scholarly journals Stable Isotope-Resolved Metabolomic Differences between Hormone-Responsive and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason H. Winnike ◽  
Delisha A. Stewart ◽  
Wimal W. Pathmasiri ◽  
Susan L. McRitchie ◽  
Susan J. Sumner

Purpose. To conduct an exploratory study to identify mechanisms that differentiate Luminal A (BT474 and MCF-7) and triple-negative (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468) breast cancer (BCa) cell lines to potentially provide novel therapeutic targets based on differences in energy utilization. Methods. Cells were cultured in media containing either [U-13C]-glucose or [U-13C]-glutamine for 48 hours. Conditioned media and cellular extracts were analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Results. MCF-7 cells consumed the most glucose, producing the most lactate, demonstrating the greatest Warburg effect-associated energy utilization. BT474 cells had the highest tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) activity. The majority of energy utilization patterns in MCF-7 cells were more similar to MDA-MB-468 cells, while the patterns for BT474 cells were more similar to MDA-MB-231 cells. Compared to the Luminal A cell lines, TNBC cell lines consumed more glutamine and less glucose. BT474 and MDA-MB-468 cells produced high amounts of 13C-glycine from media [U-13C]-glucose which was integrated into glutathione, indicating de novo synthesis. Conclusions. Stable isotopic resolved metabolomics using 13C substrates provided mechanistic information about energy utilization that was difficult to interpret using 1H data alone. Overall, cell lines that have different hormone receptor status have different energy utilization requirements, even if they are classified by the same clinical BCa subtype; and these differences offer clues about optimizing treatment strategies.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriane Feijo Evangelista ◽  
Renato J Oliveira ◽  
Viviane A O Silva ◽  
Rene A D C Vieira ◽  
Rui M Reis ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women. However, the role of microRNA expression in breast cancer progression is not fully understood. In this study we examined predictive interactions between differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs in breast cancer cell lines representative of the common molecular subtypes. Integrative bioinformatics analysis identified miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory biomarkers of mRNA in breast cancer. Several recent studies have investigated these miRNAs in a broad range of tumors, but the mechanism of their involvement in cancer progression has not previously been investigated. Methods: The miRNA-mRNA interactions in breast cancer cell lines were identified by parallel expression analysis and miRNA target prediction programs. The expression profiles of mRNA and miRNAs from luminal (MCF-7, MCF-7/AZ and T47D), HER2 (BT20 and SK-BR3) and triple negative subtypes (Hs578T e MDA-MB-231) could be clearly separated by unsupervised analysis using HB4A cell line as a control. Breast cancer miRNA data from TCGA patients were grouped according to molecular subtypes and then used to validate these findings. Expression of miR-193 and miR-210 was investigated by miRNA transient silencing assays using the MCF7, BT20 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. Functional studies included, xCELLigence system, ApoTox-Glo triplex, flow cytometry and transwell assays were performed to determine cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, apoptosis, migration and invasion, respectively. Results: The most evident effects were associated with cell proliferation after miR-210 silencing in triple negative subtype cell line MDA-MB-231. Using in silico prediction algorithms, TNFRSF10 was identified as one of the potential downstream targets for both miRNAs. The TNFRSF10C and TNFRSF10D mRNA expression inversely correlated with the expression levels of miR-193 and miR210 in breast cell lines and breast cancer patients, respectively. Other potential regulated genes whose expression also inversely correlated with both miRNAs were CCND1, a mediator on invasion and metastasis, and the tumor suppressor gene RUNX3. Conclusion: In summary, our findings identify miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory miRNA in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and suggest that miR-210 may have specific role in MDA-MB-231 proliferation. Our results highlight important new downstream regulated targets that may serve as promising therapeutic pathways for aggressive breast cancers.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriane Feijo Evangelista ◽  
Renato J Oliveira ◽  
Viviane A O Silva ◽  
Rene A D C Vieira ◽  
Rui M Reis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women. However, the role of microRNA (miRNA) expression in breast cancer progression is not fully understood. In this study we examined predictive interactions between differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs in breast cancer cell lines representative of the common molecular subtypes. Integrative bioinformatics analysis identified miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory biomarkers of mRNA in breast cancer. Several recent studies have investigated these miRNAs in a broad range of tumors, but the mechanism of their involvement in cancer progression has not previously been investigated.Methods: The miRNA-mRNA interactions in breast cancer cell lines were identified by parallel expression analysis and miRNA target prediction programs. The expression profiles of mRNA and miRNAs from luminal (MCF-7, MCF-7/AZ and T47D), HER2 (BT20 and SK-BR3) and triple negative subtypes (Hs578T e MDA-MB-231) could be clearly separated by unsupervised analysis using HB4A cell line as a control. Breast cancer miRNA data from TCGA patients were grouped according to molecular subtypes and then used to validate these findings. Expression of miR-193 and miR-210 was investigated by miRNA transient silencing assays using the MCF7, BT20 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. Functional studies included, xCELLigence system, ApoTox-Glo triplex assay, flow cytometry and transwell inserts were performed to determine cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, apoptosis, migration and invasion, respectively.Results: The most evident effects were associated with cell proliferation after miR-210 silencing in triple negative subtype cell line MDA-MB-231. Using in silico prediction algorithms, TNFRSF10 was identified as one of the potential regulated downstream targets for both miRNAs. The TNFRSF10C and TNFRSF10D mRNA expression inversely correlated with the expression levels of miR-193 and miR210 in breast cell lines and breast cancer patients, respectively. Other potential regulated genes whose expression also inversely correlated with both miRNAs were CCND1, a known mediator on invasion and metastasis, and the tumor suppressor gene RUNX3.Conclusions: In summary, our findings identify miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory miRNA in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and suggest that miR-210 may have a specific role in MDA-MB-231 proliferation. Our results highlight important new downstream regulated targets that may serve as promising therapeutic pathways for aggressive breast cancers


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriane F. Evangelista ◽  
Renato J. Oliveira ◽  
Viviane A. O. Silva ◽  
Rene A. D. C. Vieira ◽  
Rui M. Reis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women. However, the role of microRNA (miRNA) expression in breast cancer progression is not fully understood. In this study we examined predictive interactions between differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs in breast cancer cell lines representative of the common molecular subtypes. Integrative bioinformatics analysis identified miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory biomarkers of mRNA in breast cancer. Several recent studies have investigated these miRNAs in a broad range of tumors, but the mechanism of their involvement in cancer progression has not previously been investigated. Methods The miRNA-mRNA interactions in breast cancer cell lines were identified by parallel expression analysis and miRNA target prediction programs. The expression profiles of mRNA and miRNAs from luminal (MCF-7, MCF-7/AZ and T47D), HER2 (BT20 and SK-BR3) and triple negative subtypes (Hs578T e MDA-MB-231) could be clearly separated by unsupervised analysis using HB4A cell line as a control. Breast cancer miRNA data from TCGA patients were grouped according to molecular subtypes and then used to validate these findings. Expression of miR-193 and miR-210 was investigated by miRNA transient silencing assays using the MCF7, BT20 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. Functional studies included, xCELLigence system, ApoTox-Glo triplex assay, flow cytometry and transwell inserts were performed to determine cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, apoptosis, migration and invasion, respectively. Results The most evident effects were associated with cell proliferation after miR-210 silencing in triple negative subtype cell line MDA-MB-231. Using in silico prediction algorithms, TNFRSF10 was identified as one of the potential regulated downstream targets for both miRNAs. The TNFRSF10C and TNFRSF10D mRNA expression inversely correlated with the expression levels of miR-193 and miR210 in breast cell lines and breast cancer patients, respectively. Other potential regulated genes whose expression also inversely correlated with both miRNAs were CCND1, a known mediator on invasion and metastasis, and the tumor suppressor gene RUNX3. Conclusions In summary, our findings identify miR-193 and miR-210 as potential regulatory miRNA in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and suggest that miR-210 may have a specific role in MDA-MB-231 proliferation. Our results highlight important new downstream regulated targets that may serve as promising therapeutic pathways for aggressive breast cancers


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozge ALVUR ◽  
Hakan KUCUKSAYAN ◽  
Yasemin BAYGU ◽  
Nilgun KABAY ◽  
Yasar GOK ◽  
...  

Abstract Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease which has distinct subtypes and therefore development of novel targeting treatments to fight aganist breast cancer is needed. Although autophagy and apoptosis considered as the major programmed cell death mechanisms are among the current target mechanisms, there are some difficulties in clinical treatment such as the development of drug resistance and cancer recurrence. Therefore it is important that illumination of distinctive mechanisms between cancer types for development novel treatment strategies. In this study, we examined the anti-proliferative effects of the triazole linked galactose substituted dicyano compound (hereafter referred to as the dicyano compound (the DC)) on two different breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7. We determined that response of each cell lines to the DC was different, since autophagy was induced in MDA-MB-231 and apoptosis was induced in MCF-7. For this reason, we hypothesized that these different responses may be due to the different characteristics of the cells and evaluated effects of aggresiveness degrees of both cell lines on response to the DC. As a result of our analysis, we determined that c-Myc regulation in both cell lines was different upon the DC treatment depending on expression of Twist, an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediator. Therefore, we suggest that Twist/c-Myc axis may have a role in different response to the DC-induced cell death pathways in breast cancer subtypes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan Fragis ◽  
Abdulmonem I. Murayyan ◽  
Suresh Neethirajan

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among Canadian women. Cancer management through changes in lifestyle, such as increased intake of foods rich in dietary flavonoids, have been shown to decrease the risk associated with breast, liver, colorectal, and upper-digestive cancers in epidemiologic studies. Onions are high in flavonoid content and one of the most common vegetables. Additionally, onions are used in most Canadian cuisines.Methods: We investigated the effect of five prominent Ontario grown onion (Stanley, Ruby Ring, LaSalle, Fortress, and Safrane) extracts on two subtypes of breast cancer cell lines: a triple negative breast cancer line MDA-MB-231 and an ER+ breast cancer line MCF-7.Results: These onion extracts elicited strong anti-proliferative, anti-migratory, and cytotoxic activities on both the cancer cell lines. Flavonoids present in these onion extracts induced apoptosis, cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, and a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential at dose-dependent concentrations. Onion extracts were more effective against MDA-MB-231 compared to the MCF-7 cell line. Conclusion: In this study, we investigated the extracts synthesized from Ontario-grown onion varieties in inducing anti-migratory, cytostatic, and cytotoxic activities in two sub-types of human breast cancer cell lines. Anti-tumor activity of these extracts depends upon the varietal and can be formulated into nutraceuticals and functional foods for the wellbeing of cancer patients. Overall, the results suggest that onion extracts are a good source of flavonoids with anti-cancerous properties.Keywords: onion extracts; flavonoids; anti-proliferative; breast cancer; cytotoxic activity


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 738-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Badran ◽  
Atia-tul-Wahab ◽  
Sharmeen Fayyaz ◽  
Elias Baydoun ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Background:Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer type in women globally. It is characterized by distinct subtypes depending on different gene expression patterns. Oncogene HER2 is expressed on the surface of cell and is responsible for cell growth regulation. Increase in HER2 receptor protein due to gene amplification, results in aggressive growth, and high metastasis in cancer cells.Methods:The current study evaluates and compares the anti-breast cancer effect of commercially available compounds against HER2 overexpressing BT-474, and triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines.Results:Preliminary in vitro cell viability assays on these cell lines identified 6 lead molecules active against breast cancer. Convallatoxin (4), a steroidal lactone glycoside, showed the most potent activity with IC50 values of 0.63 ± 0.56, and 0.69 ± 0.59 µM against BT-474 and MDA-MB-231, respectively, whereas 4-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)-phenoxy] phenol (3) a phenol derivative, and Reserpine (5) an indole alkaloid selectively inhibited the growth of BT-474, and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, respectively.Conclusion:These results exhibited the potential of small molecules in the treatment of HER2 amplified and triple negative breast cancers in vitro.


Author(s):  
Stefan Dimov ◽  
Anelia Ts. Mavrova ◽  
Denitsa Yancheva ◽  
Biliana Nikolova ◽  
Iana Tsoneva

Aims: The purpose was the synthesis of some new thienopyrimidines derivative of 1,3-disubstituted benzimidazoles and the evaluation of their cytotoxicity towards MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines as well 3T3 cells. Background: An overexpression or mutational activation of TK receptors EGFR and HER2/neu are characteristic for tumors. It has been found that some thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines exhibit better inhibitory activity against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ErbB-2) tyrosine kinase in comparison to aminoquinazolines. Breast cancer activity towards MDAMB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines by inhibiting EGFR was revealed by a novel 2-arylbenzimidazole. This motivated the synthesis of new thienopyrimidines possessing benzimidazole fragment in order to evaluate their cytotoxicity to the above mentioned cell lines. Objective: The objectives were the design and synthesis of a novel series thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines bearing biologically active moieties as 1,3-disubstituted-benzimidazole heterocycle structurally similar to diaryl ureas in order to evaluate their cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231, MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. Methods: N,N-disubstituted benzimidazole-2-one carbonitriles were synthesized by Aza-Michael addition and used as precursors to generate some of the new thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines in acidic medium. The interaction of chloroethyl-2- thienopyrimidines and 2-amino-benzimidazole resp. benzimidazol-2-one nitriles under solid-liquid transfer catalysis conditions lead to obtaining of new thienopyrimidines. MTT assay for cells survival was performed in order to establish the cytotoxicity of the tested compounds. Fluorescence study was used to elucidate some aspect of mechanism. Results: The effect of nine of the synthesized compounds was investigated towards MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells as well as to 3T3 cells. Thieno[2,3-d]pyirimidine-4-one 16 (IC50 – 0.058 μM) and 21 (IC50 – 0.029 μM) possess high cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 cells after 24h. The most toxic against breast cancer MCF-7 cells was compounds 21 (IC50 – 0.074 μM), revealing lower cytotoxicity towards mouse fibroblast 3T3 cells with IC50 – 0.20 μM. SAR analisys was performed. Fluorescence study of the treatment of MDA-MB cells with compound 21 was carried out in order to clarify some aspects of mechanism of action. Conclusion: The relationship between cytotoxicity of compounds 14 and 20 against MCF-7 and 3T3 cells can suggest a similar mechanism of action. The antitumor potential of the tested compounds proves the necessity for further investigation to estimate the exact inhibition pathway in the cellular processes. The fluorescence study of the treatment of MDA-MB cells with compound 21 showed a rapid process of apoptosis.


2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CJ Pogson ◽  
CMW Chan ◽  
L-A Martin ◽  
GPH Gui ◽  
M Dowsett

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