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Resveratrol suppresses 4-hydroxyestradiol-induced transformation of human breast epithelial cells by blocking I kappa B kinase beta-NF-kappa B signalling
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- Issue Date
- 2012-08
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Citation
- Free Radical Research, Vol.46 No.8, pp.1051-1057
- Abstract
- Excess estrogen stimulates the proliferation of mammary epithelial cells and hence represents a major risk factor for breast cancer. Estrogen is subjected to cytochrome P450-catalysed oxidative metabolism to produce an oncogenic catechol estrogen, 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2). 4-OHE2 undergoes redox cycling during which reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as the chemically reactive estrogen semiquinone and quinone intermediates are produced, thereby contributing to hormonal carcinogenesis. Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihydroxy stilbene), a phytoalexin present in grapes, has been reported to possess chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activities. In the present study, we examined the inhibitory effects of resveratrol on 4-OHE2-induced transformation of human breast epithelial MCF-10A cells. Resveratrol inhibited migration and anchorage-independent growth of MCF-10A cells treated with 4-OHE2. Resveratrol treatment suppressed the 4-OHE2-induced activation of I kappa B kinase beta (IKK beta) and phosphorylation of I kappa B alpha, and consequently NF-kappa B DNA binding activity and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression. Resveratrol suppressed ROS production and phosphorylation of Akt and ERK induced by 4-OHE2 treatment. In conclusion, resveratrol blocks activation of IKK beta-NF-kappa B signalling and induction of COX-2 expression in 4-OHE2-treated MCF-10A cells, thereby suppressing migration and transformation of these cells.
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- 1071-5762
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