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Azeez JM, Susmi TR, Remadevi V, Ravindran V, Sasikumar Sujatha A, Ayswarya RNS, Sreeja S. New insights into the functions of progesterone receptor (PR) isoforms and progesterone signaling. Am J Cancer Res 2021; 11:5214-5232. [PMID: 34873457 PMCID: PMC8640821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Progesterone, the ovarian steroid hormone, regulates a plentitude of biological processes in tissues ranging from the brain to bones. Recognizing the role of progesterone and its receptors in physiological processes and maladies can prevent and treat various diseases. Apart from its physiological functions, its role in developing diseases, especially breast cancer, is a recent topic of deliberation. There exists conflicting experimental and epidemiological evidence linking progesterone to breast cancer. This review tries to describe the physiological functions of progesterone and its receptors, genomic and non-genomic signaling, splice variants, and a different aspect of progesterone signaling. Furthermore, we seek to address or attempt to discuss the following pertinent questions on steroid hormone signaling; How does progesterone influence breast cancer progression? How does it change the molecular pathways in breast cancer with different receptor statuses, the specific role of each isoform, and how does the ER/and PR ratio affect progesterone signaling?
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Affiliation(s)
- Juberiya M Azeez
- Cancer Research Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Cancer Research Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Cancer Research Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Cancer Research Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Akinjiyan FA, Han Y, Luo J, Toriola AT. Does circulating progesterone mediate the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in progesterone receptor (PGR)-related genes with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women? Discov Oncol 2021; 12:47. [PMID: 34790961 PMCID: PMC8566393 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-021-00438-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Progesterone is a proliferative hormone in the breast but the associations of genetic variations in progesterone-regulated pathways with mammographic breast density (MD) in premenopausal women and whether these associations are mediated through circulating progesterone are not clearly defined. We, therefore, investigated these associations in 364 premenopausal women with a median age of 44 years. We sequenced 179 progesterone receptor (PGR)-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We measured volumetric percent density (VPD) and non-dense volume (NDV) using Volpara. Linear regression models were fit on circulating progesterone or VPD/NDV separately. We performed mediation analysis to evaluate whether the effect of a SNP on VPD/NDV is mediated through circulating progesterone. All analyses were adjusted for confounders, phase of menstrual cycle and the Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery (FDR) adjusted p-value was applied to correct for multiple testing. In multivariable analyses, only PGR rs657516 had a direct effect on VPD (averaged direct effect estimate = - 0.20, 95%CI = - 0.38 ~ - 0.04, p-value = 0.02) but this was not statistically significant after FDR correction and the effect was not mediated by circulating progesterone (mediation effect averaged across the two genotypes = 0.01, 95%CI = - 0.02 ~ 0.03, p-value = 0.70). Five SNPs (PGR rs11571241, rs11571239, rs1824128, rs11571150, PGRMC1 rs41294894) were associated with circulating progesterone but these were not statistically significant after FDR correction. SNPs in PGR-related genes were not associated with VPD, NDV and circulating progesterone did not mediate the associations, suggesting that the effects, if any, of these SNPs on MD are independent of circulating progesterone. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12672-021-00438-1.
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- Favour A. Akinjiyan
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8100, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
- Department of Breast Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 Liaoning Province China
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8100, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
- Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8100, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
- Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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Ávila JL, Almeida-Aguirre EKP, Méndez-Cuesta CA, Toscano RA, Cerbón Cervantes MA, Delgado G. Structural Reassignment of rel-(3' Z,3 R,6 R,7 R,3a' R,6' R)-3,8-Dihydrodiligustilide and the Activity of Diligustilide and 3,8-Dihydro- and 3,8,7',7a'-Tetrahydrodiligustilides as Progestins. Org Lett 2019; 21:7460-7465. [PMID: 31497973 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Several phthalides were semisynthesized, including a 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide with progesterone-like activity, previously isolated from Ligusticum chuanxiong, the structure of which was earlier assigned to a semisynthetic product with nonidentical spectroscopic constants. The structure of this natural phthalide was reassigned with a proposal of its absolute configuration. Phthalides acted as progestins in cell viability assays, immunofluorescence microscopy, and docking analysis. Therefore, the structures for natural and semisynthetic phthalides with potential use in hormone-related therapies were reassigned.
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- José Luis Ávila
- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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- Instituto de Química , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 , Ciudad de México , Mexico
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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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Tian JM, Ran B, Zhang CL, Yan DM, Li XH. Estrogen and progesterone promote breast cancer cell proliferation by inducing cyclin G1 expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [PMID: 29513878 PMCID: PMC5912097 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20175612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer among women in most countries (WHO). Ovarian hormone disorder is thought to be associated with breast tumorigenesis. The present study investigated the effects of estrogen and progesterone administration on cell proliferation and underlying mechanisms in breast cancer MCF-7 cells. It was found that a single administration of estradiol (E2) or progesterone increased MCF-7 cell viability in a dose-dependent manner and promoted cell cycle progression by increasing the percentage of cells in the G2/M phase. A combination of E2 and progesterone led to a stronger effect than single treatment. Moreover, cyclin G1 was up-regulated by E2 and/or progesterone in MCF-7 cells. After knockdown of cyclin G1 in MCF-7 cells using a specific shRNA, estradiol- and progesterone-mediated cell viability and clonogenic ability were significantly limited. Additionally, estradiol- and progesterone-promoted cell accumulation in the G2/M phase was reversed after knockdown of cyclin G1. These data indicated that estrogen and progesterone promoted breast cancer cell proliferation by inducing the expression of cyclin G1. Our data indicated that novel therapeutics against cyclin G1 are promising for the treatment of estrogen- and progesterone-mediated breast cancer progression.
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Azeez JM, Vini R, Remadevi V, Surendran A, Jaleel A, Santhosh Kumar TR, Sreeja S. VDAC1 and SERCA3 Mediate Progesterone-Triggered Ca2+ Signaling in Breast Cancer Cells. J Proteome Res 2017; 17:698-709. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Juberiya M. Azeez
- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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- Cancer
Research Program and ‡Proteomics Core Facility, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India
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Yuan B, Liang S, Jin YX, Kwon JW, Zhang JB, Kim NH. Progesterone influences cytoplasmic maturation in porcine oocytes developing in vitro. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2454. [PMID: 27672508 PMCID: PMC5028735 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Progesterone (P4), an ovarian steroid hormone, is an important regulator of female reproduction. In this study, we explored the influence of progesterone on porcine oocyte nuclear maturation and cytoplasmic maturation and development in vitro. We found that the presence of P4 during oocyte maturation did not inhibit polar body extrusions but significantly increased glutathione and decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels relative to that in control groups. The incidence of parthenogenetically activated oocytes that could develop to the blastocyst stage was higher (p < 0.05) when oocytes were exposed to P4 as compared to that in the controls. Cell numbers were increased in the P4-treated groups. Further, the P4-specific inhibitor mifepristone (RU486) prevented porcine oocyte maturation, as represented by the reduced incidence (p < 0.05) of oocyte first polar body extrusions. RU486 affected maturation promoting factor (MPF) activity and maternal mRNA polyadenylation status. In general, these data show that P4 influences the cytoplasmic maturation of porcine oocytes, at least partially, by decreasing their polyadenylation, thereby altering maternal gene expression.
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- Bao Yuan
- Department of Laboratory Animal, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin university, Changchun, Jilin, P.R.China.,Department of Animal Sciences, Molecular Embryology Laboratory, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Molecular Embryology Laboratory, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin university, Changchun, Jilin, P.R.China.,Department of Animal Sciences, Molecular Embryology Laboratory, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Molecular Embryology Laboratory, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin university, Changchun, Jilin, P.R.China
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- Department of Laboratory Animal, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin university, Changchun, Jilin, P.R.China.,Department of Animal Sciences, Molecular Embryology Laboratory, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea
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