title: Growth arrest and morphological change of human breast cancer cells by dibutyryl cyclic AMP and L-arginine.
abstract: The growth in vitro of human breast cancer cells, line MCF-7, was inhibited by a daily supplement of L-arginine (1 milligram per milliliter). Arginine acted synergistically with dibutyryl adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) (10(-6) molar) to enhance the growth inhibitory effect: the cell replication ceased completely within 2 days after treatment. The growth arrest accompanied a change in cell morphology and was preceded by increases in the cellular concentration of cyclic AMP, adenylate cyclase, and type II cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activities as well as a decrease of estrogen binding activity. The results suggest that growth of human breast cancer cells is subject to cyclic AMP-mediated regulation and that arginine may play a specific role in this process.
mesh_terms: D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D003994:Bucladesine; D001120:Arginine; D000242:Cyclic AMP