Neoadjuvant chemotherapy modifies serum angiotensinase activities in women with breast cancer

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the putative changes in serum angiotensinase activities (aminopeptidase N, APN; aminopeptidase B, APB; aminopeptidase A, APA; aspartyl aminopeptidase, ASAP) involved in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in women with breast cancer treated or not with a neoadjuvant therapy of paclitaxel and anthracycline and in healthy women volunteers.

METHODS: We fluorometrically analysed serum APN, APB, APA and ASAP activities using their corresponding aminoacyl-β-naphthylamides as substrates in women with breast cancer treated with a neoadjuvant therapy of paclitaxel and anthracycline.

RESULTS: When compared with healthy controls, women with breast cancer not treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, showed a decrease in angiotensinase activity, which support the putative increase of angiotensin II (Ang II) levels, indicating that the tumour process would favour the development of the disease. Also, an increase in APN and APB activities was observed, which support a role for angiotensin IV (Ang IV). In women treated with a neoadjuvant therapy, we described an increase in ASAP and APA activities, supporting the idea that this treatment increases Ang II catabolism. The resulting decrease in Ang II level could lead to an inhibition of the tumour growth.

CONCLUSION: Present results show changes in serum angiotensinase activities in women with breast cancer and in women with breast cancer treated with a neoadjuvant therapy of paclitaxel and anthracycline. Therefore, considerable attention should be focused on the development of RAS blockade therapy as a new strategy for breast cancer treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Maturitas - 72(2012), 1 vom: 19. Mai, Seite 79-83

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ramírez-Expósito, María Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Carrera-González, María del Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Mayas, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Dueñas, Basilio [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Ferrol, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Martos, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11128-99-7
2-naphthylamide
2243-82-5
23025-68-5
Aminopeptidases
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin II, des-Asp(1)-des-Arg(2)-Ile(5)-
Angiotensinase
Anthracyclines
Antineoplastic Agents
Controlled Clinical Trial
EC 3.4.-
EC 3.4.11.-
EC 3.4.11.7
Endopeptidases
Glutamyl Aminopeptidase
Journal Article
Naphthalenes
P88XT4IS4D
Paclitaxel
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 31.07.2012

Date Revised 10.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.02.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM216266467