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Requirement of macrophages and eosinophils and their cytokines/chemokines for mammary gland development

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Gouon-Evans, Valérie, Lin, Elaine Y, Pollard, Jeffrey W·2002·Breast Cancer Research

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Epithelial/mesenchymal cell interactions are necessary for proper ductal morphogenesis throughout all stages of mammary gland development. Besides the well-established stromal components, such as adipocytes and fibroblasts, the mammary stroma is also infiltrated with migrating blood cells, mostly macrophages and eosinophils. The focus of this review is on the role of macrophages and their growth factor colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) in promoting branching morphogenesis during postnatal mammary gland development through to lactation. The more restricted role of eosinophils and their chemoattractant eotaxin during pubertal ductal morphogenesis is also discussed. A possible interaction between macrophages and eosinophils in ductal morphogenesis is considered, along with the roles of other chemokines. This role of macrophages in normal development also appears to be subverted by tumors of the mammary gland to promote the escape of the tumor cells from the local environment and enhance their rate of metastasis. These data emphasize the dual role of macrophages in the promotion of epithelial growth in normal and cancer states.

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  • Cytokine and growth factor production is increased when preparing for lactation, stimulating the development of the terminal end buds for lactation.

    “Cytokine and growth factor production is also increased when preparing for lactation, stimulating the development of the terminal end buds for lactation.32”

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    The section on leukocytes in mammary development reports that CSF-1 is upregulated in lactating epithelium, and the section on other cytokines describes RANK-L-driven differentiation of alveolar buds into structures competent for lactation (page numbers unavailable). But the Introduction places terminal end bud growth during puberty, not preparation for lactation. The source therefore does not support increased cytokine and growth-factor production stimulating terminal end buds for lactation. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Gouon-Evans, V., Lin, E. Y., & Pollard, J. W.
Affiliations
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Pollard, Jeffrey W
Venue
Breast Cancer Research
Published
2002-08
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
155-64
ISSN
  • 1465-5411 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-542X
OpenAlex
W2122667310
Cited by
217
References
106
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FWCI
0.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Breast Cancer Research (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • National Institutes of Health (P30-13330)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD-30280, R01HD030280)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
Keywords
mammary gland development, macrophages, eosinophils, colony-stimulating factor 1, eotaxin, chemokines, ductal morphogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal interactions, mammary stroma, lactation, tumor-associated macrophages, breast cancer metastasis, tumor microenvironment
MeSH terms
Animals, Breast, Breast Neoplasms, Cell Communication, Eosinophils, Epithelial Cells, Female, Humans, Lactation, Leukocytes, Macrophages, Mammary Glands, Animal, Morphogenesis, Pregnancy, Puberty, Radiation Chimera, Sexual Maturation, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Cytokines, Stromal Cells, Receptors, Cytokine, Mice, Knockout, Chemokines, Chemokines, CC, Mice, Chemokine CCL11

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