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ArticleBioMed research international2014

A RXR ligand 6-OH-11-O-hydroxyphenanthrene with antitumour properties enhances (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate activity in three human breast carcinoma cell lines.

Fulvia Farabegoli, Marzia Govoni, Carmen Ciavarella, Marina Orlandi, Alessio Papi

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fulvia FarabegoliDepartment of Pharmacology and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Marzia GovoniDepartment of Specialistic, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Carmen CiavarellaDepartment of Specialistic, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Marina OrlandiDepartment of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, (BiGea), University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Alessio PapiDepartment of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, (BiGea), University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
University of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and chemotherapeutic agents cotreatment can improve cytotoxicity against cancer cells. We showed that EGCG and the rexinoid 6-OH-11-O-hydroxyphenanthrene (IIF), given together, were cytotoxic toward MCF-7, MCF-7TAM, and MDA-MB-231, three breast carcinoma cell lines showing different molecular characteristics. Cell growth arrest and apoptosis were greater after EGCG and IIF cotreatment than after individual administration. Cytotoxicity was related to upregulation of 67-kDa laminin receptor (LR67), one of the principal molecular targets of EGCG, and activation of the nuclear retinoic X receptors (RXRs) pathway. Furthermore, the transcription factor Forkhead box O3 (Foxo3a), a protein able to trigger apoptosis through upregulation of genes necessary for cell death, was activated. EGCG and IIF cotreatment produced a significant nuclear import of Foxo3a from the cytoplasm in MCF-7, MCF-7TAM, and MDA-MB-231 cells. In MCF-7TAM cells only, Foxo3a nuclear localization was associated with p473AKT downregulation. For the first time we showed that when EGCG and IIF, two harmless molecules, were given together, they might increase cytotoxicity in three breast carcinoma cell lines, two of them being representative of poorly responsive breast carcinoma types.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCatechinCell ProliferationFemaleForkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLigandsMCF-7 CellsPhenanthrenesRetinoid X Receptors6-OH-11-O-hydroxyphenanthreneCatechinepigallocatechin gallateForkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsFOXO3 protein, humanLigandsPhenanthrenesRetinoid X Receptors

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PMID25013807
PMCPMC4072039
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