Expression of sigma 1 receptor in human breast cancer
Wang B, Rouzier R, Albarracin C, Sahin A, Wagner P, Yang Y, Smith T, Bernstam F, Marcelo A, Hortobagyi G, Pusztai L. Expression of sigma 1 receptor in human breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2004, 87: 205-214. PMID: 15528963, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-6590-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman breast cancerSigma-1 receptorBreast cancerS1R expressionNormal breastMDA-MBCell linesBenign breast diseaseEffect of chemotherapyEpithelial cell stainingNeoplastic breast epithelial cellsInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer cell linesNormal breast tissueDose-dependent inhibitionAdditive cytotoxic effectBreast epithelial cellsAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer cell linesDuctal hyperplasiaMCF-7 cellsPredictive factorsCancer patientsBreast diseaseSitu cancerExpression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Krishnamurti S, Cardona J, Sneige N, Esteva FJ, Volchenok M, Breitenfelder P, Kau SW, Takayama S, Krajewski S, Reed JC, Bast RC, Hortobagyi GN. Expression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Cancer Investigation 2004, 22: 248-256. PMID: 15199607, DOI: 10.1081/cnv-120030213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell DeathChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Transcription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplete pathological responsePathological responseBcl-2 expressionNeoplastic cellsBcl-2Breast cancerTissue specimensSubsequent pathological responsesAdvanced breast cancerBAG-1Breast epithelial cellsBAG-1 expressionExploratory pilot studyPrechemotherapy specimensNeoadjuvant chemotherapyClinical responseResidual tumorCytotoxic therapyPosttreatment specimensAnti-apoptotic proteinsPreoperative doxorubicinChemotherapyCytoplasmic stainingIndividual tumorsBreast tissue