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β-D-glucan Inhibits Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Alters Gene Expression

β-D-glucan Inhibits Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Alters Gene Expression

Zainab M T Jafaar, Lacey M Litchfield, Margarita M Ivanova, Brandie N Radde, Numan Al-Rayyan, Carolyn M Klinge

Int J Oncol. 2014 Apr;44(4):1365-75.

PMID: 24534923

Abstract:

Endocrine therapies have been successfully used for breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor α (ERα) positive tumors, but ~40% of patients relapse due to endocrine resistance. β-glucans are components of plant cell walls that have immunomodulatory and anticancer activity. The objective of this study was to examine the activity of β-D-glucan, purified from barley, in endocrine-sensitive MCF-7 versus endocrine-resistant LCC9 and LY2 breast cancer cells. β-D-glucan dissolved in DMSO but not water inhibited MCF-7 cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner as measured by BrdU incorporation with an IC₅₀ of ~164 ± 12 µg/ml. β-D-glucan dissolved in DMSO inhibited tamoxifen/endocrine-resistant LCC9 and LY2 cell proliferation with IC₅₀ values of 4.6 ± 0.3 and 24.2 ± 1.4 µg/ml, respectively. MCF-10A normal breast epithelial cells showed a higher IC₅₀ ~464 µg/ml and the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells was not inhibited by β-D-glucan. Concentration-dependent increases in the BAX/BCL2 ratio and cell death with β-D-glucan were observed in MCF-7 and LCC9 cells. PCR array analysis revealed changes in gene expression in response to 24-h treatment with 10 or 50 µg/ml β-D-glucan that were different between MCF-7 and LCC9 cells as well as differences in basal gene expression between the two cell lines. Select results were confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR demonstrating that β-D-glucan increased RASSF1 expression in MCF-7 cells and IGFBP3, CTNNB1 and ERβ transcript expression in LCC9 cells. Our data indicate that β-D-glucan regulates breast cancer-relevant gene expression and may be useful for inhibiting endocrine-resistant breast cancer cell proliferation.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP9041229	β-D-Glucan from barley		9041-22-9	Price

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