The Effect of 17β-estradiol on invasion by the ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma cell line ES-2 and the molecular mechanism involved

J Ding, Y Feng, L Yin, H Jin, X Liu, L Yao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2005 - Springer
Objective To assess the effect of 17β-estradiol (E 2) on cell proliferation, cell invasiveness
and its regulation of MTA3, Snail and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) expression in the …

The reinforcement of invasion in epithelial ovarian cancer cells by 17β-Estradiol is associated with up-regulation of Snail

JX Ding, YJ Feng, LQ Yao, M Yu, HY Jin, LH Yin - Gynecologic oncology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: The transcription factor Snail, which is implicated in the triggering of epithelial-
mesenchymal transitions (EMT), plays an important role in adhesion, invasion and …

17β-Oestradiol activates proteolysis and increases invasion through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway in human cervical cancer cells

Y Huang, J Li, L Xiang, D Han, X Shen, X Wu - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Despite evidence that oestrogen may play an important role in the
carcinogenesis of cervical cancer, its action and mechanism in cervical cancer invasion are …

Re-expression of estrogen receptor β inhibits the proliferation and migration of ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma cells

J Zhu, K Hua, H Sun, Y Yu, H Jin… - Oncology …, 2011 - spandidos-publications.com
Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (OCCA) is an aggressive ovarian malignancy with a
poor prognosis. The role of estrogen receptor β (ERβ) in the development of OCCA remains …

Acceleration of invasive activity via matrix metalloproteinases by transfection of the estrogen receptor‐α gene in endometrial carcinoma cells

H Mizumoto, T Saito, K Ashihara… - … journal of cancer, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that the functions of reproductive organs are regulated by sex steroids and
their receptors and it is hypothesized that the progression of neoplasms that originate from …

Influence of estrogen on the epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines in vitro

Y Yang, K Shen, J Lang - Zhonghua fu Chan ke za zhi, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objective To study the effect of 17-beta estradiol on the growth of the epithelial ovarian
carcinoma cell lines in vitro. Methods The proliferative capacity of the ovarian carcinoma cell …

Estrogen regulates Snail and Slug in the down-regulation of E-cadherin and induces metastatic potential of ovarian cancer cells through estrogen receptor α

SH Park, LWT Cheung, AST Wong… - Molecular …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Tumorigenesis is a multistep process involving dysregulated cell growth and metastasis.
Considerable evidence implicates a mitogenic action of estrogen in early ovarian …

Effect of 2-methoxyestradiol on human cervical cancer cells HeLaS3 and xenografts

L Li, XH Wu, JX Cheng, MN Ma, MJ Ma… - Zhonghua fu Chan ke za …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective To evaluate the effects of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME (2)) on human cervical cancer
HeLaS3 cells and cervical cancer xenografts. Methods Cell proliferation assay and cell cycle …

Estrous cycle modulates ovarian carcinoma growth

GN Armaiz-Pena, LS Mangala, WA Spannuth… - Clinical cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: The effects of reproductive hormones on ovarian cancer growth are not well
understood. Here, we examined the effects of estrous cycle variation and specific …

Adhesion induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression in ovarian cancer cells

F Tian, C Yan, H Xue, F Xiao - Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 2002 - Springer
Objective: To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene in
cancer cells induced by adhesion with fibronectin and the underlying mechanism of cell …