Role of the Transcriptome in Breast Cancer Prevention - Hardcover

Russo, Jose; Russo, Irma H.

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ISBN 10: 1461448832 ISBN 13: 9781461448839

Verlag: Springer, 2012

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This book will provide the latest advances in molecular and cellular biology for establishing the foundation of a complete understanding of the mechanisms of breast differentiation leading to cancer prevention. The authors are based on the epidemiological evidence indicating that early first full term pregnancy is a protective factor in human against breast cancer and they have used this paradigm and developed experimental systems in both in vivo and in vitro that have demonstrated mechanistically how the differentiation at the organ and cellular level takes place. This knowledge has provided the blueprint for developing better understanding of the basis of cancer prevention. The transcriptoma analysis of the breast of pre and post-menopausal women has established a genomic signature imprinted in the breast that differs according to the reproductive history of the woman showing that early first full term pregnancy reprogram the organ. This reprogramming takes place at the chromatin level by changing the transcriptional process. The modification of the transcriptional control is due to the expression of non coding RNA sequences and posttranscriptional control driven by the splicesome. The plasticity of the genome of the human breast make possible this reprogramming that is not only induced by the physiological process of pregnancy but by the use of hormones that mimic pregnancy without pregnancy. The author have established the basis of clinical trials for prevention and the discovery that short 15aa peptides of the chorionic gonadotropin hormone can be used in human breast cancer prevention based on preclinical and clinical data.

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Jose Russo, M.D., FACP is a Professor and Senior Member for the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He is also the Director of the Breast Cancer and Environment Research Center at Fox Chase .In addition to his roles at Fox Chase, he is simultaneously an Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Jefferson Medical College, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry at Temple Medical School. His primary research interest includes breast cancer, endocrinology, hormonal and environmental carcinogenesis. He's received several academic and research awards for his outstanding work in the field. He's a member of numerous scientific and professional societies. He has published over 350 scientific papers. He also serves on several editorial boards for several journals including, International Journal of Oncology, Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation, and the Journal of Medical Hypothesis and Research. In addition, he's the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Women's Cancer. He's also published several books with Springer in the past. Irma Russo, M.D., FACP, FASCP is Associate Professor at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Chief of the Molecular Endocrinology Section oat the Breast Cancer Research Lab. She has over 190 scientific publications.

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This book is designed for advanced students and researchers in cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, medicine in general, and cancer in particular. It provides the latest data on the transcriptome of the mammary gland in order to establish the molecular and cellular biology of differentiation leading to cancer prevention. The authors have based their work on the epidemiological evidence that early first full term pregnancy is a protective factor in humans against breast cancer and using this knowledge have developed in vivo and in vitro experimental systems that have demonstrated mechanistically how the differentiation takes place. The transcriptoma analysis of the female breast shows that an early first full term pregnancy reprograms the organ by imprinting a genomic signature that differs according to reproductive history. This reprogramming takes place at the chromatin level by changing the transcriptional process. The modification of the transcriptional control is due to the expression of non-coding RNA sequences and post-transcriptional control driven by the spliceosome. The plasticity of the genome of the human breast makes possible this reprogramming that is not only induced by the physiological process of pregnancy but by the use of hormones mimicking pregnancy. The role of stem cells and their reprogramming during differentiation are presented as a new paradigm in breast cancer prevention.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1461448832
• ISBN 13: 9781461448839
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 468
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