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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 9/2017

13.04.2017 | Original Article – Cancer Research

Increased trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) expression is associated with a positive survival rate in patients with breast cancer

verfasst von: Aurelia Vattai, Elif Akyol, Christina Kuhn, Simone Hofmann, Helene Heidegger, Franz von Koch, Kerstin Hermelink, Rachel Wuerstlein, Nadia Harbeck, Doris Mayr, Christine Spitzweg, Bettina Toth, Sven Mahner, Udo Jeschke, Nina Ditsch

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology | Ausgabe 9/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

A correlation between breast cancer and thyroid disorders has been described in previous studies. Degraded thyroid hormones are referred to as trace amines. These endogenous amines have the ability to bind to the G-protein-coupled receptor TAAR1 (trace amine-associated receptor) and thereby activate it. TAAR1 is able to modulate the serotonergic and dopaminergic system in the brain and has so far been studied in the neurological field. The following study represents the first investigation of the regulation of TAAR1 in primary breast cancer (no metastases, M0).

Methods

Immunohistochemical analyses were carried out to detect TAAR1 expression in formalin fixed paraffin embedded breast cancer samples. Survival times of primary breast cancer patients (M0) with and without TAAR1 expression in their tumours were compared by Kaplan–Meier curves, and correlations between ordinal variables were determined with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Results

The investigation showed a correlation between TAAR1 expression and tumour differentiation grade. A well differentiated tumour grade (G1) was associated with higher TAAR1 expression and HER2 and HER4 positivity predicted higher TAAR1 expression. A TAAR1 overexpression (IRS ≥ 6) was associated with significantly longer overall survival (OS) (p = 0.02) than that of reduced TAAR1 expression (IRS < 6) during a maximum follow-up of 14 years, demonstrating that TAAR1 has a favourable effect on OS of early breast cancer patients.

Conclusions

We conclude that TAAR1 seems to be an independent predictor for breast cancer survival. Modulation of TAAR1 may represent a novel targeting strategy for breast cancer prevention and therapy.
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Metadaten
Titel
Increased trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) expression is associated with a positive survival rate in patients with breast cancer
verfasst von
Aurelia Vattai
Elif Akyol
Christina Kuhn
Simone Hofmann
Helene Heidegger
Franz von Koch
Kerstin Hermelink
Rachel Wuerstlein
Nadia Harbeck
Doris Mayr
Christine Spitzweg
Bettina Toth
Sven Mahner
Udo Jeschke
Nina Ditsch
Publikationsdatum
13.04.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology / Ausgabe 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0171-5216
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1335
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-017-2420-8

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