scholarly journals The Importance of Breast Adipose Tissue in Breast Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charu Kothari ◽  
Caroline Diorio ◽  
Francine Durocher
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Breast Development ◽  
Endocrine Organ ◽  
Female Breast ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose ◽  
Obesity And Cancer

Adipose tissue is a complex endocrine organ, with a role in obesity and cancer. Adipose tissue is generally linked to excessive body fat, and it is well known that the female breast is rich in adipose tissue. Hence, one can wonder: what is the role of adipose tissue in the breast and why is it required? Adipose tissue as an organ consists of adipocytes, an extracellular matrix (ECM) and immune cells, with a significant role in the dynamics of breast changes throughout the life span of a female breast from puberty, pregnancy, lactation and involution. In this review, we will discuss the importance of breast adipose tissue in breast development and its involvement in breast changes happening during pregnancy, lactation and involution. We will focus on understanding the biology of breast adipose tissue, with an overview on its involvement in the various steps of breast cancer development and progression. The interaction between the breast adipose tissue surrounding cancer cells and vice-versa modifies the tumor microenvironment in favor of cancer. Understanding this mutual interaction and the role of breast adipose tissue in the tumor microenvironment could potentially raise the possibility of overcoming breast adipose tissue mediated resistance to therapies and finding novel candidates to target breast cancer.

scholarly journals Obesity and Breast Cancer: The Role of Crown-Like Structures in Breast Adipose Tissue in Tumor Progression, Prognosis, and Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Socorro Faria ◽  
Luís Henrique Corrêa ◽  
Gabriella Simões Heyn ◽  
Lívia Pimentel de Sant'Ana ◽  
Raquel das Neves Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Tumor Progression ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose

scholarly journals DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer

1999 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 453-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Zheng ◽  
T. R. Holford ◽  
S. T. Mayne ◽  
B. Ward ◽  
D. Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Female Breast Cancer ◽  
Female Breast ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose

scholarly journals Low Levels of Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Are Associated with Bone Metastasis Formation in Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3832
Author(s):  
Caroline Goupille ◽  
Philippe G. Frank ◽  
Flavie Arbion ◽  
Marie-Lise Jourdan ◽  
Cyrille Guimaraes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Lymph Node Involvement ◽  
Axillary Lymph ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose ◽  
Node Involvement ◽  
Low Levels

In the present study, we investigated various biochemical, clinical, and histological factors associated with bone metastases in a large cohort of pre- and postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Two hundred and sixty-one consecutive women with breast cancer were included in this study. Breast adipose tissue specimens were collected during surgery. After having established the fatty acid profile of breast adipose tissue by gas chromatography, we determined whether there were differences associated with the occurrence of bone metastases in these patients. Regarding the clinical and histological criteria, a majority of the patients with bone metastases (around 70%) had tumors with a luminal phenotype and 59% of them showed axillary lymph node involvement. Moreover, we found a negative association between the levels of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in breast adipose tissue and the development of bone metastases in premenopausal women. No significant association was observed in postmenopausal women. In addition to a luminal phenotype and axillary lymph node involvement, low levels of n-3 LC-PUFA in breast adipose tissue may constitute a risk factor that contributes to breast cancer bone metastases formation in premenopausal women.

scholarly journals Persistent Organic Pollutants and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of the Literature

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoutar Ennour-Idrissi ◽  
Pierre Ayotte ◽  
Caroline Diorio
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Breast Cancer Incidence ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) bioaccumulate in the food chain and have been detected in human blood and adipose tissue. Experimental studies demonstrated that POPs can cause and promote growth of breast cancer. However, inconsistent results from epidemiological studies do not support a causal relationship between POPs and breast cancer in women. To identify individual POPs that are repeatedly found to be associated with both breast cancer incidence and progression, and to demystify the observed inconsistencies between epidemiological studies, we conducted a systematic review of 95 studies retrieved from three main electronic databases. While no clear pattern of associations between blood POPs and breast cancer incidence could be drawn, POPs measured in breast adipose tissue were more clearly associated with higher breast cancer incidence. POPs were more consistently associated with worse breast cancer prognosis whether measured in blood or breast adipose tissue. In contrast, POPs measured in adipose tissue other than breast were inversely associated with both breast cancer incidence and prognosis. Differences in biological tissues used for POPs measurement and methodological biases explain the discrepancies between studies results. Some individual compounds associated with both breast cancer incidence and progression, deserve further investigation.

scholarly journals Novel semi-automated algorithm for high-throughput quantification of adipocyte size in breast adipose tissue, with applications for breast cancer microenvironment

Adipocyte ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 313-325
Author(s):  
Frank L. Lombardi ◽  
Naser Jafari ◽  
Kimberly A. Bertrand ◽  
Lauren J. Oshry ◽  
Michael R. Cassidy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Cancer Microenvironment ◽  
Adipocyte Size ◽  
Automated Algorithm ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose

scholarly journals SAT-126 Breast Adipose Tissue Extracellular Vesicles from Obese Women Increase Breast Cancer Aggressiveness - a Novel Mechanism for the Obesity-Breast Cancer Link

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Benito-Martin ◽  
Paul Paik ◽  
Malik Mushannen ◽  
Priya Bhardwaj ◽  
Sonya Oshchepkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Extracellular Vesicles ◽  
Human Breast ◽  
Mouse Xenograft Model ◽  
Breast Adipose Tissue ◽  
Breast Adipose

Abstract Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is among the most common cancer in women with 2.1 million new cases detected each year. Numerous studies have demonstrated a connection between body mass index (BMI) and cancer incidence, with obesity (BMI ≥ 30) being responsible for the development of at least 13 types of cancer, and 15% to 20% of total cancer-related mortality. The effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from the obese adipose tissue microenvironment on breast cancer have not yet been clearly elucidated. Methods: EVs were obtained from media conditioned with human breast adipose tissue from reduction mammoplasty (n=31). Women were healthy at the time of surgery and had no history of breast cancer. Patient samples were stratified based on their body mass index (BMI), with a BMI < 25 considered healthy and a BMI ≥ 25 considered overweight/obese. Breast adipose tissue-derived EVs (AT-EVs) were characterized (Quantitative Mass Spectrometry) and used to treat human breast cancer cell lines, including the ER+ MCF7 and triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) MDA-MB-231. Effects on cell proliferation and migration in vitro, and on tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model, were examined after long-term education with EVs. RNA sequencing was performed to investigate potential reprogramming induced by AT-EVs. Results: We found a positive correlation between protein amount per AT-EV and BMI. Quantitative proteomics of AT-EVs revealed 46 proteins that were significantly higher and 54 proteins that were significantly lower in specimens from women with a BMI ≥ 25 compared to women with a BMI < 25. AT-EVs from patients with a BMI ≥ 25 induced proliferation of MCF7 cells compared to AT-EVs from patients with a BMI < 25. Obese EVs induced a more aggressive phenotype in MDA-MB-231 cells, increasing their invasiveness in vitro. Obese EVs also increased the growth of MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 cells in vivo. Ingenuity pathway analysis of RNA-Seq data identified significant differences in mTOR signaling and canonical pathways associated with altered mitochondrial function. Conclusion: Our studies identify a novel mechanism to explain the obesity-breast cancer link in older women. Namely, that in obesity, the breast microenvironment produces EVs capable of reprogramming breast cancer cells to grow faster and be more aggressive. Identifying which cargo in breast AT-EV mediates these effects may provide new targets for intervention.

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