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Angiotensin II as a factor modulating protein tyrosine kinase activity in two breast cancer lines - MCF-7 and
Urszula Lewandowska1, Agnieszka Lachowicz-Ochędalska, Kamila Domińska
1Department of Medical Enzymology, Medical University, Łódź, Poland.
Introduction:
Angiotensin II (AngII), a peptide that regulates the water-electrolytic balance and blood pressure, is also known to influence cell proliferation. It can either induce cell growth, when binding to angiotensin type-I receptor, or trigger growth inhibition via angiotensin type-II receptor. AngII stimulates proliferation of some normal and tumour cell lines, e.g. pituitary, adrenal glands and breast cancer.
Material And Methods:
The aim of this study was to evaluate possible AngII effect on the growth of two breast cancer cell lines - hormone-dependent MCF-7 and hormone-independent MDA-MB-231. We measured tyrosine kinase activity as a potential proliferation marker. We also estimated the influence of 17b-oestradiolon AngII-induced changes.
Results:
In the MDA-MB-231 line, AngII radically slowed the activity of tyrosine kinases and 17b-oestradiol only at a concentration of 10⁻⁶ M, while it enhanced the effect of angiotensin II at a concentration of 10⁻⁹ M. In MCF-7, Ang II had a strong inhibitory effect in the presence of oestradiol (10⁻⁶ M). Oestradiol alone decreased the activity of examined enzymes in both cell lines. AngII receptor type 1 was found in both studied lines, but type 2 only in MDA-MB-231.
Conclusions:
Our results show that AngII can modulate tyrosine kinase activity in breast tumour cell lines.
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