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Epinephrine Infiltration of Adipose Tissue Impacts MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells and Total Lipid Content

Avril P., Vidal L., Barille-Nion S., Le Nail LR., Redini F., Layrolle P.

Prospective Study, published in Int J Mol Sci (2019) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Int J Mol Sci (2019)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
31717935
PMCID
PMC6888424
DOI
10.3390/ijms20225626
Citations
8

Abstract (original English)

Background Considering the positive or negative potential effects of adipocytes, depending on their lipid composition, on breast tumor progression, it is important to evaluate whether adipose tissue (AT) harvesting procedures, including epinephrine infiltration, may influence breast cancer progression. Methods Culture medium conditioned with epinephrine-infiltrated adipose tissue was tested on human Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF7) breast cancer cells, cultured in monolayer or in oncospheres. Lipid composition was evaluated depending on epinephrine-infiltration for five patients. Epinephrine-infiltrated adipose tissue (EI-AT) or corresponding conditioned medium (EI-CM) were injected into orthotopic breast carcinoma induced in athymic mouse. Results EI-CM significantly increased the proliferation rate of MCF7 cells Moreover EI-CM induced an output of the quiescent state of MCF7 cells, but it could be either an activator or inhibitor of the epithelial mesenchymal transition as indicated by gene expression changes. EI-CM presented a significantly higher lipid total weight compared with the conditioned medium obtained from non-infiltrated-AT of paired-patients. In vivo, neither the EI-CM or EI-AT injection significantly promoted MCF7-induced tumor growth. Conclusions Even though conditioned media are widely used to mimic the secretome of cells or tissues, they may produce differ

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

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Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

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Adipose TissueAnimalsHumansMiceMice, NudeMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalEpinephrineCulture Media, ConditionedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysCell Proliferation

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