Metabolism of endogenous strogens and breast cancer
Keywords:
BREAST CANCER, ESTROGENS, DIET
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in development countries women. Although Uruguay does not belong to these countries, breast cancer incidence and mortality are extremely high. Age adjusted mortality rate from 1993 to 1997 was 25.1 per 100,000 women/year, one of the highest worldwide, thus breast cancer is a serious public health problem in Uruguay.
Association between breast cancer and replacement hormonetherapy is well-known. Many studies, especially the WHI (Women’s Health Initiative), have proved a higher risk due to use of estrogens.
Overworld use and indication have diminish since cardiovascular risks of strogenic therapy in climateric disfunctions were added to breast cancer risk.
Hormone-associated breast cancer pathogenesis do not only include external administration hormones: endogenous estrogens play an important role in causing that cancer and everyday life situations where breast cancer risk factors are associated with endogenous estrogens.
The paper reviews estrogen metabolism and breast cancer association since estrogen metabolites have different biological reactions and opposite incidence in cancer risk. 2-alfa hydroxyestrone production is associated with a 40% decrease of developing breast cancer. The association diet change-estrogen production is analysed, diet changes are suggested to reduce breast cancer incidence.
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4) Writing Group for the Woman Health Initiative Investigators. Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Woman. Principal results from the Women´s Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2002; 288(3): 321-33.
5) Million Women Study Collborators. Breast cancer and hormone-replacement therapy in the Million Women Study. Lancet 2003, 2(362): 419-27.
6) Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer. Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative re analysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52.705 women with breast cancer and 108.411 women without breast cancer. Lancet 1997; 350(9084): 1047-59.
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9) Fuchs-Young R, Glasebrook AL, Short LL, Draper MW, Rippy MK, Cole HW, et al. Raloxifene is a tissue-selective agonist/antagonist that functions through the estrogen receptor. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1995; 761: 355-60.
10) Russo J, Lareef MH, Tahin Q, Hu YF, Slater C, Ao X, et al. 17 Beta-estradiol is carcinogenic in human breast epithelial cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2002; 80(2): 149-62.
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13) Dunn LJ, Bradbury JT. Endocrine factors in endometrial carcinoma: a preliminary report. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1967; 97: 465-71.
14) Ackerman GE, Smith ME, Mendelson CR, MacDonald PC, Simpson ER. Aromatization of androstenedione by human adipose tissue stromal cells in monolayer culture. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1981; 53: 412-7.
15) Simpson ER, Rubin G, Clyne C, Robertson K, O’Donnell, L, Jones M, et al. The role of local estrogen biosynthesis in males and females. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2000; 11: 184-8.
16) Bulun SE, Simpson ER, Word RA. Expression of the CYP19 gene and its product aromatase cytochrome P450 in human leiomyoma tissues and cells in culture. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994; 78: 736-43.
17) Noble LS, Simpson ER, Johns A, Bulun SE. Aromatase expression inendometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; 81: 174-9.
18) Bulun SE, Price TM, Mahendroo MS, Aitken J, Simpson ER. A link between breast cancer and local estrogen biosynthesis suggested by quantification of breast adipose tissue aromatase cytochrome P450 transcripts using competitive polymerase chain reaction after reverse transcription. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1993; 77: 1622-8.
19) Yue W, Wang JP, Hamilton CJ, Demers LM, Santen RJ. In situ aromatization enhances breast tumor estradiol levels and cellular proliferation. Cancer Res 1998; 58: 927-32.
20) Haynes GJ, Dowsett AG, Lonning PE. Influence of letrozole (Femera) and anastrozole (Arimidex) on total body aromatization and plasma estrogen levels in postmenopausal breast cancer patients evaluated in a randomized cross-over study. J Clin Oncol 2002; 20: 751-7.
21) Bajetta E, Zilembo N, Bichisao E, Martinetti A, Buzzoni R, Pozzi P, et al. Tumor response and estrogen suppression in breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors. Ann Oncol 2000; 11: 1017-22.
22) Ailawadi RK, Jobanputra S, Kataria M, Gurates B, Bulun SE. Treatment of endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain with petrozole and norethindrone acetate: a pilot study. Fertil Steril 2004; 81(2): 290-6.
23) Shozu M, Murakami K, Segawa T, Kasai T, Inoue M. Successful treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyoma with a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor in a perimenopausal woman. Fertil Steril 2003; 79: 628-31.
24) Ellis MJ, Jaenicke F, Llombart-Cussac L. A randomized double-blind multicentre study of preoperative tamoxifen versus Femara (letrozole) for postmenopausal women with ER and/or PgR positive breast cancer ineligible for breast conserving surgery -correlation of clinical response with tumour gene expression and proliferation. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2000; 64: 29.
25) Fishman J, Bradlow HL, Schneider J, Anderson KE, Kappas A. Radiometric analysis of biological oxidations in man: sex differences in estradiol metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci 1980; 77: 4957-60.
26) Fishman J, Osborne MP, Telang NT. The role of estrogen in mammary carcinogenesis. Ann NY Acad Sci 1995; 768: 91-100.
27) Hulka BS, Stark AT. Breast cancer: cause and prevention. Lancet 1995; 346(8979): 883-7.
28) Kreiger N, Sloan M, Cotterchis M, Kirch V. The risk of breast cancer following reproductive surgery. Eur J Cancer 1999; 35: 97-101.
29) Broocks A, Pirke KM, Schweiger U, Tuschl RJ, Laessle RG, Strowitzki T, et al. Cyclic ovarian function in recreational athletes. J Appl Physiol 1990; (68): 2083-6.
30) Bullen BA, Skrinar GS, Beitins IZ, Von Mering G, Turnbull BA, McArthur JW. Induction of menstrual disorders by strenuous exercise in untrained women. N Engl J Med 1985; 312(21): 1349-53.
31) Feicht CB, Johnson TS, Martin BJ, Sparkes KE, Wagner WJr. Secondary amenorrhea in athletes. Lancet 1978; 2(8100): 1145-6.
32) Bernstein L, Henderson BE, Hanisch R, Sullivan-Halley J, Ross RK. Physical exercise and reduced risk of breast cancer in young women. J Natl Cancer Inst 1994; 86(18): 1403-8.
33) Thune I, Brenn T, Lunde E, Gaard M. Physical activity and the risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med 1997; 336(18): 1269-75.
34) Beatson G. On the treatment of inoperable cases of carcinoma of the mamma: suggestions for a new method of treatment, with illustrative cases. Lancet 1896; 2: 104-7.
35) Thomas HV, Reeves GK, Key TJ. Endogenous estrogen and postmenopausal breast cancer: a quantitative review. Cancer Causes Control 1997; 8: 922-8.
36) Feigelson HS, Ross RK, Yu MC, Coetzee GA, Reichardt JK, Henderson BE. Genetic susceptibility to cancer from exogenous and endogenous exposures. J Cell Biochem Suppl 1996; 25: 15-22.
37) Sager R. Tumor-suppressor genes: The puzzle and the promise. Science 1989; 246(4936): 1406-12.
38) Miki Y, Swensen J, Shattuck-Eidens D, Futreal PA, Hershmann K, Tavtigian S, et al. A strong candidate for the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1. Science 1994; 266(5182): 66-71.
39) Wooster R, Bignell G, Lancaster J, Swift S, Seal S, Mangion J, et al. Identification of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2. Nature 1995; 378(6559): 789-92.
40) Bradlow HL. Nutrient modulation of female hormone metabolism: Modifying breast cancer risk. In: Functional Medicine Approaches to Endocrine Disturbances of Aging. Vancouver: British Columbia: Institute of Functional Medicine Proceedings, 2001: 100-14.
41) Bolton JL, Pisha E, Zhang F, Qiu S. Role of quinoids in estrogen carcinogenesis. Chem Res Toxicol 1998; 11(10): 1113-27.
42) Kabat GC, Chang CJ, Sparano JA, Sepkovie DW, Hu XP, Khalil A, et al. Urinary estrogen metabolitos and breast cancer: a case-control study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1997; 6(7): 505-9.
43) Davis DL, Telang NT, Osborne MP, Bradlow HL. Medical hypothesis: bifunctional genetic hormonal pathways to breast cancer. Environ Health Perspect 1997; 105: 571-6.
44) Swaneck GE, Fishman J. Covalent binding of the endogenous estrogen 16 alphahydroxyestrone to estradiol receptor in human breast cancer cells: characterization and intranuclear localization. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1988; 85: 7831-5.
45) Lustig R, Kendrick-Parker C, Jordan V. Effects of 16a-hydroxyestrone on MCF-7 cell proliferation and estrogen receptor regulation in vitro. Endocr Soc Proc 1994; 75: 317-20.
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