MCF-7

MCF-7 cells

MCF-7 is a breast cancer cell line. MCF-7 is the acronym of Michigan Cancer Foundation-7, referring to the institute in Detroit where the cell line was established in 1973 by Herbert Soule and co-workers. The Michigan Cancer Foundation is now known as the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

MCF-7 and two other breast cancer cell lines, named T-47D and MDA-MB-231, account for more than two-thirds of all abstracts reporting studies on mentioned breast cancer cell lines, as concluded from a Medline-based survey.

Isolation

MCF-7 was isolated in 1970 from a 69-year-old woman. The patient, Frances Mallon died in 1970 due to metastatic breast cancer. Her cells were the source of much of current knowledge about breast cancer.

Prior to MCF-7, it was not possible for cancer researchers to obtain a mammary cell line that was capable of living longer than a few months.

Uses

MCF-7 has potential for new drug development, including anti-cancer drug testing, anti-estrogen drug resistance and antiplatelet drug development.

MCF-7 cells are also used in the E-SCREEN assay, an in vitro test for estrogenic activity based on estrogen-induced cell proliferation.

Antiproliferation

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) inhibits the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Treatment with anti-estrogens can modulate the secretion of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins. Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids such as EPA, DHA and AA has been reported to inhibit MCF-7 cell line growth and proliferation.

Many studies indicate that the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor is a crucial therapeutic target for treating cancer in MCF-7 cell lines. One notably effective treatment strategy is silencing this receptor using siRNA packaged in nanoparticles, which significantly suppresses the growth and proliferation of MCF-7 cancer cells.

The results of IC50 determination (Liu et al.) of compounds of Melilotus officinalis (Linn.) Pall. were published during 2018.

Tamoxifen increases FasL and TNF-α.

Characteristics of MCF-7 cells

MCF-7 cells have the following characteristics:

This cell line retained several characteristics of differentiated mammary epithelium, including the ability to process estradiol via cytoplasmic estrogen receptors and the capability of forming domes.

References

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