Moreover, they have shown that, through differential patterns of DNA methylation of the promoter region and thereby differential expression
of the estrogen receptor alpha gene in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the brain, this individual variation of early experience influences adult reproductive behaviour, suggesting a mechanism for intergenerational transmission of the pattern of maternal care [137, 138].
Tumor morphology and immunohistochemical expression
of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, p53, and Ki67 in urogenital carcinomas of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
Red or orange vegetables and fruits are rich sources of beta - carotene which are effective in reducing the growth
of estrogen receptor positive and negative breast tumor cells.
These associations were primarily limited to hormone receptor — positive tumors as migraine was associated with a 0.65-fold (95 % CI, 0.51 - 0.83) reduced risk
of estrogen receptor — positive (ER +) / progesterone receptor — positive (PR +) ductal carcinoma.
Selective activation
of estrogen receptor --LCB- beta -RCB- target genes by 3,3» - diindolylmethane.
In fact, I was just lecturing in Oregon with Dr. Tori Hudson and she said to the audience, «I hope everyone's put the soy issue debate to a close,» because soy is protective
of the estrogen receptor beta, but it's a different issue with thyroid.
Sometimes they increase estrogenic activity — depending on the type
of estrogen receptor present in this kind of tissue, say, in this case, the skin — and sometimes they increase it, like in the ovaries.
4) Reduces the function
of Estrogen Receptor Beta 5) Negatively affects mitochondrial function 6) Alters hypothalamic pituitary - gonadal axis Increases testosterone, 7) lowers progesterone, 8) alters GnRH secretion 9) Increases glucocorticoids, 10) heightens response to stress, elevates levels of anxiety
Ovarian Actions
of Estrogen Receptor - β: An Update Ann E. Drummond, Ph.D. 1 Peter J. Fuller, B.Med.Sci., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.P. 1 1Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
With the discovery
of estrogen receptor positive breast cancers came agents to block estrogen's effects, including the drug tamoxifen.
«Dimethyl sulfoxide is a potent modulator
of estrogen receptor isoforms and xenoestrogen biomarker responses in primary culture of salmon hepatocytes.»
5alpha - Androstane - 3beta, 17 beta - diol (3beta - diol), an estrogenic metabolite of 5alpha - dihydrotestosterone, is a potent modulator
of estrogen receptor ERbeta expression in the ventral prostrate of adult.
The androgen derivative 5alpha - androstane - 3beta, 17 beta - diol inhibits prostate cancer cell migration through activation
of the estrogen receptor beta subtype..
In a 2009 study in the journal, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, researchers found that dietary acrylamide intake was associated with increased risk
of estrogen receptor - positive breast cancer, but the same was not found with estrogen receptor - negative breast cancer.
A novel first - in - class small molecule (ERX - 11) that interacts with and disrupts the interactome
of the estrogen receptor (ER), blocks the growth of ER - positive breast cancers, including those that are resistant to currently approved hormonal agents.
Loss of RUNX1, a key regulator
of estrogen receptor - positive luminal breast cells, impairs mammary epithelial differentiation and contributes to luminal breast cancer via genetic interactions with a loss of p53 or RB1.
Breast cancer cells, which survive in hypoxia, share many characteristics with breast cancer stem cells (CSC) such as loss
of estrogen receptor - α (ER - α) expression (1), increased anoikis resistance (14) and increased resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy (15, 16).
Amphiregulin is an essential mediator
of estrogen receptor alpha function in mammary gland development
Dr. Mack's research has focused primarily on the use of novel antitumor agents in human estrogen receptor negative breast tumor cells, and more recently, on the use of bioflavonoids in the regulation
of estrogen receptor positive (ER +) and estrogen receptor negative (ER --RRB- breast tumor cell proliferation.
Sexual responses of the male rat medial preoptic area and medial amygdala to estrogen: site specific reduction
of estrogen receptor alpha.
In particular, KMT2C / MLL3, which is mutated in about 7 %
of all estrogen receptor positive breast cancers, is a histone methyltransferase that creates the H3K4me1 mark at enhancers.
Triple - negative breast cancer (TNBC), a tumor type defined by its lack
of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and Her2 (ERBB2) amplification, accounts for 16 % of breast cancers.
Zhu Q, Jin L, Casero RA, Davidson NE, Huang Y. Role of ornithine decarboxylase in regulation
of estrogen receptor alpha expression and growth in human breast cancer cells.
In pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis expression of progesterone receptor is frequently higher than
that of estrogen receptor.
LSD1 engages a corepressor complex for the activation
of the estrogen receptor a by estrogen and cAMP.
BPA is believed to exert its biological effects largely through loose occupancy
of the estrogen receptor, and there are reports of both estrogen agonist [7] and androgen antagonist [8] activity.
miR - 148a Suppresses estrogen - induced viability and migration of breast cancer cells via inhibition
of estrogen receptor a expression.
It is normally very sensitive to estrogen - targeting therapies because of high expression
of the estrogen receptor protein, but rarely shows high expression of the HER2 protein.
The new study suggests another culprit: declining levels
of an estrogen receptor known as ER - a.
In the mice, the neuron - like cells did not grow as quickly as the original cancer cells, and analyses of the tumour tissue from patients show that those with a high level
of the estrogen receptor have a better survival rate that those with a low.
«Our data suggests that estrogen could be a therapeutic method for patients who express high levels
of the estrogen receptor,» continues Professor Arsenian - Henriksson.
In laboratory experiments, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden demonstrate that estrogen treatment and overexpression
of the estrogen receptor cause malignant neuroblastoma cells to mature into neuron - like cells.
The researchers are collaborating with investigators at the University of Pennsylvania that have found that turning on a very specific type
of estrogen receptor on melanoma makes it vulnerable to immunotherapy.
The mice are particularly good models
of estrogen receptor - positive tumors (so named because they are fueled by estrogen) that have become resistant to the drugs used to treat them.
And the third type is a translocation, in which half
of the estrogen receptor gene is swapped for a completely unrelated gene from a different part of the genome.
They also show increased expression
of the estrogen receptor alpha [ER +] gene that drives cell division,» says Koshy.
Using in vitro, or test tube, experiments, the researchers applied these chemicals to human cancer cells to measure changes
of estrogen receptor - and androgen receptor - target genes and transcriptional activity.
Another smaller trial
of estrogen receptor imaging is underway at the Abramson Cancer Center's 2 - PREVENT Translational Center of Excellence.
While one drug, MEK inhibitor, is usually used in advanced - stage melanoma, the other drug, CDK4 / 6 inhibitor, palbociclib, is currently FDA - approved for treatment
of Estrogen Receptor - positive breast cancer patients.
High total and saturated fat intake were associated with greater risk
of estrogen receptor - and progesterone receptor - positive (ER+PR +) breast cancer (BC), and human epidermal growth factor 2 receptor - negative (HER2 --RRB- disease, according to a new study published April 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Breastfeeding may be especially helpful at reducing risk
of estrogen receptor negative, including triple negative, breast cancers.
Melinda Wilson, an associate professor at the University of Kentucky who is studying the role
of estrogen receptors in the brain, says that her group had applied for NSF funding several times.
When those babies grow up, the resulting decrease
of estrogen receptors makes them less attentive to their babies.
Indeed, some studies have found that as estrogen levels decline in women, the number
of estrogen receptors — including ER - a — falls too.
Not only is the progesterone receptor an «essential modulator of estrogen - receptor - regulated genes,» but it also significantly contributes to the «prognostic value
of estrogen receptors in ER + / PR + breast cancers.»
Overweight / obese males showed accelerated aromatization of androgens to estrogens, inhibiting gonadotropin secretion by activation
of estrogen receptors (ERs) of the hypothalamus that promote hypogonadism (78).
«Our anaylsis suggests that biomarkers like E-cadherin are even more important than tumor size, tumor grade, the presence
of estrogen receptors or the age of the patient.»
Unfortunately, the standard tools for assessing risk of metastasis — such as the size of the tumor, its grade, the presence
of estrogen receptors and the proportion of dividing cells — are «insufficient,» note the authors, «for clinical decision making.»
Mark Chen: Non-nuclear Distribution
of Estrogen Receptors in the Brain of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Dissection of the LXXLL nuclear receptor - coactivator interaction motif using combinatorial peptide libraries: discovery of peptide antagonists
of estrogen receptors alpha and beta