238 M Rondón-Lagos et al. Breast cancer cell karyotypes, 23:8 635–650 Research E2 and tamoxifen Effect of low doses of estradiol and tamoxifen on breast cancer cell karyotypes Milena Rondón-Lagos1, Nelson Rangel1,2, Ludovica Verdun Di Cantogno3, Laura Annaratone1, Isabella Castellano1, Rosalia Russo1, Tilde Manetta4, Caterina Marchiò1,* and Anna Sapino1,5,* 1Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Correspondence 2Natural and Mathematical Sciences Faculty, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia should be addressed 3Pathology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy to C Marchiò or A Sapino 4Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Email 5Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy
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[email protected] Abstract Evidence supports a role of 17β-estradiol (E2) in carcinogenesis and the large majority Key Words of breast carcinomas are dependent on estrogen. The anti-estrogen tamoxifen (TAM) f breast cancer cells is widely used for both treatment and prevention of breast cancer; however, it is also f estradiol carcinogenic in human uterus and rat liver, highlighting the profound complexity of its f tamoxifen actions. The nature of E2- or TAM-induced chromosomal damage has been explored using f chromosomal relatively high concentrations of these agents, and only some numerical aberrations abnormalities Endocrine-Related Cancer Endocrine-Related and chromosomal breaks have been analyzed. This study aimed to determine the effects f chromosomal instability −8 −1 −6 −1 of low doses of E2 and TAM (10 mol L and 10 mol L respectively) on karyotypes of MCF7, T47D, BT474, and SKBR3 breast cancer cells by comparing the results of conventional karyotyping and multi-FISH painting with cell proliferation.