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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2021

Repurposing hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels as a novel therapy for breast cancer.

Ka-Chun Mok, Ho Tsoi, Ellen Ps Man, Man-Hong Leung, Ka Man Chau, Lai-San Wong, Wing-Lok Chan, Sum-Yin Chan, Mai-Yee Luk, Jessie Y W Chan and 8 more

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ka-Chun MokDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ho TsoiDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ellen Ps ManDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Man-Hong LeungDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ka Man ChauDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Lai-San WongDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Wing-Lok ChanDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sum-Yin ChanDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Mai-Yee LukDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jessie Y W ChanDepartment of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jackie K M LeungDepartment of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yolanda H Y ChanDepartment of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sellma BatalhaDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Virginia LauDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
David C W SiuDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Terence K W LeeDepartment of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chun GongDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ui-Soon KhooDepartment of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-2200-7505
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKQueen Mary Hospital · CNPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital · CNHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKKwong Wah Hospital · CN

Funding

Committee on Research and Conference Grants from the University of Hong Kong Project numbers 201511159217Committee on Research and Conference Grants from the University of Hong Kong Project numbers 202010160029Health and Medical Research Fund, HKSAR 04151826Health and Medical Research Fund, HKSAR 07182026Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR ITS/069/16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are members of the voltage-gated cation channel family known to be expressed in the heart and central nervous system. Ivabradine, a small molecule HCN channel-blocker, is FDA-approved for clinical use as a heart rate-reducing agent. We found that HCN2 and HCN3 are overexpressed in breast cancer cells compared with normal breast epithelia, and the high expression of HCN2 and HCN3 is associated with poorer survival in breast cancer patients. Inhibition of HCN by Ivabradine or by RNAi, aborted breast cancer cell proliferation in vitro and suppressed tumour growth in patient-derived tumour xenograft models established from triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tissues, with no evident side-effects on the mice. Transcriptome-wide analysis showed enrichment for cholesterol metabolism and biosynthesis as well as lipid metabolism pathways associated with ER-stress following Ivabradine treatment. Mechanistic studies confirmed that HCN inhibition leads to ER-stress, in part due to disturbed Ca

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Cell LineFemaleHumansHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsIvabradineTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsIvabradineER-stressHCNIvabradinetargeted therapytriple-negative breast cancer

Identifiers

PMID34841695
PMCPMC8567035
OpenAlexW3213769617

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