Inhibition of Lipocalin 2 Impairs Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Leng X, Ding T, Lin H, Wang Y, Hu L, Hu J, Feig B, Zhang W, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Wu Y, Arlinghaus RB. Inhibition of Lipocalin 2 Impairs Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 8579-8584. PMID: 19887608, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLipocalin-2LipocalinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasm InvasivenessNF-kappa BOncogene ProteinsReceptor, ErbB-2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsLCN2 expressionBreast cancerBreast tumorigenesisMatrix metalloproteinase-9 activityTumor formationMammary tumor mouse modelMammary tumor formationMetalloproteinase-9 activityMatrix metalloproteinase-9Breast cancer therapyTumor mouse modelBreast tumor formationAkt/NFBreast cancer cellsMurine breast tumorsInhibitory monoclonal antibodiesLCN2 functionsLung metastasesLipocalin-2Metalloproteinase-9Mouse modelAggressive typeBreast tumorsKappaB pathwayMetastasis