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ArticleToxicology reports2019

Evaluation of tamoxifen and simvastatin as the combination therapy for the treatment of hormonal dependent breast cancer cells.

Amel B Ibrahim, Hala F Zaki, Walaa W Ibrahim, Mervat M Omran, Samia A Shouman

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Article in Toxicology reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amel B IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Zawia University, Libya.
Hala F ZakiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Walaa W IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Mervat M OmranDepartment of Cancer Biology Department, Pharmacology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
Samia A ShoumanDepartment of Cancer Biology Department, Pharmacology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGChildren Cancer Hospital · EGAl Zawiya University · LY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tamoxifen (TAM) is a nonsteroidal antiestrogen drug, used in the prevention and treatment of all stages of hormone-responsive breast cancer. Simvastatin (SIM), a lipid-lowering agent, has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth. The study aimed at investigating the impact of using SIM with TAM in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cell line, T47D, as well as in mice-bearing Ehrlich solid tumor. The cell line was treated with different concentrations of TAM or/and SIM for 72 h. The effects of treatment on cytotoxicity, oxidative stress markers, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and metastasis were investigated. Our results showed that the combination treatment decreased the oxidative stress markers, glucose uptake, VEGF, and MMP 2 &9 in the cell line compared to TAM- treated cells. Drug interaction of TAM and SIM was synergistic in T47D by increasing the apoptotic makers Bax/BCL-2 ratio and caspase 3 activity. Additionally,

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ApoptosisBax/Bcl-2, ratio Bcl-2-AssociatedXprotein/B-cell lymphoma 2 ratioCytotoxicityEAC, ehrlich ascites carcinomaER+, estrogen receptor-positiveGSH, glutathioneMDA, malondialdehydeMMP, 2&9 metalloproteinases-2and9NF-KB, nuclear factor kappa-BNOx, nitric oxideOxidative stressSIM, simvastatinSimvastatinSOD, superoxide dismutaseTamoxifenTAM, tamoxifenTNF-α, tumor necrosis factor αVascular endothelial growth factorVEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor

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PMCPMC6880098
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