TAMOXIFEN UP-REGULATES C-ERBB-2 EXPRESSION IN ESTROGEN-RESPONSIVE BREAST-CANCER CELLS-INVITRO

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ANTONIOTTI, S
MAGGIORA, P
DATI, C
DEBORTOLI, M
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[1] DIPARTIMENTO BIOL ANIM,VIA ACCADEMIA ALBERTINA 17,I-10123 TURIN,ITALY
[2] UNIV TURIN,DEPT ANIM BIOL,MOLEC CELL BIOL,I-10124 TURIN,ITALY
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10.1016/S0959-8049(05)80045-0
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Expression of the c-erbB-2 proto-oncogene is inhibited by oestrogens in oestrogen-responsive human breast cancer cells, at both mRNA and protein level. Here we report that, where the regulation of c-erbB-2 is concerned, tamoxifen displays a full anti-oestrogenic activity, enhancing the expression of c-erbB-2 in oestrogen receptor-positive cells cultured with untreated fetal calf serum or reversing the inhibitory effect of added oestrogens. Meanwhile, tamoxifen strongly inhibited cell growth. Tamoxifen was inactive on both c-erbB-2 expression and growth of oestrogen receptor-negative cells. These results may have important implications to explain occasional failure of tamoxifen therapy in oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.
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