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Melatonin enhancement of the radiosensitivity of human breast cancer cells is associated with the modulation of proteins involved in estrogen biosynthesis

Abstract: Enhancing the radiosensitivity of cancer cells is one of the most important tasks in clinical radiobiology. Endocrine therapy and radiotherapy are two cancer treatmentmodalities which are often given together in patients with locally-advanced breast cancer and positive hormone-receptor status. Oncostatic actions of melatonin are relevant on estrogen-dependent mammary tumors. In the present study, we wanted to evaluate the effects of the combination of ionizing radiation and melatonin on proteins involved in estrogen biosynthesis in breast cancer cells.We demonstrated a role of melatonin in mediating the sensitization of human breast cancer cells to the ionizing radiation by decreasing around 50% the activity and expression of proteins involved in the synthesis of estrogens in these cells. Thus, melatonin pretreatment before radiation reduces the amount of active estrogens at cancer cell level. Melatonin 1 nM induced a 2-fold change in p53 expression as compared to radiation alone. The regulatory action of melatonin on p53 could be a link between melatonin and its modulatory action on the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to ionizing radiation. These findings may have implications for designing clinical trials using melatonin and radiotherapy.

 Autoría: Alonso-González C., González A., Martínez-Campa C., Menéndez-Menéndez J., Gómez-Arozamena J., García-Vidal A., Cos S.,

 Fuente: Cancer Letters, 2016, 370(1), 145-152

 Editorial: Elsevier Science Ireland

 Fecha de publicación: 01/01/2016

 Nº de páginas: 8

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.10.015

 ISSN: 0304-3835

 Proyecto español: SAF2013-42012-P

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2015.10.015

Autoría

JAVIER MENÉNDEZ MENÉNDEZ

JOSE EZEQUIEL GOMEZ AROZAMENA

GARCÍA VIDAL, ÁNGELA