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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 63, 356-359, Copyright © 1986 by Endocrine Society

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Effects of estradiol on deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase alpha activity in the Ishikawa human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line

A Gravanis and E Gurpide

The effects of estradiol on DNA polymerase alpha activity were investigated in an estrogen-responsive human endometrial cancer cell line (Ishikawa) derived from a well differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma. These cells are known to respond to estradiol by increasing progesterone receptor levels, alkaline phosphatase activity, and cell density. Four- to 5-fold increases in DNA polymerase alpha activity occurred when estradiol was added to cultures of Ishikawa cells in medium containing charcoal-treated fetal bovine serum. Maximal stimulation was achieved at 18 h during incubations with 10(-8) M estradiol, but significant effects also were found with 10(-9) and 10(- 6) M. These effects were almost completely counteracted by a 100-fold excess of 4-hydroxytamoxifen. At 10(-6) M, the antiestrogen had no influence on the basal levels of DNA polymerase alpha. Medroxyprogesterone acetate (10(-6) M) was ineffective as either an enhancer of enzymatic activity or an antiestrogen when tested in combination with 10(-8) M estradiol, even in the presence of appreciable levels of specific progesterone binders. The responsiveness of the Ishikawa cells to estrogen contrasts with the lack of effects of estradiol on DNA polymerase alpha activity in another human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line (HEC-50).


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