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ArticleAntioxidants & redox signaling2014

Manganese superoxide dismutase is a promising target for enhancing chemosensitivity of basal-like breast carcinoma.

Alan Prem Kumar, Ser Yue Loo, Sung Won Shin, Tuan Zea Tan, Chon Boon Eng, Rajeev Singh, Thomas Choudary Putti, Chee Wee Ong, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Boon Cher Goh and 4 more

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Article in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Alan Prem Kumar1 Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore .
Ser Yue Loo
Sung Won Shin
Tuan Zea Tan
Chon Boon Eng
Rajeev Singh
Thomas Choudary Putti
Chee Wee Ong
Manuel Salto-Tellez
Boon Cher Goh
Joo In Park
Jean Paul Thiery
Shazib Pervaiz
Marie Veronique Clement
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGNational University Hospital · SGQueen's University Belfast · GB

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aimsAlthough earlier reports highlighted a tumor suppressor role for manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), recent evidence indicates increased expression in a variety of human cancers including aggressive breast carcinoma. In the present article, we hypothesized that MnSOD expression is significantly amplified in the aggressive breast carcinoma basal subtype, and targeting MnSOD could be an attractive strategy for enhancing chemosensitivity of this highly aggressive breast cancer subtype.

resultsUsing MDA-MB-231 and BT549 as a model of basal breast cancer cell lines, we show that knockdown of MnSOD decreased the colony-forming ability and sensitized the cells to drug-induced cell death, while drug resistance was associated with increased MnSOD expression. In an attempt to develop a clinically relevant approach to down-regulate MnSOD expression in patients with basal breast carcinoma, we employed activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) to repress MnSOD expression; PPARγ activation significantly reduced MnSOD expression, increased chemosensitivity, and inhibited tumor growth. Moreover, as a proof of concept for the clinical use of PPARγ agonists to decrease MnSOD expression, biopsies derived from breast cancer patients who had received synthetic PPARγ ligands as anti-diabetic therapy had significantly reduced MnSOD expression. Finally, we provide evidence to implicate peroxynitrite as the mechanism involved in the increased sensitivity to chemotherapy induced by MnSOD repression. INNOVATION AND

conclusionThese data provide evidence to link increased MnSOD expression with the aggressive basal breast cancer, and underscore the judicious use of PPARγ ligands for specifically down-regulating MnSOD to increase the chemosensitivity of this subtype of breast carcinoma.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalClaudinsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme ActivationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLigandsMiceMitochondriaNeoplasms, Basal CellAntineoplastic AgentsClaudinsLigandsNitric OxidePeroxynitrous AcidPPAR gammaReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide Dismutase

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PMID23964924
PMCPMC4005493
OpenAlexW2150655254

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