Journal
JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 92, Issue 5, Pages 365-374Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.07.011
Keywords
breast cancer; radiation; vitamin D; apoptosis; ceramide
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- NCI NIH HHS [P30 CA16059] Funding Source: Medline
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A senescence-like growth arrest succeeded by recovery of proliferative capacity was observed in MCF-7 breast tumor cells exposed to fractionated radiation, 5 x 2 Gy. Exposure to EB 1089, an analog of the steroid hormone 1alpha, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol (1alpha, 25 dihydroxy Vitamin D-3; calcitriol), prior to irradiation promoted cell death and delayed both the development of a senescent phenotype and the recovery of proliferative capacity. EB 1089 also reduced clonogenic survival over and above that produced by fractionated radiation alone and further conferred susceptibility to apoptosis in MCF-7 cells exposed to radiation. In contrast, EB 1089 failed to enhance the response to radiation (or to promote apoptosis) in normal breast epithelial cells or BJ fibroblast cells. EB 1089 treatment and fractionated radiation additively promoted ceramide Generation and suppressed expression of polo-like kinase 1. Taken together, these data indicate that EB 1080 (and 1alpha, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol or its analogs) could selectively enhance breast tumor cell sensitivity to radiation through the promotion of cell death. in part through the generation of ceramide and the suppression of polo-like kinase. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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