Expression profiling of selected immune genes and trabecular microarchitecture in breast cancer skeletal metastases model: Effect of α–tocopherol acetate …

R Badraoui, M Saeed, N Bouali, WS Hamadou… - Calcified Tissue …, 2022 - Springer
Breast cancer bone metastases (BCBM) result in serious skeletal morbidity. Although there
have been important advances in cancer treatment methods such as surgery and …

Breast osteoblast-like cells: a reliable early marker for bone metastases from breast cancer

M Scimeca, C Antonacci, N Toschi, E Giannini… - Clinical breast …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The development of bone metastasis from breast cancer results from a
functional interaction between tumor cells and osteoclasts or osteoblasts. The main aim of …

1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D inhibits the metastatic capability of MCF10CA1a and MDA-MB-231 cells in an in vitro model of breast to bone metastasis

T Wilmanski, A Barnard, MR Parikh, J Kirshner… - Nutrition and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Breast cancer metastasis to the bone continues to be a major health problem, with
approximately 80% of advanced breast cancer patients expected to develop bone …

Cytokines secreted by bone-metastatic breast cancer cells alter the expression pattern of f-actin and reduce focal adhesion plaques in osteoblasts through PI3K

RR Mercer, AM Mastro - Experimental cell research, 2005 - Elsevier
Breast cancer frequently metastasizes to bone, resulting in osteolytic lesions. These lesions,
formed by activated osteoclasts, cause pain, an increased susceptibility to fractures, and …

Breast cancer and microcalcifications: an osteoimmunological disorder?

A Clemenceau, L Michou, C Diorio… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The presence of microcalcifications in the breast microenvironment, combined with the
growing evidences of the possible presence of osteoblast-like or osteoclast-like cells in the …

Global gene expression analysis of the interaction between cancer cells and osteoblasts to predict bone metastasis in breast cancer

M Rajski, B Vogel, F Baty, C Rochlitz, M Buess - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Bone metastasis is a main cause of morbidity in breast cancer. Since breast
cancer is a heterogeneous disease, the interactions of cancer cells with the skeletal host …

Microcalcifications drive breast cancer occurrence and development by macrophage-mediated epithelial to mesenchymal transition

M Scimeca, R Bonfiglio, E Menichini, L Albonici… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: This study aims to investigate:(a) the putative association between the
presence of microcalcifications and the expression of both epithelial-to-mesenchymal …

Dendritic cells development into osteoclast-type APCs by 4T1 breast tumor T cells milieu boost bone consumption

AC Monteiro, A Bonomo - Bone, 2021 - Elsevier
Bone metastases occur in 70% of patients with advanced breast cancer, causing severe
morbidity and increased mortality due to osteolytic lesions driven by osteoclasts (OCs) …

Establishment and characterization of a C57BL/6 mouse model of bone metastasis of breast cancer

T Hiraga, T Ninomiya - Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, 2019 - Springer
Bone is one of the most common sites of metastasis in patients with advanced breast cancer;
however, the mechanisms of bone metastasis remain to be fully elucidated. Animal models …

The active role of osteoporosis in the interaction between osteoblasts and bone metastases

S Pagani, M Fini, G Giavaresi, F Salamanna, V Borsari - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction To minimize the severity of bone metastases and to delay their onset, it is
important to analyze the underlying biological mechanisms. The present study focused on …