Vitamin D influence on proliferation and expression of target genes in post-menopausal breast câncer patients / Influência da vitamina D na proliferação e na expressão de genes alvo em câncer de mama de pacientes pós-menopausadas

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2008

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Breast cancer patients present lower 1,25(OH)2D3 or 25(OH)D3 serum levels than unaffected women. Although breast cancer cell lines are growth inhibited by vitamin D supra-physiological concentrations, there is much uncertainty about the anti-proliferative effect of physiological concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3, the active form of vitamin D, in breast cancer specimens in vivo. Vitamin D supplementation to post-menopausal women may be indicated to reduce bone loss. Our aim was to evaluate tumor dimension, proliferation rate (Ki67 expression), 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 serum concentration, and tumor expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR), and of some target genes as CYP24A1, CYP27B1, IGFBP3, PHB, TGFB2, CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CYP27B1, MYC, CAMP, TXNRD2, before and after a one month calcitriol supplementation to post-menopausal breast cancer patients. Twenty four patients with operable disease, median age 57 years, were enrolled. The first tem patients were supplemented with calcitriol 0.25g/d and the next 14 patients, with 0.50g/d, for a median period of 31 days. Three fourths of the patients presented 25(OH)D3 insufficiency or relative insufficiency (<30 ng/mL) and after calcitriol supplementation, none of them presented an elevation of 1,25(OH)2D3 or 25(OH)D3 serum concentration. Although tumor dimension, evaluated by ultrasonography, did not vary, a median relative reduction of 40% in Ki67 immuno-expression, was observed. No differences in VDR, CYP24A1, CYP27B1, IGFBP3, PHB, TGFB2, CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CYP27B1, MYC, CAMP, TXNRD2 mRNA relative expression were detected between pre and post-supplementation samples. No differences in VDR, CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 tumor relative expression were detected following supplementation. Our data indicate that VDR expression is detected in breast cancer samples and that growth inhibition takes place after calcitriol oral supplementation. This anti-proliferative effect deserves further investigation, as classical target genes do not seem to be involved.

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reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction vitamina d expressão gênica ki67 antigen postmenopause imunohistoquímica calcitriol calcitriol gene expression immunohistochemistry antígeno ki67 vitamin d reação em cadeia da polimerase via transcriptase reversa neoplasias mamárias pós-menopausa breast neoplasms

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