title: Estradiol and antiestrogens regulate a growth inhibitory insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 autocrine loop in human breast cancer cells.
abstract: MCF-7 human breast cancer cells are commonly used to model tissues responsive to estrogens and antiestrogens. We examined the effects of estradiol and the antiestrogen ICI 182780 on MCF-7 cell proliferation and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) gene expression. ICI 182780-induced growth inhibition was associated with increased transcription of the IG-FBP-3 gene, increased IGFBP-3 mRNA abundance, and increased IGFBP-3 protein accumulation in the conditioned medium. The growth stimulatory effect of estradiol was associated with opposite effects, and the correlation between cellular proliferation and IGFBP-3 mRNA abundance was strong (r = -0.91). Recombinant IGFBP-3 inhibited basal and estradiol-stimulated MCF-7 cell proliferation, and an IGFBP-3 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide abolished antiestrogen-induced growth inhibition. These results provide evidence for an estradiol and antiestrogen-regulated IGFBP-3 growth inhibitory autocrine pathway in MCF-7 cells.
authors.affiliation: Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D000077267:Fulvestrant; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000077267:Fulvestrant; D004958:Estradiol