PMID- 11112416 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20010118 LR - 20220330 IS - 0006-291X (Print) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 279 IP - 1 DP - 2000 Dec 9 TI - 17 beta-estradiol inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced nuclear factor-kappa B activation by increasing nuclear factor-kappa B p105 level in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. PG - 47-52 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) exerts many cytological effects on a wide range of cells. TNF-alpha can activate nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B). Activation of NF-kappa B by TNF-alpha mediates many functions of TNF-alpha. The NF-kappa B inhibitor, I kappa B alpha, negatively regulates the activity of NF-kappa B. In MCF-7 cells (an estrogen and TNF-alpha receptor positive cell line), treatment with 17 beta-estradiol (E(2)) inhibited TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappa B DNA binding activity in the gel retardation assays. But, the level of the I kappa B alpha and the TNF-alpha receptor, TNF-R1, were not obviously affected. The NF-kappa B precursor, NF-kappa B p105, has been shown to be associated with NF-kappa B in the cytoplasm and efficiently blocks its nuclear translocation and activation. Treatment of MCF-7 cells with E(2) increased the level of NF-kappa B p105 protein. The anti-estrogen, 4OH-tamoxifen, treatment inhibited E(2)-induced NF-kappa B p105 expression. Our findings indicate that NF-kappa B p105 plays a role in modulating the functions of TNF-alpha in the estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells. CI - Copyright 2000 Academic Press. FAU - Hsu, S M AU - Hsu SM AD - Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Republic of China. FAU - Chen, Y C AU - Chen YC FAU - Jiang, M C AU - Jiang MC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 094ZI81Y45 (Tamoxifen) RN - 17197F0KYM (afimoxifene) RN - 4TI98Z838E (Estradiol) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Base Sequence MH - Breast Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - DNA Primers MH - Estradiol/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hydrolysis MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - Protein Transport MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/metabolism MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I MH - Tamoxifen/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology EDAT- 2000/12/09 11:00 MHDA- 2001/02/28 10:01 CRDT- 2000/12/09 11:00 PHST- 2000/12/09 11:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/02/28 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/12/09 11:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(00)93891-9 [pii] AID - 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3891 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Dec 9;279(1):47-52. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3891.