Hypothesis Prolactin is tumorigenic to human breast: dispelling the myth that prolactin-induced mammary tumors are rodent-specific
✍ Scribed by Philip W. Harvey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0260-437X
- DOI
- 10.1002/jat.1772
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✦ Synopsis
ABSTRACT
The commonly held assumption that rodent mammary tumors resulting from elevated prolactin are species‐specific, or not biologically relevant to humans, is incorrect. Substantial epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence now exists confirming the role of prolactin in human breast cancer. This evidence is evaluated and the argument presented that the tumorigenic risk from prolactin is therefore not species‐specific to rodents but directly applies to humans. Further, as the mechanisms of prolactin‐induced mammary tumor promotion and development appear analogous between rodents and humans, mammary tumorigenic findings in rodent carcinogenicity bioassays are both predictive and biologically relevant to the human response. Toxicologists and regulators need to consider this in carcinogenicity risk assessments. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.