Ngoc Vuong , Melany Alomia , Ahana Byne , Purva Gade , Thomas Raymond Philipson , Rayan Ibrahim Alhammad , Cade J. Skislak , Intisar Alruwaili , Fahad M. Alsaab , Weidong Zhou , Marissa Howard , Andrea Brothers , Amanda Haymond Still , Robyn P. Araujo , Monique Van Hoek , Barbara Birkaya , Virginia Espina , Richard A. Hoefer , Lance Liotta , Alessandra Luchini
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Abstract
Extracellular calcium export by the breast ductal epithelium is crucial during lactation and plays a significant role in breast cancer progression. Intraductal calcium deposition is a hallmark of aggressive premalignant lesions. This study tested the hypothesis that microbiome-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) influence calcium modulation in premalignant breast cancer lesions. Based on the analysis of plasma, serum, saliva, and tissue collected from breast cancer patients and controls (N = 150), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (Lr) was chosen as the model microbiota. In a BT-474 human breast cancer cell line monolayer culture under acute calcium stress, Lr EVs enhanced intracellular calcium intake. In a BT474 3D spheroid model under chronic calcium stress, Lr EVs increased extracellular calcium deposition and mRNA expression of calcium export channel plasma membrane calcium-transporting ATPase 2 (PMCA2) and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) in a dose-dependent manner. We propose that Lr EVs influence calcium regulation and mineral deposition, thereby affecting premalignant breast cancer progression.
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