Testosterone and breast cancer prevention.

Autor: Glaser R; Millennium Wellness Center, 228 E. Spring Valley Road, Dayton, OH 45458, USA; Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 3460 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. Electronic address: rglaser@woh.rr.com., Dimitrakakis C; 1st Department of Ob/Gyn, Athens University Medical School, 80 Vas. Sophias Street, Athens 11528, Greece; National Institutes of Health, NICHD, Bldg 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1103, USA. Electronic address: rglasermd@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maturitas [Maturitas] 2015 Nov; Vol. 82 (3), pp. 291-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.06.002
Abstrakt: Testosterone (T) is the most abundant biologically active hormone in women. Androgen receptors (AR) are located throughout the body including the breast where T decreases tissue proliferation. However, T can be aromatized to estradiol (E2), which increases proliferation and hence, breast cancer (BCA) risk. Increased aromatase expression and an imbalance in the ratio of stimulatory estrogens to protective androgens impacts breast homeostasis. Recent clinical data supports a role for T in BCA prevention. Women with symptoms of hormone deficiency treated with pharmacological doses of T alone or in combination with anastrozole (A), delivered by subcutaneous implants, had a reduced incidence of BCA. In addition, T combined with A effectively treated symptoms of hormone deficiency in BCA survivors and was not associated with recurrent disease. Most notably, T+A implants placed in breast tissue surrounding malignant tumors significantly reduced BCA tumor size, further supporting T direct antiproliferative, protective and therapeutic effect.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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