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Illera Del Portal, Josefina María

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Josefina María
Last Name
Illera Del Portal
Affiliation
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Faculty / Institute
Veterinaria
Department
Fisiología
Area
Fisiología
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    Canine cell line, IPC‐366, as a good model for the study of inflammatory breast cancer
    (Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 2016) Cáceres Ramos, Sara Cristina; Peña Fernández, Laura Luisa; Lacerda, Lara; Illera Del Portal, Josefina María; Andrés Gamazo, Paloma Jimena De; Larson, Richard; Gao, Hui; Debeb, Bisrat; Woodward, Wendy; Reuben, James; Illera Del Portal, Juan Carlos
    Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an aggressive type of cancer with poor survival in women. Inflammatory mammary cancer (IMC) in dogs is very similar to human IBC and it has been proposed as a good surrogate model for study the human disease. The aim was to determine if IPC-366 shared characteristics with the IBC cell line SUM149. The comparison was conducted in terms of ability to grow (adherent and nonadherent conditions), stem cell markers expression using flow cytometry, protein production using western blot and tumorigenic capacity. Our results revealed that both are capable of forming long-term mammospheres with a grape-like morphology. Adherent and nonadherent cultures exhibited fast growth in vivo. Stem cell markers expressions showed that IPC-366 and SUM149 in adherent and nonadherent conditions has mesenchymal-like characteristics, E-cadherin and N-cadherin, was higher in adherent than in nonadherent cultures. Therefore, this study determines that both cell lines are similar and IPC-366 is a good model for the human and canine disease.
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    In vitro and in vivo effect of flutamide on steroid hormone secretion in canine and human inflammatory breast cancer cell lines
    (Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 2017) Cáceres Ramos, Sara Cristina; Monsalve, Beatriz; Peña Fernández, Laura Luisa; Andrés Gamazo, Paloma Jimena De; Alonso‐Diez, Ángela; Illera Del Portal, Josefina María; Woodward, Wendy; Reuben, James; Silván Granado, Gema; Illera Del Portal, Juan Carlos
    The aim was to study the effects of flutamide on cell proliferation, in vivo tumour growth andsteroid production in canine and human IBC cell lines. IPC-366 and SUM149 cell cultures wereexposed to flutamide concentrations for 72 hours. Additionally, IPC-366 and SUM149 xeno-transplanted mice were treated subcutaneously with flutamide 3 times a week for 2 weeks.Steroid hormones determination in culture media, serum and tumour homogenates (pregneno-lone, progesterone, androstenedione, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, 17β-oestradiol andoestrone sulphate) were assayed by EIA. in vitro cell proliferation percentages showed adecrease in all flutamide dosages in IPC-366 and SUM149. in vivo flutamide reduced tumoursize by 55% to 65%, and metastasis rates decreased. In treated groups, androgen levels in cul-ture media, serum and tumour homogenates were increased as oestrogen levels decreased. These results suggest that flutamide treatment inhibits cell proliferation and promotes tumourreduction by increasing androgen levels and also support future therapy approaches