TY - JOUR
T1 - Mammary ECM Composition and function are altered by reproductive state
AU - Schedin, Pepper
AU - Mitrenga, Terry
AU - McDaniel, Shauntae
AU - Kaeck, Mark
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - To address whether reproductive state alters mammary gland extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and function, ECM was isolated from nulliparous, pregnant, lactating, involuting, and regressed rat mammary glands. The ECM composition of fibronectin, tenascin, laminin, clusterin, and MMPs was found to vary dramatically with reproductive state. In 3-dimensional (3-D) culture, we identified novel effects of these endogenous mammary matrices on mammary epithelial cells. Specifically we found that (1) matrix isolated from nulliparous animals promoted the formation of epithelial ducts with bifurcation, (2) matrix isolated from mid-involuting mammary glands induced cell death, (3) matrix isolated from late-stage involuting glands restored glandular development, while (4) matrix isolated from parous animals restricted glandular morphogenesis. Our data were consistent with mammary gland ECM facilitating epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation, death, and glandular reorganization that occur during the pregnancy and involution cycle. Further, we show that the parous gland has persistent changes in ECM function. Cumulatively, our data demonstrated that the microenvironment of the normal adult mammary gland is highly plastic, which has important implications for mammary tumor cell progression and dormancy. These data also raised the possibility of targeting mammary matrix production with preventive or therapeutic interventions.
AB - To address whether reproductive state alters mammary gland extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and function, ECM was isolated from nulliparous, pregnant, lactating, involuting, and regressed rat mammary glands. The ECM composition of fibronectin, tenascin, laminin, clusterin, and MMPs was found to vary dramatically with reproductive state. In 3-dimensional (3-D) culture, we identified novel effects of these endogenous mammary matrices on mammary epithelial cells. Specifically we found that (1) matrix isolated from nulliparous animals promoted the formation of epithelial ducts with bifurcation, (2) matrix isolated from mid-involuting mammary glands induced cell death, (3) matrix isolated from late-stage involuting glands restored glandular development, while (4) matrix isolated from parous animals restricted glandular morphogenesis. Our data were consistent with mammary gland ECM facilitating epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation, death, and glandular reorganization that occur during the pregnancy and involution cycle. Further, we show that the parous gland has persistent changes in ECM function. Cumulatively, our data demonstrated that the microenvironment of the normal adult mammary gland is highly plastic, which has important implications for mammary tumor cell progression and dormancy. These data also raised the possibility of targeting mammary matrix production with preventive or therapeutic interventions.
KW - Clusterin
KW - Fibronectin
KW - Laminin
KW - Metalloproteinases
KW - Tenascin
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U2 - 10.1002/mc.20058
DO - 10.1002/mc.20058
M3 - Article
C2 - 15468292
AN - SCOPUS:9244256767
SN - 0899-1987
VL - 41
SP - 207
EP - 220
JO - Molecular Carcinogenesis
JF - Molecular Carcinogenesis
IS - 4
ER -