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Growth inhibition by anti-estrogens and progestins in TGF-beta-resistant and -sensitive breast-tumor cells.
- Source :
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International journal of cancer [Int J Cancer] 1996 Mar 01; Vol. 65 (5), pp. 682-7. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a potent growth inhibitor of non-malignant breast tissue, and TGF-beta resistance could play a role in tumorigenesis. Treatment of breast-tumor cells with anti-estrogens and progestins has been shown to correlate with an increase in the levels of secreted TGF-beta, suggesting that the growth inhibition observed with these (anti)hormones is mediated by this growth factor. In the present study we have investigated the effects of anti-estrogens and progestins on breast-tumor cell lines, which are either resistant or sensitive to TGF-beta. A hormone-independent variant of the MCF7 cell line is shown to have lost its sensitivity to TGF-beta during its progression towards an autonomous phenotype, but has preserved its sensitivity to anti-estrogens. In addition, evidence is presented showing that progestins and anti-estrogens inhibit proliferation, irrespective of the sensitivity to TGF-beta in variants of the T47D cell line. Therefore, we conclude that, although TGF-beta seems an important growth inhibitor for mammary epithelial cells, both progestins and anti-estrogens can inhibit cell proliferation independent of induced TGF-beta production.
- Subjects :
- Cell Division drug effects
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
RNA, Messenger genetics
Receptors, Estrogen physiology
Transforming Growth Factor beta pharmacology
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Breast Neoplasms pathology
Estrogen Antagonists pharmacology
Growth Inhibitors
Progestins pharmacology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0020-7136
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8598322
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960301)65:5<682::AID-IJC20>3.0.CO;2-8