Over-Expression of Biomolecules Inphosphatidylinositol-3-Kinaseiakt Signaling Pathway Inbreast Cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women in Malaysia. Genetics, experimental and epidemiological data suggest that breast cancer develops from complex interaction between inherited susceptibility and environmental factors. Accumulating evidence suggests that the PI3WAkt signaling pathways...
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| Summary: | Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women in Malaysia. Genetics,
experimental and epidemiological data suggest that breast cancer develops from
complex interaction between inherited susceptibility and environmental factors.
Accumulating evidence suggests that the PI3WAkt signaling pathways play a
causative role in tumorigenesis of breast cancer.
By employing the immunohistochemical method, the expression of several key
regulators or related biomolecules of the PI3WAkt signaling pathways in 43 archived
formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissues of surgically resected breast carcinoma
specimens from 1999 to 2002, were studied. A hnctional assay was performed to
determine the expression of Akt related molecules when treated with SDF-la
recombinant protein.
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The results showed that: 1) The expression rates in tumour tissue of ERa, ERP, cerbB2,
p-~ktm08p-, p - ~ ~ ~ S S1D3F-61 ,a nd Ki67 were 25.6%, 4.7%, 5 1.2%,
81.4%, 48.8%, 67.4%, 93.0% and 26.8%, respectively. In contrast, in the apparently
normal adjacent tissue, the expression rates of these molecules were 23.1%, 53.8%,
0%, 7.7%, 7.7%, 53.8%, 92.3% and 15.4%, respectively. 2) Correlation of
biomolecules with tumour tissues and apparently normal adjacent tissues was seen in
the following biomolecules: ERP (p=0.001), c-erbB2 (p<0.001), p-~ktT30(p8= <0.001)
and Ki67 (p=<0.001). 3) In tumour tissue, significant correlation was found between
ERP with p - (~p=0.00~4), p -~~ kSt47 3 with p-BAD (p=0.006), c-erbB2 with
p-Akt and Ki67 (p=0.014 and p=0.000 respectively) and c-erbB2 with SDF-1
(p=0.047). In the apparently normal adjacent tissue, a significant correlation was
found between ERa with p - ~ ~ ~ S ('p3=06.0 42), ERP with p-Akt S473 and p-BAD
(p=0.009 and p=O.OOl respectively), and c-erbB2 with p - ~ kTt3 08 (p=0.042).
Our study also showed that SDF-la protein had a different effect on the expression
of biomolecules, namely p-AktT308p, - AktS473a nd p - ~ ~ ~ S ' I3n 6th. i s hnctional assay,
we found that SDF-la could possible induce cell survival by inducing
phosphorylation of Akt at Thr308 and Ser473 as well as phosphorylation of BAD at
Ser136 which are anti-apoptotic signals. Similar patterns were observed with all
three cell lines, namely MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and MCFIOA but the level of
expression differed from each other.
This study had provided three important information for researchers and clinicians in
terms of: (1) evidence of the involvement of the SDF-la in the PI3WAkt signaling
pathway in breast carcinoma tumourigenesis with detection of p-Akt. 2) For the first
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time, we found cerbB2 was inversely correlated with SDF- 1 a expression. 3)
Identification of potential targets for therapeutic intervention of breast carcinoma.
On the basis of our data, we conclude that PI3WAkt signalling pathway is involved
in tumorigenesis of breast cancer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
report from Malaysia. PI3WAkt pathway might act with upstream molecules such as
estradiol, SDF- 1 a, c-erbB2 independently in promoting tumour growth and
inhibition of apoptosis. This study has also provided useful information for the
search or design of antitumour interventions. |
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