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| Author(s): |
Ana Claudia Teixeira
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2008-10-17 |
| Examining board members: |
Catarina Satie Takahashi;
Helio Humberto Angotti Carrara;
Marilia de Arruda Cardoso Smith
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| Advisor: | Catarina Satie Takahashi |
| Abstract | |
In spite of intensive studies and substantial improvements in the understanding of the risk factors and breast cancer (BC) susceptibility, this neoplasia remains as an important cause of death among women worldwide. Age, family history of cancer, early menarche, late menopause, the first pregnancy after the age of 30 years and nulliparity are BC risk factors. Furthermore genetic polymorphisms in repair genes like XRCC1 and XRCC3 could contribute to increase BC risk. The aims of the present study were to evaluate, by Micronucleus Test and Comet Assay, the basal damage and the cellular response to DNA damage induced by Etoposide, in vitro, in BC patients without chemotherapy treatment and in healthy women. Also establish the frequencies of polymorphisms of XRCC1 and XRCC3 genes in this sample and the association of these two polymorphisms with the susceptibility to BC. In the Micronucleus Test it was observed increased sensibility to DNA damage induced by Etoposide in patients group. Patients and healthy women exhibited the same repair capacity to DNA damage induced by Etoposide when evaluated by Comet Assay. Patients > 45 years old showed more sensibility to DNA damage induced by Etoposide (25 M) when were compared with patients 45 years old in Comet Assay. Tobacco habits contributed to increased sensibility to damage induced by Etoposide in Comet Assay in healthy women group when treated with Etoposide in 10 and 25 M. In the molecular analysis, the XRCC3 241Met allele was more frequent in patients group in both analysis (cytogenetic and molecular) suggesting a low repair capacity of DNA damage and consequently increase risk to BC. Non-smokers patients, carriers of XRCC3 241Met allele showed an increased risk to BC. The polymorphism Arg399Gln in XRCC1 gene was not associated with BC risk even if associated with risk factors like tobacco habit and family history of cancer. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 06/52225-2 - Evaluation of XRCC1 and XRCC3 polymorphisms influence on the response etoposide-induced DNA damage in breast cancer patients |
| Grantee: | Ana Claudia Teixeira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |