Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is the gynecological cancer exhibiting the highest morbidity and improvement of treatments is still required. Previous studies have shown that Estrogen-receptor beta (ERβ) levels decreased along with ovarian carcinogenesis. Here, we present evidence that reintroduction of ERβ in BG-1...
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| author | Carine Bossard Muriel Busson David Vindrieux Françoise Gaudin Véronique Machelon Madly Brigitte Carine Jacquard Arnaud Pillon Patrick Balaguer Karl Balabanian Gwendal Lazennec |
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| description | Ovarian cancer is the gynecological cancer exhibiting the highest morbidity and improvement of treatments is still required. Previous studies have shown that Estrogen-receptor beta (ERβ) levels decreased along with ovarian carcinogenesis. Here, we present evidence that reintroduction of ERβ in BG-1 epithelial ovarian cancer cells, which express ERα, leads in vitro to a decrease of basal and estradiol-promoted cell proliferation. ERβ reduced the frequency of cells in S phase and increased the one of cells in G2/M phase. At the molecular level, we found that ERβ downregulated total retinoblastoma (Rb), phosphorylated Rb and phospho-AKT cellular content as well as cyclins D1 and A2. In addition, ERβ had a direct effect on ERα, by strongly inhibiting its expression and activity, which could explain part of the anti-proliferative action of ERβ. By developing a novel preclinical model of ovarian cancer based on a luminescent orthotopic xenograft in athymic Nude mice, we further revealed that ERβ expression reduces tumor growth and the presence of tumor cells in sites of metastasis, hence resulting in improved survival of mice. Altogether, these findings unveil a potential tumor-suppressor role of ERβ in ovarian carcinogenesis, which could be of potential clinical relevance for the selection of the most appropriate treatment for patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cc3ef8933bb40fe894e110a313d5f1f2022-12-22T00:02:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0179e4478710.1371/journal.pone.0044787Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer.Carine BossardMuriel BussonDavid VindrieuxFrançoise GaudinVéronique MachelonMadly BrigitteCarine JacquardArnaud PillonPatrick BalaguerKarl BalabanianGwendal LazennecOvarian cancer is the gynecological cancer exhibiting the highest morbidity and improvement of treatments is still required. Previous studies have shown that Estrogen-receptor beta (ERβ) levels decreased along with ovarian carcinogenesis. Here, we present evidence that reintroduction of ERβ in BG-1 epithelial ovarian cancer cells, which express ERα, leads in vitro to a decrease of basal and estradiol-promoted cell proliferation. ERβ reduced the frequency of cells in S phase and increased the one of cells in G2/M phase. At the molecular level, we found that ERβ downregulated total retinoblastoma (Rb), phosphorylated Rb and phospho-AKT cellular content as well as cyclins D1 and A2. In addition, ERβ had a direct effect on ERα, by strongly inhibiting its expression and activity, which could explain part of the anti-proliferative action of ERβ. By developing a novel preclinical model of ovarian cancer based on a luminescent orthotopic xenograft in athymic Nude mice, we further revealed that ERβ expression reduces tumor growth and the presence of tumor cells in sites of metastasis, hence resulting in improved survival of mice. Altogether, these findings unveil a potential tumor-suppressor role of ERβ in ovarian carcinogenesis, which could be of potential clinical relevance for the selection of the most appropriate treatment for patients.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3435304?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Carine Bossard Muriel Busson David Vindrieux Françoise Gaudin Véronique Machelon Madly Brigitte Carine Jacquard Arnaud Pillon Patrick Balaguer Karl Balabanian Gwendal Lazennec Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. PLoS ONE |
| title | Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| title_full | Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| title_fullStr | Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| title_short | Potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| title_sort | potential role of estrogen receptor beta as a tumor suppressor of epithelial ovarian cancer |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3435304?pdf=render |
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