Avaliação in vitro da melatonina como agente terapêutico em tumores mamários estrógeno-dependentes ou não
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2013-02-22
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Lopes, Juliana Ramos [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Câncer de mama representa a mais comum das neoplasias no sexo feminino, respondendo por 22% dos novos casos de câncer a cada ano. As neoplasias mamárias são ainda mais freqüentes na espécie canina, representando aproximadamente 52% de todas as neoplasias nas cadelas. A identificação de agentes terapêuticos que possam ser utilizados no tratamento alternativo para este tipo tumoral têm se revelado extremamente útil. A melatonina, um hormônio natural, parece exercer efeito oncostático em diferentes tipos de neoplasias. Considera-se como provável mecanismo de ação, sua interação com receptores estrogênicos e com os receptores MT1 e MT2 das células epiteliais, inibindo a proliferação das células neoplásicas. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o potencial valor terapêutico da melatonina em linhagens de câncer de mama e em tumores mamários caninos estrógeno-positivo e estrógeno-negativo, além de relacionar sua ação com a expressão dos receptores MT1 e MT2. A identificação de tumores mamários estrógeno-positivo e negativo foi realizada por meio de imuno-histoquímica e a expressão dos genes MT1 e MT2 nas amostras foi analisada por PCR em tempo real. As células cultivadas, provenientes dos tumores e das linhagens MCF-7 e MDA-MB-231 foram tratadas com melatonina e a viabilidade celular foi analisada pelo ensaio MTT. Observou-se 40% de redução na viabilidade celular nos tumores RE+ e RE- quando tratados, respectivamente, com 1mM e 10mM de melatonina (p<0,05). Além disso, os tumores RE+ apresentaram alta expressão dos receptores de melatonina MT1 e MT2 quando comparados aos tumores RE-. Com relação às linhagens, a linhagem MCF-7 (RE+) reduziu em 63% a viabilidade celular quando tratada com 10mM de melatonina (p<0,05) e para a linhagem MDA-MB-23 (RE-), esta mesma...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, accounting for 22% of new cancer cases each year. The mammary neoplasias are also common in canine species, representing about 52% of all cancers in female dogs. The identification of therapeutic agents that can be used as an alternative treatment for this tumor type has proven to be extremely useful. Melatonin, a natural hormone, can exercise oncostatic effects in several types of neoplasias. It is considered as a probable mechanism of action, their interaction with estrogenic receptors and with MT1 and MT2 receptors of the epithelial cells by inhibiting the proliferation of neoplastic cells. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the potential therapeutic value of melatonin in breast cancer cell lines and canine mammary tumors estrogen-positive and estrogen-negative, also establishing relationship of its action to the MT1 and MT2 receptor. Identification of canine mammary tumors ER+ and negative was performed by immunohistochemistry and gene expression MT1 and MT2 in the samples was analyzed by real-time PCR. Cells cultured from the tumors and cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were treated with melatonin and cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay. We observed 40% reduction in cell viability in ER+ tumors and ER- when treated, respectively, with 1mM and 10mM melatonin (p <0.05). Furthermore, the ER+ tumors showed high expression of melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 when compared to ER- tumors. Regarding cell lines, the cell line MCF-7 (ER+) showed 63% reduction in cell viability when treated with 10mM of melatonin (p <0.05) for the cell line MDA-MB-23 (ER-), this same concentration reduced 50% cell viability (p <0.05). The results suggest that melatonin decreases the viability of neoplastic cells, being more effective for RE-positive tumors... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, accounting for 22% of new cancer cases each year. The mammary neoplasias are also common in canine species, representing about 52% of all cancers in female dogs. The identification of therapeutic agents that can be used as an alternative treatment for this tumor type has proven to be extremely useful. Melatonin, a natural hormone, can exercise oncostatic effects in several types of neoplasias. It is considered as a probable mechanism of action, their interaction with estrogenic receptors and with MT1 and MT2 receptors of the epithelial cells by inhibiting the proliferation of neoplastic cells. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the potential therapeutic value of melatonin in breast cancer cell lines and canine mammary tumors estrogen-positive and estrogen-negative, also establishing relationship of its action to the MT1 and MT2 receptor. Identification of canine mammary tumors ER+ and negative was performed by immunohistochemistry and gene expression MT1 and MT2 in the samples was analyzed by real-time PCR. Cells cultured from the tumors and cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were treated with melatonin and cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay. We observed 40% reduction in cell viability in ER+ tumors and ER- when treated, respectively, with 1mM and 10mM melatonin (p <0.05). Furthermore, the ER+ tumors showed high expression of melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 when compared to ER- tumors. Regarding cell lines, the cell line MCF-7 (ER+) showed 63% reduction in cell viability when treated with 10mM of melatonin (p <0.05) for the cell line MDA-MB-23 (ER-), this same concentration reduced 50% cell viability (p <0.05). The results suggest that melatonin decreases the viability of neoplastic cells, being more effective for RE-positive tumors... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Cancer - Aspectos geneticos, Mamas - Cancer, Mamas - Hormonoterapia, Células cancerosas - Cultura e meios de cultura, Hormonoterapia, Melatonina - Uso terapêutico, Cancer - Genetic aspects
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LOPES, Juliana Ramos. Avaliação in vitro da melatonina como agente terapêutico em tumores mamários estrógeno-dependentes ou não. 2013. 53 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho. Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, 2013.