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Osteoclast differentiation factor RANKL controls development of progestin-driven mammary cancer
- Source :
- Nature. November 4, 2010, Vol. 468 Issue 7320, p98, 7 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in humans and will on average affect up to one in eight women in their lifetime in the United States and Europe (1). The Women's Health Initiative and the Million Women Study have shown that hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increased risk of incident and fatal breast cancer (2,3). In particular, synthetic progesterone derivatives (progestins) such as medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), used in millions of women for hormone replacement therapy and contraceptives, markedly increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Here we show that the invivoadministration of MPA triggers massive induction of the key osteoclast differentiation factor RANKL (receptor activator of NF-κB ligand) in mammary-gland epithelial cells. Genetic inactivation of the RANKL receptor RANK in mammary-gland epithelial cells prevents MPA-induced epithelial proliferation, impairs expansion of the [CD49f.sup.hi] stem-cell-enriched population, and sensitizes these cells to DNA-damage-induced cell death. Deletion of RANK from the mammary epithelium results in a markedly decreased incidence and delayed onset of MPA-driven mammary cancer. These data show that the RANKL/RANK system controls the incidence and onset of progestin-driven breast cancer.<br />RANKL (also known as ODF, TRANCE, OPGL and TNFSF11) and its receptor RANK (also known as TRANCE-R and TNFRSF11A) are essential for the development and activation of osteoclasts (4,5). The [...]
- Subjects :
- Hormone therapy -- Complications and side effects -- Health aspects -- Research
Medroxyprogesterone -- Complications and side effects -- Research
Cancer -- Care and treatment
Cell differentiation -- Health aspects -- Research
Breast cancer -- Development and progression -- Prevention -- Risk factors -- Complications and side effects -- Research
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00280836
- Volume :
- 468
- Issue :
- 7320
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Nature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.241629508
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09387