PMID- 23430756 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131021 LR - 20230922 IS - 1940-6215 (Electronic) IS - 1940-6207 (Print) IS - 1940-6215 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Apr TI - Caloric restriction reverses obesity-induced mammary gland inflammation in mice. PG - 282-9 LID - 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-12-0467 [doi] AB - Obesity is a risk factor for the development of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Estrogen synthesis is catalyzed by aromatase. Recently, we identified an obesity-->inflammation-->aromatase axis in mouse models and women. In mouse models of obesity, inflammatory foci characterized by crown-like structures (CLS) consisting of dead adipocytes encircled by macrophages were found in the mammary gland. CLS of the breast were found in most overweight and obese women. CLS were associated with adipocyte hypertrophy, activation of NF-kappaB, elevated levels of proinflammatory mediators and aromatase, and increased expression of the progesterone receptor (PR). Collectively, these findings provide a plausible explanation for the link between obesity, chronic inflammation, and postmenopausal breast cancer. Here, we investigated whether caloric restriction (CR) reversed the inflammatory state and related molecular changes in the mammary gland of obese mice. Obese ovariectomized C57BL/6J mice were subjected to 30% CR for 7 or 14 weeks. Findings in CR mice were compared with the results in mice fed a high-fat diet ad libitum or with control mice fed a low-fat diet. CR was associated with more than a 75% decrease in mammary CLS/cm(2). Reduced histologic inflammation following CR was associated with decreased adipocyte diameter and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels, reduced NF-kappaB binding activity, and normalization of levels of proinflammatory mediators, aromatase, and PR. In summary, obesity-related inflammation of the mammary gland and elevated aromatase and PR levels were reversed with CR. Our results provide a rationale for determining whether weight loss can reverse breast inflammation associated with obesity in women. FAU - Bhardwaj, Priya AU - Bhardwaj P AD - Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. FAU - Du, Baoheng AU - Du B FAU - Zhou, Xi Kathy AU - Zhou XK FAU - Sue, Erika AU - Sue E FAU - Harbus, Michael D AU - Harbus MD FAU - Falcone, Domenick J AU - Falcone DJ FAU - Giri, Dilip AU - Giri D FAU - Hudis, Clifford A AU - Hudis CA FAU - Kopelovich, Levy AU - Kopelovich L FAU - Subbaramaiah, Kotha AU - Subbaramaiah K FAU - Dannenberg, Andrew J AU - Dannenberg AJ LA - eng GR - R01 CA154481/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - 1R01CA154481/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20130219 PL - United States TA - Cancer Prev Res (Phila) JT - Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) JID - 101479409 RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Receptors, Progesterone) RN - EC 1.14.14.1 (Aromatase) SB - IM RIN - Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2022 Jun 2;15(6):410. PMID: 35652226 CIN - Fed Regist. 2023 Sep 13;88(176):62800-62803. PMID: 37736072 CIN - Fed Regist. 2023 Sep 13;88(176):62803-62807. PMID: 37736073 MH - Animals MH - Aromatase/genetics/metabolism MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Mammary Glands, Animal/metabolism/pathology MH - Mastitis/*diet therapy/*etiology/metabolism/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Obesity/*complications/*diet therapy/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, Progesterone/genetics/metabolism MH - Weight Gain/immunology PMC - PMC3618560 MID - NIHMS446444 EDAT- 2013/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2013/10/22 06:00 PMCR- 2014/04/01 CRDT- 2013/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/10/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1940-6207.CAPR-12-0467 [pii] AID - 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-12-0467 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2013 Apr;6(4):282-9. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-12-0467. Epub 2013 Feb 19.