人体乳腺癌组织中的铅生物蓄积与DNA不稳定性和细胞抗死亡能力有关。
Lead bioaccumulation in human breast cancer tissue is associated with DNA instability and cell death resistance.
作者信息
Scimeca Manuel, Giacobbi Erica, Bonfiglio Rita, Sisto Renata, Casciardi Stefano, Servadei Francesca, Middleton Daniel R S, Bischof Julia, Scioli Maria Paola, Modesti Giorgio, Candi Eleonora, Melino Gerry, Mauriello Alessandro
机构信息
Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL Research, Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
出版信息
Cell Death Discov. 2025 Aug 15;11(1):383. doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02676-6.
Lead (Pb) is increasingly recognized for its potential to alter cellular processes and contribute to cancer development. Although Pb is classified as a probable carcinogen by the IARC, the clinical evidence for its role in breast cancer is inconsistent and limited to epidemiological studies yet. The aim of this study was to investigate the Pb bioaccumulation in human breast cancer tissues by correlating its concentration with specific cancer factors related to carcinogenesis. Biopsy samples from 26 breast cancer patients were collected for molecular investigations (DNA and RNA sequencing), histological analysis, and the assessment of Pb concentration by ICP-MS. Data reported here revealed Pb bioaccumulation in all breast cancer samples, with a significant positive correlation between Pb levels and both Tumoral Mutational Burden and Microsatellite Instability, suggesting an association of Pb with genomic instability in human breast cancer samples. Additionally, Pb was associated with increased expression of cell death-related molecules such as BCL2 and p53. This association allows us to hypothesize a potential involvement of Pb in affecting cell death resistance. Interestingly, Pb concentration showed no correlation to other established prognostic and predictive biomarkers of breast cancer, such as PAM50. Thus, Pb concentration may represent a new independent risk factor for breast cancer development. This study provides new insights into the role of Pb bioaccumulation in breast cancer and suggests that environmental exposure to Pb may contribute to more aggressive tumor behavior through mechanisms involving genomic instability and resistance to apoptosis.
铅(Pb)改变细胞过程并促进癌症发展的潜力日益受到认可。尽管国际癌症研究机构(IARC)将铅归类为可能的致癌物,但其在乳腺癌中作用的临床证据并不一致,且目前仅限于流行病学研究。本研究的目的是通过将铅的浓度与致癌相关的特定癌症因素相关联,来研究人体乳腺癌组织中的铅生物蓄积情况。收集了26例乳腺癌患者的活检样本,用于分子研究(DNA和RNA测序)、组织学分析以及通过电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)评估铅浓度。此处报告的数据显示,所有乳腺癌样本中均存在铅生物蓄积,铅水平与肿瘤突变负荷和微卫星不稳定性均呈显著正相关,这表明铅与人类乳腺癌样本中的基因组不稳定性有关。此外,铅与细胞死亡相关分子如BCL2和p53的表达增加有关。这种关联使我们能够推测铅可能参与影响细胞死亡抗性。有趣的是,铅浓度与乳腺癌其他已确立的预后和预测生物标志物(如PAM50)无关。因此,铅浓度可能代表乳腺癌发展的一个新的独立危险因素。本研究为铅生物蓄积在乳腺癌中的作用提供了新的见解,并表明环境铅暴露可能通过涉及基因组不稳定性和抗凋亡的机制导致更具侵袭性的肿瘤行为。
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