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PATHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
卷 202, 期 1, 页码 1-7出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2005.10.003
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breast cancer; nitric oxide synthases; nitric oxide; MCF-7; estradiol
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As a model for hormone-dependent breast cancer, we studied the MCF-7 cell line to examine differences in the stimulation of the inducible (i) and endothelial (e) nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and the role of 17 beta-estradiol (E-2). MCF-7 cells were stimulated with (a) E-2 (10(-8) M) and (b) a combination of different cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta (Il-1 beta), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon gamma (INF-gamma), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). e-NOS and i-NOS proteins were measured using Western blot analysis. Using the Griess method nitric oxide (NO) was estimated by assessing the stable product nitrite (NO2-) in the culture medium, and a direct method, employing EPR spin trapping also was used. Western blot analysis revealed the presence of e-NOS and i-NOS in MCF-7 cells. In Western blot analysis, e-NOS, but not i-NOS, expression could be stimulated by E-2. An increase in NO2- was noted after stimulation of MCF-7 using different combinations of cytokines Il-1 beta, TNF alpha and INF gamma, and LPS, but not after E-2. In conclusion, e-NOS and i-NOS are weakly expressed in the MCF-7 cell line, but are stimulated differently. The MCF-7 cell may contain both a constitutive NOS and an inducible NOS. (c) 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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