Iron Chelators Treatment on MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell

Iron-deficiency affects 500 million people, yet the molecular role of iron in gene expression remains poorly characterized. Moreover, the alterations in global gene expression after iron chelation remains unclear and are important to assess for understanding the molecular pathology of iron-deficiency and the biological effects of iron chelators. We assessed the effect on whole genome gene expression of two iron chelators (desferrioxamine and 2-hydroxy-1-napthylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone) that have markedly different permeability properties. Sixteen genes were significantly regulated by both chelators, while a further 50 genes were regulated by either ligand. Most of the genes identified in this study have not been previously described to be iron-regulated and are important for understanding the molecular and cellular effects of iron-deficiency.

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Saletta F, Suryo Rahmanto Y, Noulsri E, Richardson DR