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Remodeling of the mammary microenvironment after lactation promotes breast tumor cell metastasis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16436674     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The mammary gland microenvironment during postlactational involution shares similarities with inflammation, including high matrix metalloproteinase activity, fibrillar collagen deposition, and release of bioactive fragments of fibronectin and laminin. Because inflammation can promote tumorigenesis, we evaluated whether the tissue microenvironment of the involuting gland is also promotional. Extracellular matrix was isolated from mammary glands of nulliparous rats or rats with mammary glands undergoing weaning-induced involution. Using these matrices as substratum, nulliparous matrix was found to promote ductal organization of normal mammary epithelial MCF-12A cells in three-dimensional culture and to suppress invasion of mammary tumor MDA-MB-231 cells in transwell filter assays. Conversely, involution matrix failed to support ductal development in normal cells and promoted invasiveness in tumor cells. To evaluate the effects of these matrices on metastasis in vivo, MDA-MB-231 cells, premixed with Matrigel, nulliparous matrix, or involution matrix, were injected into mammary fat pads of nude mice. Metastases to lung, liver, and kidney were increased in the involution matrix group, and correlated with a twofold increase in tumor vascular endothelial growth factor expression and increased angiogenesis. These data suggest that the mammary gland microenvironment becomes promotional for tumor cell dissemination during involution, thus providing a plausible mechanism to explain the high rate of metastases that occur with pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
Authors:
Shauntae M McDaniel; Kristen K Rumer; Sandra L Biroc; Richard P Metz; Meenakshi Singh; Weston Porter; Pepper Schedin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of pathology     Volume:  168     ISSN:  0002-9440     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Pathol.     Publication Date:  2006 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-01-26     Completed Date:  2006-03-21     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370502     Medline TA:  Am J Pathol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  608-20     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Collagen / metabolism
Drug Combinations
Extracellular Matrix / pathology
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology,  secondary*
Lactation / physiology*
Laminin / metabolism
Liver Neoplasms / pathology,  secondary*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology,  secondary*
Mammary Glands, Animal / physiology*
Mice
Mice, Nude
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal
Proteoglycans / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 CA85944/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drug Combinations; 0/Laminin; 0/Proteoglycans; 0/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; 119978-18-6/matrigel; 9007-34-5/Collagen
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Am J Pathol. 2006 Feb;168(2):363-6   [PMID:  16436651 ]

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