Notch signaling in mammary development and oncogenesis.

abstract：:Most of the development and functional differentiation in the mammary gland occur after birth. Epigenetics is defined as the stable alterations in gene expression potential that arise during development and proliferation. Epigenetic changes are mediated at the biochemical level by the chromatin conformation initiated ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Rijnkels M,Kabotyanski E,Montazer-Torbati MB,Hue Beauvais C,Vassetzky Y,Rosen JM,Devinoy E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland commonly caused by bacterial infection. The inflammatory process is a normal and necessary immunological response to invading pathogens. The purpose of host inflammatory responses is to eliminate the source of tissue injury, restore immune homeostasis, and return tissue...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Aitken SL,Corl CM,Sordillo LM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic interactions between the hormone responsive mammary gland epithelium and surrounding stromal macrophage populations are critical for normal development and function of the mammary gland. Macrophages are versatile cells capable of diverse roles in mammary gland development and maintenance of homeostasis, and th...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Sun X,Ingman WV

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic experiments using oocyte micro-injection methodology are often performed in order to target expression of a foreign gene in a specific tissue or, to a lesser extent, to study the regulation of gene expression. However, the isolation of embryonic stem cells in mice and the development of antisense and ribozy...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Vilotte JL,L'Huillier P,Mercier JC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinogenesis is a complex process during which cells undergo genetic and epigenetic alterations. These changes can lead tumor cells to acquire characteristics that enable movement from the primary site of origin when conditions become unfavorable. Such characteristics include gain of front-rear polarity, increased m...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Howe EN,Cochrane DR,Richer JK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since breast cancer and its associated metastasis are a global health problem and a major cause of mortality among women, research efforts to understand the development, morphogenesis, and functioning of the mammary gland are a high priority. Myriad signaling pathways, transcription factors, and associated transcripti...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Singh RR,Kumar R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The One Health concept promotes integrated evaluation of human, animal, and environmental health questions to expedite advances benefiting all species. A recognition of the multi-species impact of mastitis as a painful condition with welfare implications leads us to suggest that mastitis is an ideal target for a One H...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Hughes K,Watson CJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), a major regulator of the mononuclear phagocytic lineage, is expressed in more than 70% of human breast cancers and its expression is correlated with poor prognosis. Studies of CSF-1 null mutant mice demonstrated that CSF-1 plays an important role in normal mammary ductal developmen...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Lin EY,Gouon-Evans V,Nguyen AV,Pollard JW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hedgehog pathway is critical for many developmental processes, including the formation of several epidermal appendages. In the mammary gland strict regulation of the Hedgehog pathway is required for normal development. Alterations in Hedgehog signaling result in defects in both the embryonic and postnatal mammary ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Hatsell S,Frost AR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Notch receptor protein and its signaling pathway have been well conserved throughout evolution and appear to be pivotal components in cell fate decisions during development. Recent studies suggest that, depending on the cellular and developmental context, Notch signaling may also affect cell proliferation and prog...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Callahan R,Raafat A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased glucose requirements of the gravid uterus during late pregnancy and even greater requirements of the lactating mammary glands necessitate major adjustments in glucose production and utilization in maternal liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and other tissues. In ruminants, which at all times rely princi...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Bell AW,Bauman DE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) signaling via the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) regulate multiple aspects of malignancy. The importance of IGF-1R in regulating the malignant phenotype is currently being validated in numerous clinical trials for cancer including breast cancer. This review d...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Sachdev D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the role of Neuregulin 3 (Nrg3) and Erbb receptor signalling in embryonic mammary gland development. Neuregulins are growth factors that bind and activate its cognate Erbb receptor tyrosine kinases, which form a signalling network with established roles in breast development and breast cancer. Studies have s...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Kogata N,Zvelebil M,Howard BA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are important for the development of the mammary gland and strongly associated with oncogenesis in this tissue. The biological effects of estrogens are mediated through the estrogen receptor (ER), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. The estrogen/ER signaling pathway plays a central role in mammary ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Bocchinfuso WP,Korach KS

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuroendocrine hormone prolactin (PRL) stimulates breast growth and differentiation during puberty, pregnancy, and lactation. Despite extensive and convincing data indicating that PRL significantly contributes to the pathogenesis and progression of rodent mammary carcinoma, parallel observations for human breast c...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Clevenger CV,Plank TL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation of the adipose tissues occurs in association with obesity. This inflammatory process leads to the induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and a consequent elevation in prostaglandin (PG) production, which, together with proinflammatory cytokines, induce aromatase expression and estrogen synthesis...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Vona-Davis L,Rose DP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to produce and expel milk is important for the health and survival of all mammals. Nevertheless, our understanding of the molecular events underlying the execution of this process remains incomplete. Whilst impaired mammary gland development and lactational competence remains the subject of focused investi...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Stewart TA,Davis FM

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Women are using estrogens for many purposes, such as to prevent pregnancy or miscarriage, or to treat menopausal symptoms. Estrogens also have been used to treat breast cancer which seems puzzling, since there is convincing evidence to support a link between high lifetime estrogen exposure and increased breast cancer ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Hilakivi-Clarke L,de Assis S,Warri A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mammary epithelial cells emerge spontaneously from senescence, exhibiting eroding telomeric sequences, and ultimately enter crisis to generate the type of chromosomal abnormalities seen in early stages of breast cancer. In a mouse mammary tumor model, the spontaneous escape of senescence can be observed as an in...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Said TK,Medina D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ductal development in the pubertal mouse mammary gland is characterized by dramatic morphological changes in the epithelium driven by proliferation of cap and body cells in the terminal endbuds. Recent experiments revealed a coincident and abundant apoptosis in the body cells of these structures. The cells undergoing ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Humphreys RC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microenvironment of a tumor has emerged recently as a critical contributor to the development of cancer. Within this environment, fibroblasts and immune cells are the cell lineages that seem to be active mediators of tumour development. The activated fibroblasts that are also present during wound healing and chron...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Unsworth A,Anderson R,Britt K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) receptor expression and signal transduction in human breast cancer are reviewed as a function of estrogen receptor (ER) expression. ER+ breast cancer cells are generally resistant to the inhibitory effects of TGF-beta. The only known exception appears to be MCF-7 early passag...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Brattain MG,Ko Y,Banerji SS,Wu G,Willson JK

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of smoking in breast cancer risk has been the subject of over 100 publications, numerous scientific reviews, and animated debate. Tobacco exposure is a well-established cause of lung cancer, and is thought to account for nearly one third of all cancer deaths. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of chem...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Reynolds P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premalignant breast disease in humans is a concept that admits to a broad range of elements and possible determinants predicting the likelihood of developing breast cancer. Most of these elements are relative, such as the risk of breast cancer for women that is 130 times that of men and peaks at a younger age by about...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Page DL,Jensen RA,Simpson JF,Dupont WD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery that neural tissue contains a population of stem cells that form neurospheres in vitro, sphere-forming assays have been adapted for use with a number of different tissue types for the quantification of stem cell activity and self-renewal. One tissue type widely used for stem cell investigations is ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Shaw FL,Harrison H,Spence K,Ablett MP,Simões BM,Farnie G,Clarke RB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wild-type p53 is a tumor suppressor gene that plays a central role in maintaining the genetic integrity of the cell by preventing cells with damaged DNA from further proliferation. Mutation and deletion of p53 are the most common genetic defects seen in clinical cancer. About 40% of breast carcinomas show high levels ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Barnes DM,Camplejohn RS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article illustrates the most common benign and malignant lesions in the breast, and is intended for the biologist working in the area of breast cancer and breast biology, not for the practicing pathologist. The atlas covers benign proliferative lesions, atypical lesions, variants of in situ cancer, the main types...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Mallon E,Osin P,Nasiri N,Blain I,Howard B,Gusterson B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localised breast cancer can be cured by surgery and adjuvant treatments, but mortality remains high as some tumours metastasize early. Perlecan is a basement membrane (BM) protein involved in tumour development and progression. Here, mRNA and protein expression of perlecan, and mRNA expression of matrix degrading enzy...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Jansson M,Billing O,Herdenberg C,Lundin C,Tolockiene E,Nazemroaya A,Sund M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary gland involution is a period of intensive tissue remodeling. Over the course of a relatively brief period, a large proportion of the mammary gland epithelium undergoes programmed cell death and is removed by phagocytes. In addition, the gland is cleared of residual milk fat globules as well as milk and adipocy...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Atabai K,Sheppard D,Werb Z

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and progression of aggressive breast cancer is characterized by genomic instability leading to multiple genetic defects, phenotypic diversity, chemoresistance, and poor outcome. Centrosome abnormalities have been implicated in the origin of chromosomal instability through the development of multipolar ...

journal_title：Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia

authors： Salisbury JL,D'Assoro AB,Lingle WL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00