Genistein stimulates growth of human breast cancer cells in a novel, postmenopausal animal model, with low plasma estradiol concentrations

Carcinogenesis
Young H JuW G Helferich

Abstract

We have demonstrated that genistein (GEN) stimulates growth of estrogen-dependent breast tumors in vivo. In this study, we evaluated whether dietary GEN can act in an additive manner with low circulating levels of 17beta-estradiol (E2). We developed an E2 delivery system using silastic implants that yield low circulating plasma E2 levels similar to those observed in postmenopausal women. We inserted various concentrations of E2 silastic implants (1:127, 1:63, 1:31, 1:15 and 1:7 = E2:cholesterol) and injected estrogen-dependent human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells into ovariectomized athymic mice. The E2 implants tested (1:127-1:7) generated 30.1-101.6 pM E2 in plasma, which is comparable to the E2 levels observed in postmenopausal women. The E2 implants stimulated MCF-7 tumor growth in a dose-dependent manner. We selected the 1:31 ratio of E2 implant to evaluate if dietary GEN acts in an additive manner with low E2 levels to influence the growth of MCF-7 tumors. Ovariectomized mice were divided into four groups: MCF-7 control, 500 ppm GEN, 1:31 E2, and 1:31 E2 + 500 ppm GEN. At week 17, the average tumor sizes were 7.6, 32.1, 67.4 and 106.8 mm2 for these groups, respectively (P < 0.05), demonstrating that 500 ppm GEN additively st...Continue Reading

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