p38 Regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells and Is Activated in Premalignant Tissue
Gauthier ML, Pickering CR, Miller CJ, Fordyce CA, Chew KL, Berman HK, Tlsty TD. p38 Regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells and Is Activated in Premalignant Tissue. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 1792-1799. PMID: 15753376, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCell NucleusCell ProliferationCyclooxygenase 2CytoplasmEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationPrecancerous ConditionsProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesProstaglandinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsVariant human mammary epithelial cellsCOX-2 expressionCyclooxygenase-2Human mammary epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsMammary epithelial cellsNormal tissuesOverexpress COX-2COX-2 transcriptsDecreases cell survivalCOX-2 transcriptionRegulates Cyclooxygenase-2Ductal carcinomaPremalignant lesionsReduction mammoplastyBreast cancerNeoplastic processTargeted preventionPremalignant tissuesImmediate early genesEarly carcinogenesisUpstream regulatory pathwaysLesionsCell survivalTissue