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- Title
Lean Body Weight and Metformin Are Insufficient to Prevent Endometrial Hyperplasia in Mice Harboring Inactivating Mutations in PTEN.
- Authors
Iglesias, David A.; Qian Zhang; Celestino, Joseph; Sun, Charlotte C.; Yates, Melinda S.; Schmandt, Rosemarie E.; Lu, Karen H.
- Abstract
Objectives: Obesity is a major risk factor for endometrial cancer. We evaluated whether obesity exacerbates progression of endometrial hyperplasia (EH) using the PRCre/+ PTENflox/+ mouse model and examined if the type 2 diabetes drug, metformin, could prevent EH. Methods: Twenty obese (PRCre/+ PTENflox/+) mice were maintained on a high-fat diet, while 20 lean mice ate a matching low-fat diet. Ten mice from each group received metformin (1,000 mg/day) in drinking water. Mice were euthanized at 26 weeks. Uterine tissue was scored for degree of EH. Immunohistochemical staining for Ki67 was used to evaluate cellular proliferation. Markers of PI3K/AKT/mTOR activity were evaluated by immunohistochemistry using activation-specific antibodies. Serum adiponectin was quantified by ELISA. Results: Obesity had no effect on the extent of EH in (PRCre/+ PTENflox/+) mice. While metformin significantly altered circulating adiponectin levels in obese and lean animals, it had no effect on EH. There were no differences in endometrial proliferation as measured by Ki67 staining. Neither obesity nor metformin altered PI3K/AKT/mTOR activity in these animals. Conclusions: Weight and metformin did not affect the severity of EH resulting from PTEN inactivation. Alternative mouse models of early endometrial cancer are required for preclinical cancer prevention studies.
- Publication
Oncology, 2017, Vol 92, Issue 2, p109
- ISSN
0030-2414
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000450615