Soy phytochemicals decrease nonsmall cell lung cancer growth in female athymic mice

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Gallo, Daniela [1 ]
Zannoni, Gian Franco [2 ]
De Stefano, Ilaria [1 ]
Mosca, Marco [1 ]
Ferlini, Cristiano [1 ]
Mantuano, Elisabetta [1 ]
Scambia, Giovanni [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Histopathol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
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10.1093/jn/138.7.1360
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R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
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100403 ;
摘要
This study investigated the effects of a phytoestrogen-containing standardized soy extract (SSE) on the growth of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC; A549) xenografts in female athymic mice. Tumor-bearing mice received either sterile water or SSE [50 or 100 mg/(kg.d), per os], 5 d/wk, until the mean tumor weight in each group was at least 900 mg. Treatment with SSE reduced tumor growth in the high-dose group compared with control (P< 0.01); tumors in both treated groups had reduced proliferation and greater apoptosis compared with controls (P < 0.05). SSE treatment also induced diffuse central necrosis, reducing the viable tissue mass within the tumor. Whereas tumor levels of epidermal growth factor receptor were comparable in control and treated mice, the expression of phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt) was lower in tumors of mice treated with 100 mg SSE/(kg.d) than in controls (P < 0.01). The protein level of phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinase also tended to be lower (P = 0.07) in this group than in controls. Estrogen receptor (ER)alpha and ER beta were present in tumors, but their expression levels did not differ among groups. Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 concentrations also were not affected by the treatments. In conclusion, we found that soy phytochemicals slow the in vivo growth of NSCLC xenografts; the modulation of the Akt-signaling pathway observed in tumors of SSE-treated mice may have a role in the activity observed. Our research provides further support for the concept that consumption of phytoestrogens may be effective in delaying lung cancer progression.
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页码:1360 / 1364
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