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Project description:Breast cancer stem cells are considered estrogen receptor negative and estrogen insensitive. However, estrogens potentiate growth of the vast majority of breast tumors. In this study, we characterize the expression of estrogen receptors in breast cancer stem cells. We used microarrays to characterize the global gene expression underlying estrogen receptor activation versus inhibition in breast cancer cells from invasive breast cancers.
Project description:Mufudza2012 - Estrogen effect on the dynamics
of breast cancer
This deterministic model shows the
dynamics of breast cancer with immune response. The effects of
estrogen are incorporated to study its effects as a risk factor for
the disease.
This model is described in the article:
Assessing the effects of
estrogen on the dynamics of breast cancer.
Mufudza C, Sorofa W, Chiyaka
ET.
Comput Math Methods Med 2012; 2012:
473572
Abstract:
Worldwide, breast cancer has become the second most common
cancer in women. The disease has currently been named the most
deadly cancer in women but little is known on what causes the
disease. We present the effects of estrogen as a risk factor on
the dynamics of breast cancer. We develop a deterministic
mathematical model showing general dynamics of breast cancer
with immune response. This is a four-population model that
includes tumor cells, host cells, immune cells, and estrogen.
The effects of estrogen are then incorporated in the model. The
results show that the presence of extra estrogen increases the
risk of developing breast cancer.
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