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ArticlePathology oncology research : POR2014

Characterization of the attenuation of breast cancer bone metastasis in mice by zoledronic acid using (99m)Tc bone scintigraphy.

Chunyu Wu, Shunfang Yang, Zhenping Sun, Xianghui Han, Yiyi Ye, Sheng Liu

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Article in Pathology oncology research : POR, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chunyu WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Shunfang Yang
Zhenping Sun
Xianghui Han
Yiyi Ye
Sheng Liu
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNLonghua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic breast cancer often metastasizes to bone. The purposes of the study were (1) to evaluate the use of (99m)Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy for detection of metastatic bone lesions, and (2) to determine the efficacy of zoledronic acid in mice with breast cancer bone metastasis. All tumor-bearing mice were analyzed with radionuclide bone scintigraphy, X-ray, and histological analysis. The metastatic bone tissue was also harvested and analyzed by western blotting and real-time qPCR. Interestingly, zoledronic acid significantly decreased both the tumor burden and the incidence of bone metastasis in mice. In addition, histomorphometric, stereological, and molecular biology analyses demonstrated that zoledronic acid may function to inhibit breast cancer cell growth in the bone microenvironment and regulate the function of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in tumor-bearing mice. Finally, the attenuation of breast cancer bone metastasis using zoledronic acid can be accurately characterized by (99m)Tc bone scintigraphy in mice.

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Technetium Tc 99m MedronateAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternBone Density Conservation AgentsBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsDiphosphonatesFemaleHumansImidazolesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsBiomarkers, TumorBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesImidazolesRadiopharmaceuticalsRNA, MessengerTechnetium Tc 99m MedronateZoledronic Acid

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