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ArticleEndocrinology2009

Strain-specific differences in the mechanisms of progesterone regulation of murine mammary gland development.

Mark D Aupperlee, Alexis A Drolet, Srinivasan Durairaj, Weizhong Wang, Richard C Schwartz, Sandra Z Haslam

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Article in Endocrinology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Inter-Individual Variation in Response to Estrogen in Human Breast Explants.Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia · 2020
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  13. Scientific Message Translation and the Heuristic Systematic Model: Insights for Designing Educational Messages About Progesterone and Breast Cancer Risks.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2016
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  14. In-silico QTL mapping of postpubertal mammary ductal development in the mouse uncovers potential human breast cancer risk loci.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2015
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  15. The role of genetics in estrogen responses: a critical piece of an intricate puzzle.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark D AupperleeDepartment of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
Alexis A Drolet
Srinivasan Durairaj
Weizhong Wang
Richard C Schwartz
Sandra Z Haslam
Michigan State University · US

Funding

Breast Cancer and the Environment Research CenterU01ES012800 · NIEHS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HASLAM, SANDRA Z · 2003 to 2009
$5.6M
NCI NIH HHS U01 ES/CA 012800NIEHS NIH HHS U01 ES012800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progesterone (P) is required for normal mammary gland development, and is implicated in the etiology of mammary cancer in rodents and humans. We analyzed mammary gland developmental responses to P and estrogen (E) in two strains of mice (BALB/c and C57BL/6) that exhibit differences in ductal development at sexual maturity and alveologenesis during pregnancy. C57BL/6 mice exhibited reduced proliferative and morphological responses to P. Analysis of known mediators of sidebranching and alveologenesis revealed that reduced P-induced expression of P receptor isoform B and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL), as well as altered expression and regulation of cyclin D1, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta, and the downstream effectors of RANKL, nuclear Id2 and p21, contribute significantly to the reduced P responsiveness of the C57BL/6 mammary gland. In contrast, E responsiveness was greater in C57BL/6 than in BALB/c glands. E may play a compensatory role in C57BL/6 alveologenesis through its effect on the induction and activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5a, a known regulator of RANKL. These observations suggest that in human populations with heterogeneous genetic backgrounds, individuals may respond differentially to the same hormone. Thus, genetic diversity may have a role in determining the effects of P in normal mammary development and tumorigenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell ProliferationEstradiolFemaleGene Expression RegulationMammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOvariectomyProgesteroneReceptors, ProgesteroneSignal TransductionSpecies SpecificityEstradiolProgesteroneprogesterone receptor Aprogesterone receptor BReceptors, Progesterone

Identifiers

PMID18988671
PMCPMC2654739
OpenAlexW2161506868

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