Abstract
We have developed and tested several synthetic superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic metalloporphyrin compounds to determine their ability to protect/ameliorate radiation-induced (RT) normal tissue injury, and, at the same time, to produce significant anti-tumor activity. In rats with R3230 AC mammary adenocarcinoma tumors, a significant inhibition of tumor growth was observed after intraperitoneal administration of 6mg/kg of manganese(III) tetrakis (N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl) porphyrin (MnTE-2PyP). Furthermore, rats that received MnTE-2PyP had a significant inhibition of the postradiation tumor regrowth. Animals pretreated with MnTE-2PyP (6mg/kg intraperitoneal) 24h before implantation of R3230 mammary adenocarcinoma show a significant inhibition of tumor angiogenesis. MnTE-2-PyP significantly delayed development of RT-induced lung injury in rats after 28Gy of right hemithoracic irradiation. The magnitude of the change in breathing rate is, on average, reduced by 30%, indicating the ability of MnTE-2PyP to significantly reduce the severity of RT-induced lung injury. Six months after the treatment, a significant increase in hydroxyproline content per gram of dry or wet lung was observed in animals receiving radiation only. Administration of 6mg/kg of MnTE-2-PyP before RT resulted in a significant reduction in hydroxyproline content. Furthermore, we have found a significant association between the radioprotective effect of MnTE-2-PyP and changes in plasma levels of transforming growth factor-β. This association suggests a possible role of SOD mimetics in activation/regulation of cytokines that are involved in development of radiation-induced lung injury. This new strategy of utilizing a single compound with antitumor activity to simultaneously protect normal tissues could allow a higher dose of radiation to be delivered to the tumor without increasing the risk of complications, and could further improve breast-conserving cancer therapy.
Highlights
Lymph node biopsy is important as a prognostic factor, and influences therapy
In this study we determined the in vivo cell kinetics along the spectrum of apparently normal epithelium, hyperplasia, preinvasive lesions and invasive carcinoma, in breast tissues affected by fibrocystic changes in which preinvasive and/or invasive lesions developed, as a model of breast carcinogenesis
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of wound healing drainages and postsurgical sera obtained from breast carcinoma (BC) patients on proliferation of dormant BC cells and to assess the role of HER2 oncoprotein in this proliferation
Summary
Lymph node biopsy is important as a prognostic factor, and influences therapy. In the transition from normal epithelium to hyperplasia and from preinvasive lesions to invasive carcinoma, the net growth of epithelial cells results from a growth imbalance in favour of proliferation. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in symptomatic patients after breast cancer treatment. Conclusion: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be considered as a treatment option for patients with persisting symptomatology following breast-conserving therapy. We hypothesized that COX-2 expression was associated with that of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in human breast cancer. Conclusion: COX-2 expression is significantly associated with increased cellular proliferation and angiogenesis in invasive breast cancer. Recent studies have demonstrated that the sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a reliable and minimally invasive method for determining the axillary node status in patients with breast cancer. Conclusion: Overexpression of episialin strongly inhibits fat secretion, and critically affects timing of involution of the lactating mammary gland
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