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ArticlePloS one2013

Reactivation of estrogen receptor α by vorinostat sensitizes mesenchymal-like triple-negative breast cancer to aminoflavone, a ligand of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Karri Stark, Angelika Burger, Jianmei Wu, Phillip Shelton, Lisa Polin, Jing Li

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karri StarkKarmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.
Angelika Burger
Jianmei Wu
Phillip Shelton
Lisa Polin
Jing Li
Wayne State University · USThe Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment (Program 1)P30CA022453 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PAUL M STEMMER · 1985 to 2026
$68.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA022453
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAminoflavone (AF) acts as a ligand of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Expression of estrogen receptor α (ERα) and AhR-mediated transcriptional induction of CYP1A1 can sensitize breast cancer cells to AF. The objective of this study was to investigate the combined antitumor effect of AF and the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat for treating mesenchymal-like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) as well as the underlying mechanisms of such treatment.

methodsIn vitro antiproliferative activity of AFP464 (AF prodrug) in breast cancer cell lines was evaluated by MTS assay. In vitro, the combined effect of AFP464 and vorinostat on cell proliferation was assessed by the Chou-Talalay method. In vivo, antitumor activity of AFP464, given alone and in combination with vorinostat, was studied using TNBC xenograft models. Knockdown of ERα was performed using specific, small-interfering RNA. Western blot, quantitative RT-PCR, immunofluorescence, and immunohistochemical staining were performed to study the mechanisms underlying the combined antitumor effect.

resultsLuminal and basal A subtype breast cancer cell lines were sensitive to AFP464, whereas basal B subtype or mesenchymal-like TNBC cells were resistant. Vorinostat sensitized mesenchymal-like TNBC MDA-MB-231 and Hs578T cells to AFP464. It also potentiated the antitumor activity of AFP464 in a xenograft model using MDA-MB-231 cells. In vitro and in vivo mechanistic studies suggested that vorinostat reactivated ERα expression and restored AhR-mediated transcriptional induction of CYP1A1.

conclusionThe response of breast cancer cells to AF or AFP464 was associated with their gene expression profile. Vorinostat sensitized mesenchymal-like TNBC to AF, at least in part, by reactivating ERα expression and restoring the responsiveness of AhR to AF.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCytoplasmDrug SynergismEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleFlavonoidsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHydroxamic AcidsLigandsMesodermMiceaminoflavoneESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaFlavonoidsHydroxamic AcidsLigandsReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonVorinostat

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PMID24058584
PMCPMC3772827
OpenAlexW2007775705

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