Expression of preprotachykinin-I (PPT-I), neurokinin-1 (NK-1) and neurokinin-2 (NK-2) in breast cancer cells improves tumor cell survival in bone marrow in the early …

H Zhang, H Wang, P Liu, Z Yao, X Hao - Clinical Oncology and Cancer …, 2009 - Springer
Objective To study the potential relationship between the expression of PPT-I, NK-1, NK2
and the development of breast cancer cells in bone marrow stroma and to provide evidence …

Increased expression of preprotachykinin-I and neurokinin receptors in human breast cancer cells: implications for bone marrow metastasis

D Singh, DD Joshi, M Hameed, J Qian… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
Neuropeptides are implicated in many tumors, breast cancer (BC) included.
Preprotachykinin-I (PPT-I) encodes multiple neuropeptides with pleiotropic functions such as …

The expression of neurokinin-1 and preprotachykinin-1 in breast cancer cells depends on the relative degree of invasive and metastatic potential

TA Castro, MC Cohen, P Rameshwar - Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2005 - Springer
Breast cancer has a predilection for metastasis to the bone marrow. The preprotachykinin-I
(PPT-I) gene has a central role in the early migration of breast cancer cells into the bone …

Effect of truncated neurokinin‐1 receptor expression changes on the interaction between human breast cancer and bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells

Y Zhou, D Zuo, M Wang, Y Zhang, M Yu, J Yang… - Genes to …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies in breast cancer cell lines showed that truncated neurokinin receptor‐1 (NK
1R‐Tr) was able to promote malignant transformation of breast cells, and NK 1R‐Tr may …

Neurokinin receptors as potential targets in breast cancer treatment

P Rameshwar, BY Reddy, KA Trzaska… - Current drug …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite recent advances in the diagnoses and treatment of breast cancer, this disease
continues to be a major cause of death. One of the biggest challenges in breast cancer …

Nuclear factor-κB is central to the expression of truncated neurokinin-1 receptor in breast cancer: implication for breast cancer cell quiescence within bone marrow …

SH Ramkissoon, PS Patel, M Taborga, P Rameshwar - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality among women in the United States. Tac1 and
neurokinin-1 (NK1) are involved in autocrine stimulation of breast cancer cells (BCCs). The …

Neurokinin receptors and subtypes as potential targets in breast cancer: relevance to bone marrow metastasis

A Moharita, JS Harrison… - Drug Design Reviews …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite improved treatments and early detection of breast cancer (BC), bone metastasis
remains a clinical dilemma. The time interval between breast cancer cell (BCC) entry in the …

Neurokinin-1 receptor mediated breast cancer cell migration by increased expression of MMP-2 and MMP-14

J Li, Q Zeng, Y Zhang, X Li, H Hu, X Miao… - European journal of cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is a common reason of cancer-associated death in female. To develop
novel strategy of therapeutics, it is crucial to comprehensively understand the receptor status …

Facilitating role of preprotachykinin-I gene in the integration of breast cancer cells within the stromal compartment of the bone marrow: a model of early cancer …

G Rao, PS Patel, SP Idler, P Maloof, P Gascon… - Cancer Research, 2004 - AACR
Despite early detection of breast cancer, patients' survival may be compromised if the breast
cancer cells (BCCs) enter the bone marrow (BM). It is highly probable that BCCs enter the …

Oncogenic and metastatic properties of preprotachykinin-I and neurokinin-1 genes

AS Singh, A Caplan, KE Corcoran, JS Fernandez… - Vascular …, 2006 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) remains the cancer with highest mortality among women in the United
States. Entry of BC cells (BCCs) in bone marrow (BM) leads to poor prognosis. This review …