHA group. Tumor size decreased by 60% at 12 days after irradiation in the DHA group vs. 31% in the control group (p = 0.03) and 36% in the DHA plus vitamin E group. Therefore, dietary DHA sensitized mammary tumors to radiation. The addition of vitamin E inhibited the beneficial effect of DHA, suggesting that this effect might be mediated by oxidative damage to the peroxidizable lipids.
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- Séverine Colas
- Nutrition Croissance et Cancer, INSERM E 0211, IFR 120, CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France
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Lavillonnière F, Chajès V, Martin JC, Sébédio JL, Lhuillery C, Bougnoux P. Dietary purified cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid isomer has anticarcinogenic properties in chemically induced mammary tumors in rats. Nutr Cancer 2004; 45:190-4. [PMID: 12881013 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc4502_08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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To determine whether the purified 9c,11t conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomer, the main dietary isomer, is biologically active on mammary tumor growth, we carried out a dietary intervention study designed to compare its effects with those of a mixture of CLA isomers on the incidence and growth of autochthonous mammary tumors induced by methylnitrosourea in rats. After the initiation step, rats were fed a sunflower oil-based diet (5%) and separated into three experimental groups supplemented with either a 1% homemade synthesized 9c,11t isomer, a 1% CLA isomer mixture, or free fatty acids prepared from sunflower oil for the control group. We found that, in the two CLA groups compared with the control group, CLA levels were about 30 times higher in mammary fat pads and about 10 times higher in tumor tissues. Compared with the control group, there was a 44% and 45% decrease in tumor mass per rat in the CLA mixture and the 9c,11t groups, respectively, at 20 wk of diet (P < 0.05). There was a nonsignificant trend for a decrease multiplicity in CLA groups compared with the control group, with a 30% and 35% decrease in the CLA mixture and the 9c,11t groups, respectively. Incidence and latency were not significantly different between the dietary groups. Although the effect was specifically restricted in reduction in tumor mass, we concluded that the main CLA isomer found in human diet has anticarcinogenic properties in experimental mammary carcinogenesis.
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- Flore Lavillonnière
- Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer, INSERM E 0211, IFR 120, Université François-Rabelais, 2 bis Boulevard Tonnellé, F-37044 Tours, France
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Denis F, Bougnoux P, Paon L, le Floch O, Tranquart F. Radiosensitivity of rat mammary tumors correlates with early vessel changes assessed by power Doppler sonography. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2003; 22:921-929. [PMID: 14510263 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.9.921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes occurring in the vascularization of tumors during irradiation, we used a model of autochthonous mammary tumors in rats and assessed early vascular changes after irradiation by power Doppler sonography. METHODS Mammary tumors were induced in 24 female Sprague Dawley rats by a single subcutaneous injection of N-nitroso N-methyl urea. After tumor areas reached 1 cm2, the animals received a single fraction of 18-Gy radiation or intraperitoneal saline injection. Power Doppler sonographic quantification of detected vessels was performed 1 day before irradiation and 7 days after the use of a power Doppler index of 5 different tumor imaging planes. Final tumor shrinkage was compared with early changes in the power Doppler index. Not all tumors regressed in a similar fashion. Radiosensitive tumors were defined as tumors with a greater than 50% decrease in baseline area 28 days after irradiation, whereas radioresistant tumors were tumors with a less than 50% decrease in baseline area. Statistical analysis was performed by the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS Tumor area changes were similar in radioresistant and radiosensitive tumors 7 days after irradiation (-41% and -35%, respectively; P > .05, not significant), whereas reduction in the power Doppler index was significantly greater in radiosensitive tumors (mean value, -63%) than in radioresistant tumors (mean value, -12%) (P = .001). Late tumor regrowth was correlated with day 7 power Doppler index changes (P = .009). A 40% reduction in the power Doppler index at day 7 distinguished 8 of 9 radiosensitive tumors and 8 of 9 radioresistant tumors (P = .003). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that early changes in tumor perfusion as assessed by power Doppler sonography after tumor irradiation may precede the long-term tumor regression.
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- Fabrice Denis
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale E 0211, CORAD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bretonneau, 37044 Tours France.
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Denis F, Bougnoux P, de Poncheville L, Prat M, Catroux R, Tranquart F. In vivo quantitation of tumour vascularisation assessed by Doppler sonography in rat mammary tumours. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2002; 28:431-437. [PMID: 12049955 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(02)00478-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study was designed to evaluate high-frequency power Doppler (PDS) and to quantify treatment-induced changes in an experimental autochthonous mammary tumour model in rats. A total of 13 rats with N-methyl, N-nitroso urea-induced mammary tumours were split into three courses; 6 rats were treated with epirubicin, 3 received a placebo injection and 4 had irradiation of their tumour with a direct electron beam using a single dose of 18 Gy. In all groups, treatment began when the tumour area reached at least 1 cm(2) and was preceded by the first power Doppler sonography study of the tumour (Echo #1). Echo #2 was carried out in the middle of the placebo or epirubicin treatment (after 3 weeks) or 7 days after irradiation in the irradiated group. Echo #3 was carried out at the end of placebo or epirubicin treatment or 28 days after irradiation. Then colour pixel density (CPD) and vascularity index (VI) were quantitated. Intraobserver and interobserver variability of the CPD and VI quantitation was low (r = 0.99 and 0.97, respectively, for intraobserver and interobserver variability of the CPD values). The monitoring of CPD and VI showed an increase with time during the observation period. No increase in CPD or VI was observed in treated mammary tumours (p < 0.01). Power Doppler sonography quantitation of angiogenesis is reproducible, noninvasive and feasible in this in vivo breast cancer model. The monitoring of angiogenesis according to different treatments is feasible in real-time. Further studies are needed to investigate the predictive value of CPD and VI on sensitivity of mammary tumours to anticancer treatment.
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- Fabrice Denis
- Laboratoire Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer, UPRES-EA 2103, Université François-Rabelais, 37044 Tours, France
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Maillard V, Bougnoux P, Ferrari P, Jourdan ML, Pinault M, Lavillonnière F, Body G, Le Floch O, Chajès V. N-3 and N-6 fatty acids in breast adipose tissue and relative risk of breast cancer in a case-control study in Tours, France. Int J Cancer 2002; 98:78-83. [PMID: 11857389 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Experimental studies have indicated that n-3 fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid (18:3 n-3) and long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit mammary tumor growth and metastasis. Earlier epidemiological studies have given inconclusive results about a potential protective effect of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on breast cancer risk, possibly because of methodological issues inherent to nutritional epidemiology. To evaluate the hypothesis that n-3 fatty acids protect against breast cancer, we examined the fatty acid composition in adipose tissue from 241 patients with invasive, nonmetastatic breast carcinoma and from 88 patients with benign breast disease, in a case-control study in Tours, central France. Fatty acid composition in breast adipose tissue was used as a qualitative biomarker of past dietary intake of fatty acids. Biopsies of adipose tissue were obtained at the time of surgery. Individual fatty acids were measured as a percentage of total fatty acids, using capillary gas chromatography. Unconditional logistic regression modeling was used to obtain odds ratio estimates while adjusting for age, height, menopausal status and body mass index. We found inverse associations between breast cancer-risk and n-3 fatty acid levels in breast adipose tissue. Women in the highest tertile of alpha-linolenic acid (18:3 n-3) had an odds ratio of 0.39 (95% confidence intervals [CI] = 0.19-0.78) compared to women in the lowest tertile (trend p = 0.01). In a similar way, women in the highest tertile of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 n-3) had an odds ratio of 0.31 (95% CI = 0.13-0.75) compared to women in the lowest tertile (trend p = 0.016). Women in the highest tertile of the long-chain n-3/total n-6 ratio had an odds ratio of 0.33 (95% confidence interval = 0.17-0.66) compared to women in the lowest tertile (trend p = 0.0002). In conclusion, our data based on fatty acids levels in breast adipose tissue suggest a protective effect of n-3 fatty acids on breast cancer risk and support the hypothesis that the balance between n-3 and n-6 fatty acids plays a role in breast cancer.
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- Virginie Maillard
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Tumeurs, Clinique d'Oncologie-Radiothérapie, Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, E.A. 2103, Unité de Recherche Associée Université-INRA, CHU, Tours, France
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Cognault S, Jourdan ML, Germain E, Pitavy R, Morel E, Durand G, Bougnoux P, Lhuillery C. Effect of an alpha-linolenic acid-rich diet on rat mammary tumor growth depends on the dietary oxidative status. Nutr Cancer 2000; 36:33-41. [PMID: 10798214 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc3601_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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To investigate whether the oxidative status of an 18:3(n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-enriched diet could modulate the growth of chemically induced rat mammary tumors, three independent experiments were performed. Experiments I and II examined the variation of tumor growth by addition of antioxidant (vitamin E) or a prooxidant system (sodium ascorbate/2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) to a 15% linseed oil diet rich in 18:3(n-3). Experiment III addressed the role of PUFA in the tumor growth modulation by vitamin E. For this purpose, we compared the effect of vitamin E in 15% fat diets containing a high level of 18:3(n-3) (linseed oil, high-PUFA diet) or devoid of 18:3(n-3) (hydrogenated palm/sunflower oil, low-PUFA diet). In Experiments I-III, tumor growth increased in the presence of vitamin E compared with control (without vitamin E). Furthermore, it decreased when prooxidant was added. In contrast, no difference was observed when the diet was low in PUFA, suggesting that sensitivity of PUFA to peroxidation may interfere with tumor growth. This observation was supported by growth kinetic parameter analysis, which indicated that tumor growth resulted from variations in cell loss but not from changes in cell proliferation. These data show that, in vivo, PUFA effects on tumor growth are highly dependent on diet oxidative status.
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- S Cognault
- Laboratoire de Nutrition et Sécurité Alimentaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Klein V, Chajès V, Germain E, Schulgen G, Pinault M, Malvy D, Lefrancq T, Fignon A, Le Floch O, Lhuillery C, Bougnoux P. Low alpha-linolenic acid content of adipose breast tissue is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2000; 36:335-40. [PMID: 10708934 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)00254-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Data derived from experimental studies suggest that alpha-linolenic acid may have a protective effect in breast cancer. Observations obtained from epidemiological studies have not allowed conclusions to be drawn about a potential protective effect of dietary alpha-linolenic acid on breast cancer, possibly because of methodological issues. This case-control study conducted in an homogeneous population from a central area in France was designed to explore the hypothesis that alpha-linolenic acid inhibits breast cancer, using fatty acid levels in adipose breast tissue as a biomarker of past qualitative dietary intake of fatty acids. Biopsies of adipose breast tissue at the time of diagnosis were obtained from 123 women with invasive non-metastatic breast carcinoma. 59 women with benign breast disease served as controls. Individual fatty acids were analysed by capillary gas chromatography. An unconditional logistic regression model was used to obtain odds ratio estimates whilst adjusting for age, menopausal status and body mass index (BMI). No association was found between fatty acids (saturates, monounsaturates, long-chain polyunsaturates n-6 or n-3) and the disease, except for alpha-linolenic acid which showed an inverse association with the risk of breast cancer. The relative risk of breast cancer for women in the highest quartile of adipose breast tissue alpha-linolenic acid level was 0.36 (95% confidence interval=0.12-1.02) compared with those in the lowest quartile (P trend=0.026), suggesting a protective effect of alpha-linolenic acid in the risk of breast cancer. The effects of dietary alpha-linolenic on the risk of breast cancer warrant further study.
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- V Klein
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Tumeurs, d'anatomo-pathologie, Clinique d'Oncologie-Radiothérapie, Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, E. A. 2103, Unité de Recherche Associée Université-INRA, CHU, Tours, France
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