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Androgens and breast cancer.

F Labrie1, J Simard, Y de Launoit

  • 1MRC Group in Molecular Endocrinology, CHUL Research Center, Quebec, Canada.

Cancer Detection and Prevention
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Androgens directly inhibit human breast cancer cell growth, independent of estrogen. This supports clinical findings where androgenic compounds show benefits comparable to other breast cancer therapies.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Physiological androgens inhibit human breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo.
  • Androgens and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) show clinical benefits in breast cancer, similar to tamoxifen.
  • Androgen's antiproliferative effects are additive to antiestrogens.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the direct inhibitory effects of androgens on human breast cancer cell growth.
  • To explore the mechanisms underlying androgen's antiproliferative action.
  • To examine the antagonism between androgens and estrogens on specific protein expression.

Main Methods:

  • In vitro studies using human breast cancer ZR-75-1 cells.
  • In vivo studies using nude mice xenografts.

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    • Main Results:

    • Androgens directly inhibit ZR-75-1 cell growth under basal and estrogen-stimulated conditions.
    • Androgen's inhibitory action involves suppressing estrogen receptor expression and a direct effect independent of estrogens.
    • Androgens cause a global slowing of the cell cycle.
    • Androgens and estrogens show antagonism in the expression of GCDFP-15 and GCDFP-24.

    Conclusions:

    • Androgens possess direct and potent inhibitory effects on breast cancer cell proliferation.
    • Androgenic compounds are a viable therapeutic option for breast cancer, even after antiestrogen therapy failure.
    • The opposing effects of androgens and estrogens on cell growth and protein secretion highlight complex regulatory mechanisms.