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Abstract Title:

Bisphenol A and estradiol are equipotent in antagonizing cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells.

Abstract Source:

Cancer Lett. 2010 Apr 28 ;290(2):167-73. Epub 2009 Sep 30. PMID: 19796866

Abstract Author(s):

Elizabeth W LaPensee, Christopher R LaPensee, Sejal Fox, Sandy Schwemberger, Scott Afton, Nira Ben-Jonathan

Article Affiliation:

Elizabeth W LaPensee

Abstract:

Resistance to chemotherapy is a major problem facing breast cancer patients. Cisplatin, a highly effective DNA-damaging drug, has shown only little success in breast cancer treatment. We are reporting that low nanomolar doses of bisphenol A (BPA) or estradiol antagonize cisplatin cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells, with their effects not mediated via classical estrogen receptors. Although both compounds increase the expression of Bcl-2, a Bcl-2 inhibitor completely blocked the protective effects of BPA while only partially affecting those of estradiol. Blockade of BPA and E2 actions should sensitize ER-negative breast tumors to anti-cancer drugs and allow for the inclusion of cisplatin in treatment regimens.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Additional Keywords : Drug: Cisplatin : CK(49) : AC(18)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Chemoresistance upregulation : CK(12) : AC(7)

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