3. 1713 Ramazzini riscontrò alta incidenza di tumori mammari tra le suore a Padova
1842 Rigoni-Stern trovò che le suore avevano un rischio 3 volte maggiore di
sviluppare tumore al seno rispetto alle altre donne
1889 Schinzinger stabilì che la malattia procedeva più lentamente in donne in post-
menopausa
1896 Beatson riportò su Lancet la regressione di tumori mammari in stadio avanzato
dopo castrazione chirurgica.
Evidenze
• studi epidemiologici: tempo di esposizione ad E tumori mammella
ed endometrio
• esperimenti in vitro: E-dipendenza della crescita cellulare
4. Ormoni che contribuiscono allo
sviluppo di tumori endocrino-
dipendenti.
• Cancro della mammella
estrogeni
progestinici
• Cancro dell’endometrio
estrogeni
progestinici
• Cancro della prostata
androgeni
estrogeni
9. Funzione degliFunzione degli
estrogeniestrogeni
Mantenimento e Proliferazione
dell’epitelio mammario, endometriale, prostatico.
I recettori per gli estrogeni sono ubiquitari
Virtualmente presenti
in tutti i tessuti e cellule
Attenzione!Attenzione!
12. Recettori estrogenici.
• Esistono due isoforme distinte di recettore estrogenico (RE), alfa e beta.
• Le due isoforme agiscono come omo- ed etero-dimeri e regolano in maniera
differente la trascrizione di geni target:
● legandosi al promotore dei geni responsivi, o
● interagendo con altri fattori di trascrizione, come AP-1, Sp-1, NF-kB.
• In generale, l’isoforma alfa stimola e l’isoforma beta inibisce la trascrizione
di geni coinvolti nella rispota proliferativa
13. Isoforme del recettore estrogenico
L’espressione delle isoforme
RE-α and RE-β è tessuto e
cellulo-specifica.
Tessuti responsivi agli
estrogeni:
• classici (alti livelli di RE-α):
utero, mammella, placenta,
osso, sistema
cardiovascolare, alcune
aree del CNS
• non classici: (alti livelli di
RE-β):
testicoli, polmone, epitelio
intestinale, muscolo,
tiroide, pelle, tratto
urinario, etc.
14. La risposta biologica varia a seconda dei livelli di
recettori ormonali espressi sulle cellule bersaglio.
16. SIGNALLING DEL RETTORE ESTROGENICO
NISS MISS
Membrane-Initiated Steroid SignalingNuclear -initiated Steroid Signaling
17. La risposta è cellulo- e tessuto- specifica, condizionata dai:
livelli di espressione delle isoforme recettoriali (dimeri/eterodimeri), dal
promotore in esame,
dalla presenza di corepressori e coattivatori
Meccanismo di attivazione e di azione trascrizionale dei
Recettori Estrogenici, attivati dal ligando
22. I geni bersaglio direttamente sotto il controllo degli ER sono coinvolti in
proliferazione e differenziamento
A. Recettori progestinici
B. TGF-α, IGF-1, EGF, ERB2, EGF-R
C. Catepsina D, HSp27, cMyc, cfos, cJun, RaRα
D. Ciclina D, B1, D1 ed E, pS2
E. HDAC
23. 3 ligando-indipendente
Cross-talk con altre vie di segnale mitogenetiche
EGF IGF-1
Azione diretta su ER Modulando attività
“coregulation” di ER
P -P160
Reclutamento
co-attivatori
↑Trascrizione geni
bersaglio
Attività trascrizionale x
interazione con CBP/P300
↑ Attività HAT di CBP
ERα/AF-1
MAP-K MAP-K
P
24. 4 non genomica
Segnali precoci
nelle cellule
bersaglio
ERs associati
alla membrana
citoplasmatica
Segnali diversi
da
quelli determinati
dall’azione nucleare
ER- nucleo
E
26. Action of estrogens on the pro-
inflammatory cytokines activity
Activated ER directly
inhibits IL-6 and TNF-α
expression via NF-kB-
and AP-1-dependent
mechanisms.
Estrogens also modulate
the expression of
inducible pro-
inflammatory genes
(i.e.: iNOS and COX-2);
Membrane ERs is
involved in other
cytokine regulation.
COX-2
28. Role of the endocrine system in regulating the
formation of Th1 or Th2 cells
• The balance of DHA to
cortisol regulate the
progression of Th cells to
Th1 or Th2 phenotype.
• Aging is associated to a
decrease in plasma DHA
concentration, favoring a
Th2 cytokine response with
increased secretion of Il-6,
which can stimulate tissue
aromatase.
(Endocrine Review, 1997, 18:
701-715)
33. SERM o Selectiveo Selective
Estrogen ReceptorEstrogen Receptor
ModulatorsModulators
Si legano alle isoforme dei recettori estrogenici con affinità ed
azione trascrizionale diverse, determinando una
espressione genica (estrogeno-agonista od -antagonista)
che appare cellulo- e tessuto-specifica
Ligandi naturali: (fitoestrogeni, cumestrolo, etc)
e sintetici (tamoxifene, raloxifene, etc)
34. Isoforme del recettore estrogenico e
SERMs naturali
Azione tessuto-specifica dei RE:
dipende dai livelli di espressione dei RE
e dai livelli di altri cofattori.
I modulatori selettivi degli
estrogeni (SERMs) sono ligandi
del RE che possono avere effetti
diversi o opposti a seconda della
isoforme di RE cui si legano ed
agiscono come agonisti o come
antagonisti in tessuti diversi.
Alcuni componenti dei cibi,
come la genisteina e daidzeina agiscono
come SERMs naturali, legandosi con
maggior affinità al RE-β.
.
36. Affinità relative di differenti ligandiAffinità relative di differenti ligandi
alle isoformealle isoforme αα ee ββ del recettore estrogenicodel recettore estrogenico
LigandoLigando IsoformaIsoforma αα IsoformaIsoforma ββ
17-β-estradiolo 100 100
17-α-estradiolo 58 11
Estriolo 14 21
Estrone 60 37
4-idrossiestradiolo 13 7
2-idrossiestrone 2 0.2
Tamoxifen 4 3
Raloxifene 69 16
Genisteina 4 87
Cumestrolo 20 140
Daidzeina 0.1 0.5
37. There is growing interest in the possible
health threat posed by
endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs),
which are substances in our environment,
food, and consumer products that
interfere with hormone biosynthesis,
metabolism, or action resulting in a
deviation from normal homeostatic control
or reproduction
38. Endocrine-Disrupting
Chemicals.1
EDCs at certain concentrations can cause disruption to
endocrine systems. They include:
• pesticides (e.g. DDT, vinclozolin, TBT, atrazine),
• persistent organochlorines and organohalogens (e.g.
PCBs, dioxins, furans, brominated fire retardants),
• alkyl phenols (e.g. nonylphenol and octylphenol),
• heavy metals (e.g. cadmium, lead, mercury),
• phytoestrogens (e.g. isoflavoids, lignans, -sitosterol),β
• synthetic and natural hormones (e.g. -estradiol,β
ethynylestradiol),
• epigenetic DNA methylation.
39. Endocrine-Disrupting
Chemicals.2
EDCs can cause endocrine disruption through a range of
mechanisms by acting as:
– (1) environmental estrogens or SERMs, e.g.
methoxychlor, bisphenol A, dioxin, endosulfan;
– (2) environmental antiandrogens, e.g. vinclozolin, DDE,
– (3) toxicants that reduce steroid hormone levels, e.g.
fenarimol, endosulfan;
– (4) toxicants that affect reproduction primarily through
effects on the central nervous system, e.g.
dithiocarbamate;
– (5) others (e.g. interacting with PPARs, altering thyroid
hormone levels, aromatase activity).
•
40. EDCs interact with hormone
receptors
EDCs were originally thought to exert actions primarily
through:
• nuclear hormone receptors, including estrogen receptors
(ERs), androgen receptors (ARs), progesterone
receptors, thyroid receptors (TRs), retinoid receptors,
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and
• Nonnuclear steroid hormone receptors (e.g., membrane
ERs), nonsteroid receptors (e.g., neurotransmitter
receptors such as the serotonin receptor, dopamine
receptor, norepinephrine receptor), orphan receptors
[e.g., aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)—an orphan
receptor], enzymatic pathways
41. EDC Exposed animal and effects
Possible translation to the clinical
condition Potential mechanisms
Vinclozoli
n
Fetal rat: multisystem
disorders including tumors
Epigenetic: altered DNA methylation in germ cell
line; reduced ER expression in uterus
DES Fetal mouse: transmitted
susceptibility to malignancies
Vaginal carcinoma in daughters of
women treated with DES during
pregnancy
DDT/DDE Immature female rat: sexual
precocity
Precocious and early puberty Neuroendocrine effect through estrogen receptors,
kainate receptors, and AhRs
Reduced fertility in daughters of
exposed women
<15 yr: increased breast cancer risk
BPA Inhibited mammary duct dev
and increased branching
Miscarriages Inhibition of apoptotic activity in breast;
Increased mammary gland
density,
Increased number of progesterone receptor-positive
epithelial cells;
Endometrial stimulation Reduced sulfotransferase inactivation of estradiol;
Early puberty 0>Nongenomic activation of ERK1/2
PCBs Fetal rat: neuroendocrine
effects in two generations
Actions on estrogen receptors, neurotransmitter
receptors
Dioxins Fetal rat: altered breast dev,
increased mammary cancer
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase2 via AhR
Early pubertal rat: blocked
ovulation
44. Essential for normal growth & development of the breast
Important factor in breast cancer
• Decreases time for mutation repair
Estrogen and other reproductive hormones cause proliferation of
breast cells
• Key event during the tumor promotion
Proliferating cells at risk to undergo initiation, promotion and
progression stages of cancer formation
Proliferation – Cell
Multiplication
45. Development of the Breast Ductal Tree
Differentiation Occurs With Pregnancy
2 years
After
Puberty
After
Pregnancy
Birth
Lobules
48. Key Biological Factors for
Breast Cancer Risk
1) Number of Cells
Risk to become breast tumors
- Cells which are not differentiated
- Cells which are proliferating
2) Estrogen and other hormones
- Levels of these hormones in blood
- Level of receptors for these hormones
Cells Susceptible to
Become Tumors
- Measure of vulnerability to cancer
49. FATTORI DI RISCHIO
Menarca precoce e menopausa tardiva
Obesità post-menopausale
Terapia sostitutiva con estrogeni
Nulliparità
Primiparità tardiva
FATTORI PROTETTIVI
Gravidanza precoce
Lattazione prolungata
Esercizio fisico
TUMORE MAMMARIO
50. Importante capire i meccanismi
attraverso i quali gli Estrogeni
determinano
un aumento della proliferazione cellulare
nei tumori estrogeno-associati
51.
52.
53. Metaboliti dell’estradiolo potrebbero avere un’azione
mutagenica attraverso una pathway che coinvolge l’enzima
1B1 citocromo P450. Questa catalisi converte E2 in catechol-
estrogen4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2), che è ulteriormente
metabolizzato a 3,4-estradiol-quinone. Questo metabolita lega
covalentemente le molecole di guanina o adenina del DNA,
attivando l’enzima glicosidasi che attraverso un processo di
depurinazione provoca punti di mutazione (Yager 2000;
Cavalieri 2000)
E2 legandosi al proprio recettore
stimola geni coinvolti nella
proliferazione cellulare,
aumentando la velocità del ciclo
cellulare a scapito dei processi
di riparazione del DNA.
L’aumentata mitosi può portare a
propagazioni di mutazioni già
presenti (Preston-Martin et al.,
1993)
59. MODULAZIONE DELLA PRODUZIONE di CATEPSINA D.
Catepsina D: proteasi lisosomiale regolata dall'estrogeno in grado
di digerire la matrice extracellulare e la membrana basale,
facilitando la migrazione e l'invasione di cellule cancerose.
Marcatore Prognostico in diversi tipi di tumori, a causa delle
attività mitogeniche e proteolitiche,
INVASIONE TUMORALE
66. Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast cancer
surgically removed
Reduced risk
of cancer
recurrence
Treatment with
tamoxifen
67. Tamoxifen as a Cause of Uterine Cancer
Decreased
cancer risk
TamoxifenEstrogen
Uterine
receptor
activated
Estrogen receptor
in uterine
endometrial cell
Endometrial cell
proliferation
Breast receptor
not activated
Estrogen
receptor in
breast cell
blocked
No breast cell
proliferation
Increased
cancer risk
68. Estrogen Receptor-Negative
Breast Cancer
Estrogen
Estrogen receptor-
negative breast cancer
Estrogen receptor-
positive breast cancer
Cell proliferation
• Not controlled by estrogen
• Not inhibited by tamoxifen
Cell proliferation
• Controlled by estrogen
• Inhibited by tamoxifen
Estrogen receptor
Tamoxifen inhibits
71. MECCANISMI MOLECOLARI DI RESISTENZA ALLA
TERAPIA ORMONALE IN TUMORI ER-POSITIVI
Mutazioni
a carico di ER
sensibilità al ligando
reclutamento di co-attivatori
1)
2) Modificazioni post-traduzionali di ER
e/o Aumentata attività di GF
attivazione
ligando-indipendente
3) espressione di co-attivatori o downregulation di co-repressori
4) Attivazione di vie di trasduzione di segnali che dipendono da effetti
non-genomici di ER
Editor's Notes
Estrogens are a family of related molecules that stimulate the development and maintenance of female characteristics and sexual reproduction.
The natural estrogens produced by women are steroid molecules, which means that they are derived from a particular type of molecular skeleton containing four rings of carbon atoms, giving the shape shown here. The most prevalent forms of human estrogen are estradiol and estrone. Both are produced and secreted by the ovaries, although estrone is also made in the adrenal glands and other organs.
Catepsina D: proteina lisosomiale estrogeno-indotta con attività enzimatica proteolitica marcata ruolo nell’invasione
CONTRACCETTIVI ORALI:
l’epitelio dei dotti mammari ha &gt; attività mitotica nella fase tardiva del ciclo mestruale per effetto di estrogeni e progesterone
i contraccettivi orali stimolano l’epitelio duttale per un periodo di tempo più lungo di quello fisiologico favorendo la cancerogenesi………
Cancer is caused by DNA damage (i.e., mutations) in genes that regulate cell growth and division.
Some mutations are inherited, while others are caused by exposure to radiation or to mutation-inducing chemicals such as those found in cigarette smoke. Mutations also can occur spontaneously as a result of mistakes that are made when a cell duplicates its DNA molecules prior to cell division.
When cells acquire mutations in specific genes that control proliferation, such as proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, these changes are copied with each new generation of cells. Later, more mutations in these altered cells can lead to uncontrolled proliferation and the onset of cancer. (For more information on how gene mutations cause cancer, see Understanding Cancer.)
Enzimi a citocromo P450 catalizzano il metabolismo ossidativo degli estrogeni
3-4 addotti instabili con A e G che portano a depurinazione e mutazione
IN BLU Vie di detossificazione a scopo protettivo attive nel breast: metilazione e coniugazione con il glutatione
estrogen does stimulate cell proliferation.
Therefore, if one or more breast cells already possesses a DNA mutation that increases the risk of developing cancer, these cells will proliferate (along with normal breast cells) in response to estrogen stimulation. The result will be an increase in the total number of mutant cells, any of which might thereafter acquire the additional mutations that lead to uncontrolled proliferation and the onset of cancer.
In other words, estrogen-induced cell production leads to an increase in the total number of mutant cells that exist. These cells are at increased risk of becoming cancerous, so the chances that cancer may actually develop are increased.
Even in women who do not have any mutant breast cells, estrogen-induced proliferation of normal breast cells may still increase the risk of developing cancer.
The reason involves DNA. A cell must duplicate its DNA molecules prior to each cell division, thereby ensuring that the two new cells resulting from the process of cell division each receive one complete set of DNA molecules. But the process of DNA duplication occasionally makes mistakes, so the resulting DNA copies may contain a small number of errors (i.e., mutations). If one of these spontaneous mutations occurs in a gene that controls cell growth and division, it could lead to the development of cancer.
Proliferation of normal cells from exposure to estrogen creates a vulnerability to spontaneous mutations, some of which might represent a first step on the pathway to cancer.
Since estrogen can promote the development of cancer in the breast and uterus, it seems logical to postulate that substances that block the action of estrogen might be helpful in preventing or treating these two types of cancer.
This rationale has led scientists to work on the development of “antiestrogen” drugs that can block the action of estrogens and thereby interfere with, or even prevent, the proliferation of breast and uterine cancer cells. Antiestrogens work by binding to estrogen receptors so that the estrogen molecules themselves cannot bind to those receptors. This also blocks estrogen from activating genes for specific growth-promoting proteins.
In women who have breast cancer, proliferation of the breast cancer cells is often driven by estrogen, just as in the case of normal breast cells.
Since tamoxifen can block the effects of estrogen on breast cells, scientists predicted that breast cancer could be treated by using tamoxifen to interfere with estrogen-induced cell proliferation. Based on encouraging results obtained in experimental trials, tamoxifen was first approved for such use in breast cancer treatment in the 1970s.
The first step in treating women with breast cancer is to surgically remove the cancer from the breast. It is difficult to be certain that every cancer cell has been removed at the time of surgery because some breast cancer cells could have spread to surrounding tissues or other organs prior to the operation. Therefore, women often receive some type of treatment after surgery (adjuvant therapy) to prevent the growth of any cancer cells that might remain in the body. Studies show that when tamoxifen is used for this purpose, the risk of cancer recurrence is reduced.
Although tamoxifen has been useful both in treating breast cancer patients and in decreasing the risk of getting breast cancer in women at high risk, it also has some serious side effects.
These side effects arise from the fact that while tamoxifen acts as an antiestrogen that blocks the effects of estrogen on breast cells, it mimics the actions of estrogen in other tissues such as the uterus. Its estrogen-like effects on the uterus stimulate proliferation of the uterine endometrium and increase the risk of uterine cancer.
Mechanism of action of aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen. Oestradiol binds to the oestrogen receptor (ER), leading to dimerization, conformational change and binding to oestrogen response elements (EREs) upstream of oestrogen-responsive genes including those responsible for proliferation. Tamoxifen competes with oestradiol for ER binding whereas aromatase inhibitors reduce the synthesis of oestrogens from their androgenic precursors.