Edith C. Kordon

Mechanical strain induces involution-associated events in mammary epithelial cells (2009)

Quaglino, Ana, Salierno, Marcelo, Pellegrotti, Jesica, Rubinstein, Natalia, Kordon, Edith C

Abstract Background Shortly after weaning, a complex multi-step process that leads to massive epithelial apoptosis is triggered by tissue local factors in the mouse mammary gland. Several reports...

Mouse mammary tumors display Stat3 activation dependent on leukemia inhibitory factor signaling (2007)

Quaglino, Ana, Schere-Levy, Carolina, Romorini, Leonardo, Meiss, Roberto P, Kordon, Edith C

Abstract Introduction It has been demonstrated that leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) induces epithelium apoptosis through Stat3 activation during mouse mammary gland involution. In contrast, it has...

Selection of Early-Occurring Mutations Dictates Hormone-Independent Progression in Mouse Mammary Tumor Lines▿

Gattelli, Albana, Zimberlin, María N., Meiss, Roberto P., Castilla, Lucio H., Kordon, Edith C.

Mice harboring three mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) variants develop pregnancy-dependent (PD) tumors that progress to pregnancy-independent (PI) behavior through successive passages. Herein, we...