scholarly journals Androgen deprivation therapy sensitizes triple negative breast cancer cells to immune-mediated lysis through androgen receptor independent modulation of osteoprotegerin

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 23498-23511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna R. Kwilas ◽  
Andressa Ardiani ◽  
Sofia R. Gameiro ◽  
Jacob Richards ◽  
Ashley B. Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Androgen Deprivation Therapy ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Androgen Deprivation ◽  
Immune Mediated

scholarly journals Antiproliferative Effect of Androgen Receptor Inhibition in Mesenchymal Stem-Like Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 1003-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiyu Zhu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Yumei Xu ◽  
Fang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Cyclin D1 ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative

Background/Aims: Androgen receptor (AR), a steroid hormone receptor, has recently emerged as prognostic and treatment-predictive marker in breast cancer. Previous studies have shown that AR is widely expressed in up to one-third of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the role of AR in TNBC is still not fully understood, especially in mesenchymal stem-like (MSL) TNBC cells. Methods: MSL TNBC MDA-MB-231 and Hs578T breast cancer cells were exposed to various concentration of agonist 5-α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or nonsteroidal antagonist bicalutamide or untreated. The effects of AR on cell viability and apoptosis were determined by MTT assay, cell counting, flow cytometry analysis and protein expression of p53, p73, p21 and Cyclin D1 were analyzed by western blotting. The bindings of AR to p73 and p21 promoter were detected by ChIP assay. MDA-MB-231 cells were transplanted into nude mice and the tumor growth curves were determined and expression of AR, p73 and p21 were detected by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining after treatment of DHT or bicalutamide. Results: We demonstrate that AR agonist DHT induces MSL TNBC breast cancer cells proliferation and inhibits apoptosis in vitro. Similarly, activated AR significantly increases viability of MDA-MB-231 xenografts in vivo. On the contrary, AR antagonist, bicalutamide, causes apoptosis and exerts inhibitory effects on the growth of breast cancer. Moreover, DHT-dependent activation of AR involves regulation in the cell cycle related genes, including p73, p21 and Cyclin D1. Further investigations indicate the modulation of AR on p73 and p21 mediated by direct binding of AR to their promoters, and DHT could make these binding more effectively. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates the tumorigenesis role of AR and the inhibitory effect of bicalutamide in AR-positive MSL TNBC both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that AR inhibition could be a potential therapeutic approach for AR-positive TNBC patients.

MiRNAs-181a/b as Predictive biomarkers for olaparib sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer cells.

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
Abeer M. Ashmawy ◽  
Mona A. Sheta ◽  
Faten Zahran ◽  
Abdel Hady A. Abdel Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Predictive Biomarkers
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