Actions of oestrogens and antioestrogens on rat mammary gland development: Relevance to breast cancer prevention

Nicholson, Robert Ian, Gotting, K. E., Gee, Julia Margaret Wendy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-2015 and Walker, Kate J. 1988. Actions of oestrogens and antioestrogens on rat mammary gland development: Relevance to breast cancer prevention. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry 30 (1-6) , pp. 95-103. 10.1016/0022-4731(88)90081-7

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Abstract

The proliferative actions of a series of antioestrogens on the development of the second thoracic mammary gland of ovariectomized immature Sprague-Dawley rats have been investigated. Evidence is presented that shows trans-tamoxifen, LY 117018 and LY 139481, like oestradiol-17β and cis-tamoxifen, promote full mammary gland ductal development and induce a high rate of cell proliferation in the undifferentiated epithelial cells of the terminal end buds, the main growth region for ductual growth. Conversely, ICI 164,384, a new antioestrogen, is without effect on ductal elongation. In vivo exposure of trans-tamoxifen and LY 117018 treated glands in medically castrated animals to the carcinogen DMBA, results in a high rate of mammary tumour development. Indeed, the actions of these so-called antioestrogens are equivalent to those observed in oestradiol-treated rats.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Pharmacy Schools > Medicine Schools > Biosciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0022-4731
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 14:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17088

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