2022
CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression
Zhang M, Liu ZZ, Aoshima K, Cai WL, Sun H, Xu T, Zhang Y, An Y, Chen JF, Chan LH, Aoshima A, Lang SM, Tang Z, Che X, Li Y, Rutter SJ, Bossuyt V, Chen X, Morrow JS, Pusztai L, Rimm DL, Yin M, Yan Q. CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabf5473. PMID: 35108062, PMCID: PMC9003667, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer metastasisReticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer metastasisImmune suppressionM2 macrophagesWorse metastasis-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerMetastasis-free survivalV-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer-related deathPrimary breast tumorsMultiple mouse modelsNF-κB signalingImmunocompetent settingNuclear factor-κB family membersMetastasis-promoting genesDistant metastasisMetastatic sitesPrimary tumorEffective therapyBreast cancerMetastasis treatmentMouse modelBreast tumorsMetastasis
2009
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
2005
The Nuclear Transcription Factor κB/bcl-2 Pathway Correlates with Pathologic Complete Response to Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Human Breast Cancer
Buchholz TA, Garg AK, Chakravarti N, Aggarwal BB, Esteva FJ, Kuerer HM, Singletary SE, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Cristofanilli M, Sahin AA. The Nuclear Transcription Factor κB/bcl-2 Pathway Correlates with Pathologic Complete Response to Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Human Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 8398-8402. PMID: 16322301, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBcl-2-Associated X ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell NucleusChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideCytoplasmDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Signal TransductionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathologic complete responseHuman breast cancerNF-kappaBNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete responseNeoadjuvant doxorubicinBcl-2Poor responseBreast cancerAnthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapyNF-kappaB.Bcl-2-positive tumorsHuman breast cancer samplesBreast cancer responseClinical outcome dataTranscription factor NF-kappaBBreast cancer pathologistNuclear factor-kappaBBreast cancer samplesPCR ratePositive tumorsChemotherapy responseTumor stainingImmunohistochemical stainingCancer response