Development of Folate-Thioglycolate-Gold Nanoconjugates by Using Citric Acid-PEG Branched Polymer for Inhibition of MCF-7 Cancer Cell Proliferation

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 3257-3267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gajendiran Mani ◽  
Sungjun Kim ◽  
Kyobum Kim
2006 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleen Maras ◽  
Caroline Vanparys ◽  
Frederik Muylle ◽  
Johan Robbens ◽  
Urs Berger ◽  
...  

Endocrinology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 158 (12) ◽  
pp. 4218-4232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikayo Iwaya ◽  
Takashi Nomiyama ◽  
Shiho Komatsu ◽  
Takako Kawanami ◽  
Yoko Tsutsumi ◽  
...  

Abstract Incretin therapies have received much attention because of their tissue-protective effects, which extend beyond those associated with glycemic control. Cancer is a primary cause of death in patients who have diabetes mellitus. We previously reported antiprostate cancer effects of the glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) agonist exendin-4 (Ex-4). Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in female patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Thus, we examined whether GLP-1 action could attenuate breast cancer. GLP-1R was expressed in human breast cancer tissue and MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and KPL-1 cell lines. We found that 0.1 to 10 nM Ex-4 significantly decreased the number of breast cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Although Ex-4 did not induce apoptosis, it attenuated breast cancer cell proliferation significantly and dose-dependently. However, the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin did not affect breast cancer cell proliferation. When MCF-7 cells were transplanted into athymic mice, Ex-4 decreased MCF-7 tumor size in vivo. Ki67 immunohistochemistry revealed that breast cancer cell proliferation was significantly reduced in tumors extracted from Ex-4-treated mice. In MCF-7 cells, Ex-4 significantly inhibited nuclear factor κB (NF-κB ) nuclear translocation and target gene expression. Furthermore, Ex-4 decreased both Akt and IκB phosphorylation. These results suggest that GLP-1 could attenuate breast cancer cell proliferation via activation of GLP-1R and subsequent inhibition of NF-κB activation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. BCBCR.S9592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Yu ◽  
Sumathy Mohan ◽  
Mohan Natarajan

Tumors require blood supply to survive, grow, and metastasize. This involves the process of angiogenesis signaling for new blood vessel growth into a growing tumor mass. Understanding the mechanism of the angiogenic signaling pathway and neovascularization for breast cancer cell proliferation and growth would help to develop molecular interventions and achieve disease free survival. Our hypothesis is that the surviving cancer cell(s) after radiotherapy can initiate angiogenic signaling pathway in the neighboring endothelial cells resulting in neovascularization for breast cancer cell growth. The angiogenic signaling pathway is initiated by angiogenic factors, VEGF and FGF-2, through activation of a transcriptional regulator NF-κB, which in turn is triggered by therapeutic doses of radiation exposure Human breast adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7 cells) were exposed to Cesium-137 (137Cs) γ rays to a total dose of 2 Gy at a dose rate of 1.03 Gy/min. The results of mobility shift assay showed that radiation at clinical doses (2 Gy) could induce NF-κB DNA-binding activity. Then, we examined the communication of angiogenic signals from irradiated MCF-7 cells to vascular endothelial cells. At the protein level, the western blot showed induction of angiogenic factors VEGF and FGF-2 in MCF-7 cells irradiated with 2 Gy. Inhibition of NF-κB activation attenuated VEGF and FGF-2 levels. These factors are secreted into the medium. The levels of VEGF and FGF-2 in the extra cellular medium were both increased, after 2 Gy exposures. We also observed corresponding expression of VEGFR2 and FGFR1 in non-irradiated endothelial cells that were co-cultured with irradiated MCF-7 cells. In support of this, in vitro tube formation assays provided evidence that irradiated MCF-7 cells transmit signals to potentiate cultured non-irradiated endothelial cells to form tube networks, which is the hallmark of neovascularization. Inhibition of NF-κB activation attenuated irradiated MCF-7-induced tube network formation. The data provide evidence that the radiation exposure is responsible for tumor growth and maintenance by inducing an angiogenic signaling pathway through activation of NF-κB.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1193-1198
Author(s):  
Siyi Li ◽  
Hongjuan Peng ◽  
Jianwen Li

Epithelial membrane protein 3 (EMP3) regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that miR-765 had complimentary sequence with the 3 -URT of EMP3 mRNA. miR-765 regulates EMP3 and influences breast cancer cell behaviors. However, it is unclear whether this regulation plays a role in affecting drug resistance. Our study assessed miR765's role in EMP3 expression and adriamycin (ADM) resistance of breast cancer. ADM resistant cell line MCF-7/ADM was established and assigned into miR-NC group, miR-765 mimic group, siRNA-NC group, and siRNA-EMP3 group followed by analysis of cell proliferation and apoptosis. miR-765 targets EMP3. The miR-765 level and apoptosis rate in MCF-7/ADM cells were significantly lower, while EMP3 level and cell proliferation were higher than MCF-7 cells. miR-765 mimic or siRNA-EMP3 significantly downregulated EMP3, weakened cell proliferation, increased apoptosis, and decreased ADM resistance. MiR-765 and EMP3 involves in ADM resistance of breast cancer cells. Up-regulation of miR-765 inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation and reduces ADM resistance via regulating EMP3.


2011 ◽  
Vol 301 (3) ◽  
pp. E504-E510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernille Hojman ◽  
Christine Dethlefsen ◽  
Claus Brandt ◽  
Jakob Hansen ◽  
Line Pedersen ◽  
...  

Regular physical activity protects against the development of breast and colon cancer, since it reduces the risk of developing these by 25–30%. During exercise, humoral factors are released from the working muscles for endocrinal signaling to other organs. We hypothesized that these myokines mediate some of the inhibitory effects of exercise on mammary cancer cell proliferation. Serum and muscles were collected from mice after an exercise bout. Incubation with exercise-conditioned serum inhibited MCF-7 cell proliferation by 52% and increased caspase activity by 54%. A similar increase in caspase activity was found after incubation of MCF-7 cells with conditioned media from electrically stimulated myotubes. PCR array analysis (CAPM-0838E; SABiosciences) revealed that seven genes were upregulated in the muscles after exercise, and of these oncostatin M (OSM) proved to inhibit MCF-7 proliferation by 42%, increase caspase activity by 46%, and induce apoptosis. Blocking OSM signaling with anti-OSM antibodies reduced the induction of caspase activity by 51%. To verify that OSM was a myokine, we showed that it was significantly upregulated in serum and in three muscles, tibialis cranialis, gastronemius, and soleus, after an exercise bout. In contrast, OSM expression remained unchanged in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, liver, and spleen (mononuclear cells). We conclude that postexercise serum inhibits mammary cancer cell proliferation and induces apoptosis of these cells. We suggest that one or more myokines secreted from working muscles may be mediating this effect and that OSM is a possible candidate. These findings emphasize that role of physical activity in cancer treatment, showing a direct link between exercise-induced humoral factors and decreased tumor cell growth.


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