The many faces of estrogen signaling

P Vrtačnik, B Ostanek, S Mencej-Bedrač, J Marc - Biochemia medica, 2014 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Estrogens have long been known as important regulators of the female
reproductive functions; however, our understanding of the role estrogens play in the human …

Cancer epigenetics

PW Laird - Human molecular genetics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The field of cancer epigenetics is evolving rapidly on several fronts. Advances in our
understanding of chromatin structure, histone modification, transcriptional activity and DNA …

Bisphenol A replacement chemicals, BPF and BPS, induce protumorigenic changes in human mammary gland organoid morphology and proteome

J Winkler, P Liu, K Phong, JH Hinrichs… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Environmental chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) are thought to contribute to
carcinogenesis through their endocrine-disrupting properties. Due to accumulating evidence …

Toxicity and adverse effects of Tamoxifen and other anti-estrogen drugs

G Yang, S Nowsheen, K Aziz… - Pharmacology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease affecting thousands of people every year.
Multiple factors are responsible in causing breast cancer while a number of treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

A Raval, SM Tanner, JC Byrd, EB Angerman, JD Perko… - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
The heritability of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is relatively high; however, no
predisposing mutation has been convincingly identified. We show that loss or reduced …

Transgenerational effect of the endocrine disruptor vinclozolin on male spermatogenesis

MD Anway, MA Memon, M Uzumcu… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The current study was designed to examine the actions of a model endocrine disruptor on
embryonic testis development and male fertility. Pregnant rats (F0) that received a transient …

Valproate induces widespread epigenetic reprogramming which involves demethylation of specific genes

S Milutinovic, AC D'Alessio, N Detich, M Szyf - Carcinogenesis, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Valproate (VPA) 1 has been used for decades in the treatment of epilepsy, and is also
effective as a mood stabilizer and in migraine therapy. It has been shown that VPA is also a …

Environmental estrogens differentially engage the histone methyltransferase EZH2 to increase risk of uterine tumorigenesis

KL Greathouse, T Bredfeldt, JI Everitt, K Lin… - Molecular Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Environmental exposures during sensitive windows of development can reprogram normal
physiologic responses and alter disease susceptibility later in life in a process known as …

Diverse gene expression and DNA methylation profiles correlate with differential adaptation of breast cancer cells to the antiestrogens tamoxifen and fulvestrant

M Fan, PS Yan, C Hartman-Frey, L Chen, H Paik… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The development of targeted therapies for antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer requires a
detailed understanding of its molecular characteristics. To further elucidate the molecular …

Identification of novel DNA methylation markers in cervical cancer

HC Lai, YW Lin, THM Huang, P Yan… - … journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Testing for DNA methylation has potential in cancer screening. Most previous studies of
DNA methylation in cervical cancer used a candidate gene approach. The aim our study …