Search Results - "Wargon, Victoria"
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The MPA mouse breast cancer model: evidence for a role of progesterone receptors in breast cancer
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-06-2009)“…More than 60% of all breast neoplasias are ductal carcinomas expressing estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR). By contrast, most of the spontaneous,…”
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Novel, low cost, highly effective, handmade steroid pellets for experimental studies
Published in PloS one (15-05-2013)“…The basic component of Silastic® glue (Dow Corning) used to prepare Silastic® pellets is polydimethylsiloxane. This compound is also present in other…”
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Responsiveness to PI3K and MEK inhibitors in breast cancer. Use of a 3D culture system to study pathways related to hormone independence in mice
Published in PloS one (26-05-2010)“…A significant proportion of breast cancer patients face failure of endocrine therapy due to the acquisition of endocrine resistance. We have explored…”
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Antiprogestins in breast cancer treatment: are we ready?
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-06-2012)“…Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in females worldwide. It is accepted that breast cancer is not a…”
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Abstract 1315: DNMT and HDAC inhibitors resensitize resistant tumors to antiprogestin therapy in a mouse breast cancer model
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2011)“…Abstract Mouse mammary carcinomas induced by medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) are maintained by syngeneic transplantation and tumor variants with different…”
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Progesterone receptor isoform ratio dictates antiprogestin/progestin effects on breast cancer growth and metastases: A role for NDRG1
Published in International journal of cancer (01-05-2022)“…Progesterone receptors (PRs) ligands are being tested in luminal breast cancer. There are mainly two PR isoforms, PRA and PRB, and their ratio (PRA/PRB) may be…”
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Inmunohistoquimica y expresion de receptores de estrogenos y progesterona en neoplasias mamarias malignas caninas en distintos estadios clinicos
Published in Revista científica (Universidad del Zulia. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. División de Investigación) (01-05-2010)“…La técnica de inmunohistoquímica descrita por Walker y col. (1998) y Mote y col. (2001) es de utilidad para la determinación de receptores de estrógenos y de…”
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Estrogen Receptor Alpha Mediates Progestin-Induced Mammary Tumor Growth by Interacting with Progesterone Receptors at the Cyclin D1/MYC Promoters
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-05-2012)“…Synthetic progesterone used in contraception drugs (progestins) can promote breast cancer growth, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. Moreover, it remains…”
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Progestin and antiprogestin responsiveness in breast cancer is driven by the PRA/PRB ratio via AIB1 or SMRT recruitment to the CCND1 and MYC promoters
Published in International journal of cancer (01-06-2015)“…There is emerging interest in understanding the role of progesterone receptors (PRs) in breast cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the…”
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Abstract 1387: The ratio of progesterone receptor isoforms predicts progestin and antiprogestin response: Interaction of PR with AIB1 or SMRT
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2013)“…Abstract We have previously demonstrated in a mouse model of breast cancer that mammary carcinomas which are responsive to the antiprogestin mifepristone (MFP)…”
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Abstract 532: Differential expression of FGFR-1 and -2 in hormone responsive and resistant murine mammary carcinomas
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2013)“…Abstract Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors (FGFRs) are dysregulated in a number of developmental and neoplastic conditions. In human breast cancer…”
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Hypermethylation of the progesterone receptor A in constitutive antiprogestin-resistant mouse mammary carcinomas
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-04-2011)“…Most breast carcinomas that are estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) positive respond initially to an endocrine therapy, but over time, they…”
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Multidrug resistance protein 4/ ATP binding cassette transporter 4: a new potential therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia
Published in Oncotarget (15-10-2014)“…Less than a third of adults patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are cured by current treatments, emphasizing the need for new approaches to therapy. We…”
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Progestin and antiprogestin responsiveness in breast cancer is driven by the PRA / PRB ratio via AIB 1 or SMRT recruitment to the CCND 1 and MYC promoters
Published in International journal of cancer (01-06-2015)“…There is emerging interest in understanding the role of progesterone receptors (PRs) in breast cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the…”
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Reversal of antiprogestin resistance and progesterone receptor isoform ratio in acquired resistant mammary carcinomas
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-08-2009)“…To explore mechanisms related to hormone resistance, three resistant variants of the MPA mouse breast cancer tumor model with low levels of progesterone…”
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Expression and methylation status of female-predominant GH-dependent liver genes are modified by neonatal androgenization in female mice
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (15-02-2014)“…•Neonatal testosterone exposure partially masculinized the GH axis in female mice.•It evoked a defeminization of female predominant GH-dependent liver…”
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Abstract 1319: Early tumor regression after endocrine and kinase inhibitor treatments in mammary carcinomas with different hormonal requirements
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2011)“…Abstract Two-thirds of diagnosed breasts cancers express either estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) or both. Unlike most experimental breast…”
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Abstract 4609: Therapeutic effects of pegylated doxorubicin liposomes in endocrine responsive and unresponsive murine mammary carcinomas
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2010)“…Abstract Doxorubicin is commonly used in the treatment of several cancers, including breast and ovarian cancers. In spite of the development of modern…”
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Gelation and structural characteristics of incompatible whey proteins/hydroxypropylmethylcellulose mixtures
Published in Food hydrocolloids (2006)“…The influence of hydroxypropylmethycellulose (HPMC) on whey protein (WPC) gelling properties was studied under thermodynamic incompatibility conditions at…”
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Inhibition of mammary tumor growth by estrogens: is there a specific role for estrogen receptors alpha and beta
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-10-2010)“…To evaluate the extent to which each estrogen receptor (ER) subtype contributes to the stimulation or to the inhibition of mammary tumor growth, we evaluated…”
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