Increasing the DNA damage threshold in breast cancer cells.
Increasing the DNA damage threshold in breast cancer cells.
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提高乳腺癌细胞中的 DNA 损伤阈值。
DOI:
10.1006/taap.2002.9391
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Brueggemeier,RobertW
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作者:
Mobley,JamesA;Brueggemeier,RobertW
The biochemical role of estrogens in the development of estrogen-dependent breast cancer remains to be elucidated, and the involvement of estrogens in tumor initiation remains controversial. Reports regarding estrogen-mediated DNA damage include the induction of 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG) in vitro and in vivo, indicating a role for oxidative stress in tumor initiation and/or progression. However, DNA isolation, cellular DNA repair, and high antioxidant status have made the measurement of 8-oxo-dG in vivo and in cell culture somewhat challenging. In this regard, a potentiation in DNA damage can be achieved by depleting cellular stores of glutathione. We chose to deplete glutathione in the estrogen receptor (ER)-positive MCF-7 breast cancer cell line with a γ-glutamylcysteine transpeptidase enzyme inhibitor buthionine sulphoximine (BSO) for the purpose of studying estrogen-induced DNA damage. Treatment of GSH-depleted MCF-7 cells with 10 μM 2-OH-E2or 4-OH-E2for 30 min resulted in a statistically significant increase in 8-oxo-dG/105dG of 127 and 160%, respectively. A potentiation in catechol estrogen-induced DNA damage was observed with the addition of copper(II) chloride for both 2-OH-E2and 4-OH-E2by 165 and 200%, respectively. In addition, 100 nM and 1.0 μM estradiol increased DNA damage in a dose–response-like fashion by 145 and 189%, respectively. The depletion of GSH by BSO may prove to be an advantageous technique for the study of DNA damage in cells otherwise resistant to oxidative stress and/or alkylating agents and has proven useful in the study of estrogen-induced oxidative DNA damage in a highly reproducible and sensitive manner.