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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
We recently showed that estrogen withdrawal from the ERalpha(+), high Bcl-2-expressing breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7B) reduced Bcl-2 protein levels while increasing cell-cell adhesion, and junction formation. Here we compared these cells with the ERalpha(+) and low Bcl-2-expressing MCF-7 cells and with the normal mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10-2A not expressing ERalpha or Bcl-2. All cell lines expressed normal HER2. Antiestrogen (Tamoxifen and ICI 182,780) treatment increased Bcl-2 levels in both MCF-7 and -7B cells and led to the formation of acinar structures. This treatment led to the dissociation of junctions and redistribution of junctional components to the cytoplasm in MCF-10-2A and -7 cells, while in MCF-7B cells junctional proteins redistributed to membranes. Antiestrogen treatment decreased PI3K/Akt activation and increased ERK activation regardless of ERalpha status. IGF-1R was inactivated in the antiestrogen-treated MCF-7 cells while it was activated in MCF-7B cells. Our data show that Tamoxifen and ICI 182,780 can induce growth inhibitory effects via the sustained activation/inactivation of signaling pathways that regulate cell survival, cell death and differentiation in the absence of ERalpha. Furthermore, Bcl-2 overexpression may alter the functional interactions among these pathways in response to antiestrogens, which also may provide a potential explanation for the observation that Bcl-2 overexpressing tumors have a better prognosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Connexins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estradiol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estrogen Receptor alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, IGF Type 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Selective Estrogen Receptor..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tamoxifen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/fulvestrant
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1573-7217
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
605-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Connexins, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Estrogen Receptor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Receptor, IGF Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19002577-Tamoxifen
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Tamoxifen and ICI 182,780 increase Bcl-2 levels and inhibit growth of breast carcinoma cells by modulating PI3K/AKT, ERK and IGF-1R pathways independent of ERalpha.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, 6-24 Medical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2H7.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't