Recombinant human interferon alpha increases oestrogen receptor expression in human breast cancer cells (ZR-75-1) and sensitizes them to the anti-proliferative effects of tamoxifen - PubMed (original) (raw)

Recombinant human interferon alpha increases oestrogen receptor expression in human breast cancer cells (ZR-75-1) and sensitizes them to the anti-proliferative effects of tamoxifen

H W van den Berg et al. Br J Cancer. 1987 Mar.

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Abstract

Exposure of ZR-75-1 human breast cancer cells for 48 h to human recombinant interferon alpha (IFN alpha) resulted in increased expression of oestrogen receptors as measured in a whole cell binding assay. This effect was inversely proportional to dose being significant following treatment with 10-100 IU IFN ml-1 and was only observed at a low initial cell plating density. The extent of the increase in oestrogen receptor levels ranged from 1.2- to 7.2-fold following treatment with 10 IU IFN ml-1. No increase in progesterone receptor expression was observed under the same experimental conditions. Concentrations of IFN which increased oestrogen receptor levels had no effect on cell proliferation. IFN (500 IU ml-1) inhibited cell proliferation and the combination of this treatment with tamoxifen (2 microM) had a greater anti-proliferative effect than either drug alone although there was no evidence of synergism. However, a 5-day pretreatment of cells with IFN (10 IU ml-1) markedly sensitised them to the growth-inhibiting effect of a subsequent 6-day exposure to tamoxifen.

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