transgenic mice;
HER-2/neu;
breast cancer;
peptides;
Epithalon;
Vilon;
D O I:
10.1023/A:1015555023692
中图分类号:
R-3 [医学研究方法];
R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号:
1001 ;
摘要:
Female transgenic FVB mice carrying breast cancer gene HER-2/neu were monthly injected with Vilon or Epithalon (1 mug subcutaneously for 5 consecutive days) starting from the 2nd month of life. Epithalon markedly inhibited neoplasm development: the maximum size of breast adenacarcinomas was 33% lower than in the control (p<0.05). The intensity of HER-2/neu mRNA expression in breast tumors of Epithalon-treated mice was 3.7 times lower than in control animals. These results indicate that Epithalon inhibited breast tumor development in transgenic mice, which is probably related to suppression of HER-2/neu expression.