Xiaotan Jieyu Prescription Alleviates Breast Precancerous Lesions through PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

• Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Yu, Chaoqin, Yue, Xiaoqiang, Xiu, Li-juan, Liu, Xuan, Wang, Bin, Jiao, Jian-peng, Pang, Tao, Zhao, Jing, Sun, Dazhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; AKT protein; Analysis; Breast cancer; Breast carcinoma; Cell proliferation; Chinese medicine; Estrogen; Health aspects; Hyperplasia; Invasiveness; Laboratory animals; Lesions; Medical research; Pharmaceuticals; Progesterone; Proteins; PTEN protein; Rodents; Signal transduction; Tamoxifen; Thymus gland; China; Beijing China; United States > US
• ISSN: 1741-427X; 1741-4288
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/4129461

Background/Aims. In previous studies, it has been observed that Xiaotan Jieyu (XTJY) prescription may inhibit the proliferation of human breast precancerous lesion MCF-10AT cells by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The purpose of this study is to further verify the therapeutic effect and the possible mechanism of XTJY on precancerous lesions of breast cancer in vivo. Methods. The successfully established breast precancerous lesion rat model and normal healthy rats were randomly assigned into the blank (BLA), model (MOD), XTJY-low (LD), XTJY-medium (MD), XTJY-high (HD), and tamoxifen (TAM) groups. Different concentrations of XTJY and saline were supplied by intragastric administration for 4 consecutive weeks to assess the protective effect of XTJY on the progress of the breast precancerous lesion in rats involving the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway. Results. In this study, it determined that 10 mg/each rat DMBA-combined estrogen and progesterone induction for 10 weeks was the optimal condition for the establishment of the breast precancerous lesion rat model. In vivo administration of XTJY or TAM was found to inhibit the development of the breast precancerous lesion, and the occurrence rate of breast invasive carcinomas was decreased by about 50%. Furthermore, XTJY or TAM markedly reduced protein expressions of PI3K and p-Akt and increased protein expressions of PTEN. Conclusion. These data indicated that XTJY can significantly alleviate the development of breast precancerous lesions by inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. XTJY may be a promising drug for the treatment of precancerous lesions in breast cancer.