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ArticleScientific reports2021

Sustained, local delivery of the PARP inhibitor talazoparib prevents the development of mammary gland hyperplasia in Brca1-deficient mice.

Di Zhang, Bijay Singh, Jessica Moerland, Owen Mitchell, Lizbeth Lockwood, Sarah Carapellucci, Srinivas Sridhar, Karen T Liby

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Di ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Bijay SinghTheranano LLC, 41 Esty Farm Road, Newton, MA, 02459, USA.
Jessica MoerlandDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Owen MitchellDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Lizbeth LockwoodDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Sarah CarapellucciDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Srinivas SridharTheranano LLC, 41 Esty Farm Road, Newton, MA, 02459, USA. s.sridhar@northeastern.edu.
Karen T LibyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, B430 Life Science Building, 1355 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. liby.kare@msu.edu.
Michigan State University · USNortheastern University · US

Funding

Integrative Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM092715 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI NEUBIG, RICHARD R · 2011 to 2020
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201800026CNIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM092715NIH HHS HHSN261201800026C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in BRCA genes are the leading cause of hereditary breast cancer. Current options to prevent cancer in these high-risk patients, such as anti-estrogen drugs and radical mastectomy, are limited by lack of efficacy, undesirable toxicities, or physical and emotional challenges. We have previously shown that PARP inhibitors can significantly delay tumor development in BRCA1-deficient mice. Here, we fabricated the PARP inhibitor talazoparib (TLZ) into spacer implants (InCeT-TLZ) for localized and sustained delivery. We hypothesized that this novel formulation will provide an effective chemopreventive strategy with minimal toxicity. TLZ was released gradually over 30 days as implants degraded. InCeT-TLZ significantly decreased proliferation and increased DNA damage in the mammary glands of BRCA1-deficient mice. Notably, the number of mice that developed hyperplasia in the mammary glands was significantly lower with InCeT-TLZ treatment compared to the control group. Meanwhile, InCeT-TLZ was also better tolerated than oral TLZ, without loss of body weight or anemia. This study provides proof of concept for a novel and safe chemopreventive strategy using localized delivery of a PARP inhibitor for high-risk individuals. Future studies will directly evaluate the effects of InCeT-TLZ for preventing tumor development.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBRCA1 ProteinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA DamageFemaleHyperplasiaMammary Glands, AnimalMiceMutationPhthalazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsBRCA1 ProteinBrca1 protein, mousePhthalazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitorstalazoparib

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PMID33441637
PMCPMC7806744
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