Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Breast Cancer - Carcinogenesis, Cell Growth and Signalling Pathways

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Academic Editor

Mehmet Gunduz
Mehmet Gunduz

Wakayama Medical University,
Japan

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Esra Gunduz
Esra Gunduz

Wakayama Medical University,
Japan

Published30 November 2011

Doi10.5772/855

ISBN978-953-307-714-7

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6592-7

Copyright year2011

Number of pages746

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. EGFR-Ligand Signaling in Breast Cancer Metastasis: Recurring Developmental Themes

By Nicole K. Nickerson, Jennifer L. Gilmore, Kah Tan Allen, David J. Riese II, Kenneth P. Nephew and John Foley

3,519
2,064
4. HER-2 Signaling in Human Breast Cancer

By Kathleen M. Woods Ignatoski

2,073
5. Brain Metastases Progression of Breast Cancer

By Ala-Eddin Al Moustafa, Amber Yasmeen, Lina Ghabreau, Ali H. Mohamed and Amal Achkhar

2,646
3
7. ErbB2/HER2: Its Contribution to Basic Cancer Biology and the Development of Molecular Targeted Therapy

By Tadashi Yamamoto, Makoto Saito, Kentaro Kumazawa, Ayano Doi, Atsuka Matsui, Shiori Takebe, Takuya Amari, Masaaki Oyama and Kentaro Semba

5,866
1
8. Trastuzumab-Resistance and Breast Cancer

By Milos Dokmanovic and Wen Jin Wu

3,196
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10. The Importance of ERα/ERβ Ratio in Breast Cancer: Mitochondrial Function and Oxidative Stress

By Pilar Roca, Jordi Oliver, Jorge Sastre-Serra and Mercedes Nadal-Serrano

2,929
11. Heterogeneity of Phenotype in Breast Cancer Cell Lines

By Bruce C. Baguley and Euphemia Leung

3,104
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3,151
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3,930
15. The Role of MicroRNAs in Estrogen Receptor α-Positive Human Breast Cancer

By Hiroko Yamashita, Tatsuya Toyama, Nobuyasu Yoshimoto, Yumi Endo, Mai Iwasa and Yoshitaka Fujii

2,347
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16. Roles of SWI/SNF Complex Genes in Breast Cancer

By Esra Gunduz, Mehmet Gunduz, Bunyamin Isik and Omer Faruk Hatipoglu

3,042
18. Role of ING Family Tumor Suppressors in Breast Cancer

By Mehmet Gunduz, Esra Gunduz, Mikdat Bozer and Ramazan Yigitoglu

2,061
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19. Lipid Rafts as Master Regulators of Breast Cancer Cell Function

By Irina S. Babina, Simona Donatello, Ivan R. Nabi and Ann M. Hopkins

3,311
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21. Adipose Tissue and Desmoplastic Response in Breast Cancer

By Jorge Martinez and Mariana Cifuentes

3,375
22. Cross-Talk of Breast Cancer Cells with the Immune System

By Sandra Demaria, Karsten A. Pilones and Sylvia Adams

3,323
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23. Engineering Transcription Factors in Breast Cancer Stem Cells

By Pilar Blancafort, Karla Oyuky Juarez, Sabine Stolzenburg and Adriana S. Beltran

2,397
24. Breast Cancer Stem Cells – A Review

By Julia S. Samaddar and Edmond Ritter

2,572
25. Potential Roles of miR-106a in Breast Cancer

By KuanHui E. Chen and Ameae M. Walker

2,944
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26. Scleroderma and Breast Cancer

By Adamantios Michalinos, Michalis Kontos and Ian S. Fentiman

6,755
27. FZD7 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells

By Lixin Yang, Charles C.H. Kim and Yun Yen

2,416
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3,333
29. Interactions of STAP-2 with BRK and STAT3/5 in Breast Cancer Cells

By Osamu Ikeda, Yuichi Sekine and Tadashi Matsuda

1,945
30. Histamine and Breast Cancer: A New Role for a Well Known Amine

By Graciela Cricco, Nora Mohamad, María Soledad Sáez, Eduardo Valli, Elena Rivera and Gabriela Martín

2,817
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31. 1,25(OH)2D3 and Cyclooxygenase-2: Possible Targets for Breast Cancer?

By M. Thill, S. Becker, D. Fischer, K. Diedrich, D. Salehin and M. Friedrich

1,809
32. Calcium, Ca2+-Sensing Receptor and Breast Cancer

By Chunfa Huang and R. Tyler Miller

2,150
33. Signal Transduction Pathways Mediated by Unsaturated Free Fatty Acids in Breast Cancer Cells

By Eduardo Perez Salazar, Luis Castro-Sanchez and Pedro Cortes-Reynosa

2,398
34. Adrenoceptors and Breast Cancer: Review Article

By Roisman Reuth, Alex Beny, Reznick Abraham Zeev, Klemm Ofer, Raphaeli Guy and Roisman Isaac

2,370
35. Steroid Receptor Coactivators and Their Expression, Regulation and Functional Role in Endocrine Responsive and Resistant Breast Cancer

By Line L. Haugan Moi, Marianne Hauglid Flågeng, Ingvild S. Fenne, Jennifer Gjerde, Ernst A. Lien and Gunnar Mellgren

2,019

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