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Vikram HP, Kumar TP, Kumar G, Beeraka NM, Deka R, Suhail SM, Jat S, Bannimath N, Padmanabhan G, Chandan RS, Kumar P, Gurupadayya B. Nitrosamines crisis in pharmaceuticals - Insights on toxicological implications, root causes and risk assessment: A systematic review. J Pharm Anal 2024; 14:100919. [PMID: 38799236 PMCID: PMC11126534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
The presence of N-nitroso compounds, particularly N-nitrosamines, in pharmaceutical products has raised global safety concerns due to their significant genotoxic and mutagenic effects. This systematic review investigates their toxicity in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), drug products, and pharmaceutical excipients, along with novel analytical strategies for detection, root cause analysis, reformulation strategies, and regulatory guidelines for nitrosamines. This review emphasizes the molecular toxicity of N-nitroso compounds, focusing on genotoxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, and other physiological effects. Additionally, it addresses the ongoing nitrosamine crisis, the development of nitrosamine-free products, and the importance of sensitive detection methods and precise risk evaluation. This comprehensive overview will aid molecular biologists, analytical scientists, formulation scientists in research and development sector, and researchers involved in management of nitrosamine-induced toxicity and promoting safer pharmaceutical products.
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- Hemanth P.R. Vikram
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
- Xenone Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 110076, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
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- Xenone Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 110076, India
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- Department of Human Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
- Department of Pharmacology, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Ananthapuramu, 515721, India
- Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari, 781101, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, Changsari, 781101, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy Mysuru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER), Mysuru, 570015, India
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Deveci G, Tek NA. N-Nitrosamines: a potential hazard in processed meat products. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:2551-2560. [PMID: 37984839 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Nitrite, nitrate, and their salts are added to processed meat products to improve color, flavor, and shelf life and to lower the microbial burden. N-Nitrosamine compounds are formed when nitrosing agents (such as secondary nitrosamines) in meat products interact with nitrites and nitrates that have been added to the meat. With the consumption of such meat products, nitrosation reactions occur in the human body and N-nitrosamine formation occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. Despite the benefits nitrites and nitrates have on food, their tendency to create nitrosamines and an increase in the body's nitrous amine load presents health risks. The inclusion of nitrosamine compounds in possible and probable carcinogen classes according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer requires a re-examination of the literature review on processed meat products. This article evaluates the connections between various cancer types and nitrosamines found in processed meat products. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Gülsüm Deveci
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zheng Y, Niu X, Wei Q, Li Y, Li L, Zhao J. Familial Esophageal Cancer in Taihang Mountain, China: An Era of Personalized Medicine Based on Family and Population Perspective. Cell Transplant 2022; 31:9636897221129174. [PMID: 36300368 PMCID: PMC9618747 DOI: 10.1177/09636897221129174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In the Taihang Mountain areas, known as the “esophageal cancer zone” in China, the incidence of esophageal cancer (ESCA) ranks the first in the country and shows a familial and regional clustering trend. Taihang Mountain areas are located in a mountainous area, with inconvenient transportation, limited living conditions, unbalanced diet, and poor nutrition. Ninety percent of the pathological types of ESCA in Taihang Mountain areas are squamous cell carcinoma, among which the risk factors have not been well understood. These areas are usually remote villages and mountains with low population mobility, large family members, similar environmental factors, and a clear and stable genetic background. Therefore, according to the current situation, second-generation sequencing and multigroup analysis technology are used to analyze the familial ESCA patients; disease-related genetic variation are located; and then disease-related susceptibility genes associated with ESCA are screened and analyzed. Health education, tobacco control, endoscopic screening, and other health management projects for suspected and high-risk patients in areas with a high incidence of ESCA can be carried out for screening and early diagnosis, and the incidence of ESCA in Taihang Mountain areas can be reduced. A comprehensive continuous care pattern based on traditional medical nursing to track, monitor, evaluate, and intervene with patients diagnosed with ESCA to facilitate them with medications guidance, dietary guidance, and timely health problem-solving is established. Furthermore, statistical analysis of epidemiology, gene sequencing, and family genetics information can be performed on patients with ESCA in the Taihang Mountains areas to clarify the relationship between genetic phenotype and genotype during the occurrence of ESCA.
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- Yuanyuan Zheng
- National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China,Biological Cell Therapy Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China,Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China,Jie Zhao, National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan, China.
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Zhao C, Zhang H, Zhou J, Liu Q, Lu Q, Zhang Y, Yu X, Wang S, Liu R, Pu Y, Yin L. Metabolomic transition trajectory and potential mechanisms of N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine induced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in rats. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 244:114071. [PMID: 36113270 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an environment-relevant malignancy with a high mortality. Nitrosamines, a class of nitrogen-containing environmental carcinogens, are widely suggested as a risk factor for ESCC. However, how nitrosamines affect metabolic regulation to promote ESCC tumorigenesis is largely unknown. In this study, the transition trajectory of serum metabolism in the course of ESCC induced by N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA) in rats was depicted by an untargeted metabolomic analysis, and the potential molecular mechanisms were revealed. The results showed that the metabolic alteration in rats was slight at the basal cell hyperplasia (BCH) stage, while it became apparent when the esophageal lesion developed into dysplasia (DYS) or more serious conditions. Moreover, serum metabolism of severe dysplasia (S-DYS) showed more similar characteristics to that of carcinoma in situ (CIS) and invasive cancer (IC). Aberrant nicotinate (NA) and nicotinamide (NAM) metabolism, tryptophan (TRP) metabolism, and sphingolipid metabolism could be the key players favoring the malignant transformation of esophageal epithelium induced by NMBA. More particularly, NA and NAM metabolism in the precancerous stages and TRP metabolism in the cancerous stages were demonstrated to replenish NAD+ in different patterns. Furthermore, both the IDO1-KYN-AHR axis mediated by TRP metabolism and the SPHK1-S1P-S1PR1 axis by sphingolipid metabolism provided an impetus to create the pro-inflammatory yet immune-suppressive microenvironment to facilitate the esophageal tumorigenesis and progression. Together, these suggested that NMBA exerted its carcinogenicity via more than one pathway, which may act together to produce combination effects. Targeting these pathways may open up the possibility to attenuate NMBA-induced esophageal carcinogenesis. However, the interconnection between different metabolic pathways needs to be specified further. And the integrative and multi-level systematic research will be conducive to fully understanding the mechanisms of NMBA-induced ESCC.
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- Chao Zhao
- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; School of Nursing & School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009 Jiangsu, China.
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Fu S, Tan R, Feng Y, Yu P, Mo Y, Xiao W, Wang S, Zhang J. N-methyl-N-nitrosourea induces zebrafish anomalous angiogenesis through Wnt/β-catenin pathway. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 239:113674. [PMID: 35623148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) is a prevalent environmental carcinogen, which leads to tumors in various organs in animal models, while the mechanisms involved were still not fully understood. It is well known that anomalous angiogenesis is a key step in tumorigenesis and progression. In this study, we found that MNU induced abnormal angiogenesis which was accompanied by upregulation of rspo1, p53 and vegfaa in zebrafish embryos. Moreover, it revealed that MNU-induced ectopic sprouting of blood vessels was significantly reduced in rspo1-knockdown but not p53-knockdown embryos, indicating that rspo1 was necessary for MNU-induced abnormal angiogenesis. Additionally, pharmaceutical activation or inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway using (2'Z,3'E)- 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime or CCT036477 significantly increased or inhibited the pro-angiogenic effect of MNU on developing zebrafish embryos, which was confirmed by the effect of proliferation and migration in MNU-treated bEnd.3 cells. These data together indicated that rspo1/Wnt/β-catenin/vegfaa axis is involved in the modulation of MNU-induced anomalous angiogenesis.
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- Saifang Fu
- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China; The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang 524023, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University & Key Laboratory of Zebrafish Model for Development and Disease of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China; The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang 524023, China.
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Bregni G, Beck B. Toward Targeted Therapies in Oesophageal Cancers: An Overview. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:1522. [PMID: 35326673 PMCID: PMC8946490 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Oesophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Oesophageal cancer occurs as squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) or adenocarcinoma (EAC). Prognosis for patients with either ESCC or EAC is poor, with less than 20% of patients surviving more than 5 years after diagnosis. A major progress has been made in the development of biomarker-driven targeted therapies against breast and lung cancers, as well as melanoma. However, precision oncology for patients with oesophageal cancer is still virtually non-existent. In this review, we outline the recent advances in oesophageal cancer profiling and clinical trials based on targeted therapies in this disease.
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- Giacomo Bregni
- Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Welbio and FNRS Investigator at IRIBHM, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Abstract
Background and Objective:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor of
the digestive system; it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, an early
prediction of colorectal adenoma (CRA) that is a precancerous disease of most CRC patients
provides an opportunity to make an appropriate strategy for prevention, early diagnosis and
treatment. It has been aimed to develop a machine learning model to predict CRA that could assist
physicians in classifying high-risk patients, make informed choices and prevent CRC.
Methods:
Patients who had undergone a colonoscopy to fill out a questionnaire at the Sixth People
Hospital of Shanghai in China from July 2018 to November 2018 were instructed. A classification
model with the gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) was developed to predict CRA. This
model was compared with three other models, namely, random forest (RF), support vector
machine (SVM), and logistic regression (LR). The area under the receiver operating characteristic
curve (AUC) was used to evaluate performance of the models.
Results:
Among the 245 included patients, 65 patients had CRA. The area under the receiver
operating characteristic (AUCs) of GBDT, RF, SVM ,and LR with 10 fold-cross validation was
0.8131, 0.74, 0.769 and 0.763. An online prediction service, CRA Inference System, to
substantialize the proposed solution for patients with CRA was also built.
Conclusion:
Four classification models for CRA prediction were developed and compared, and
the GBDT model showed the highest performance. Implementing a GBDT model for screening
can reduce the cost of time and money and help physicians identify high-risk groups for primary
prevention.
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- Junbo Gao
- Information Engineering College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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- Information Engineering College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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- Information Engineering College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Hospital, Shanghai Sixth People Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Information Engineering College, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
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Zhao C, Zhou J, Gu Y, Pan E, Sun Z, Zhang H, Lu Q, Zhang Y, Yu X, Liu R, Pu Y, Yin L. Urinary exposure of N-nitrosamines and associated risk of esophageal cancer in a high incidence area in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 738:139713. [PMID: 32526409 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is a deadly malignancy worldwide with a high incidence and exhibits unevenly geographic prevalence, which suggests that environmental factors are deeply involved in the development of EC. Although the carcinogenesis of nitrosamines in the esophagus has been identified by tremendous toxicological data, the role of nitrosamines in the genesis of human EC has so far proved inconclusive largely due to a lack of convincing evidences. In this study, urinary nitrosamines in population controls and cases with esophageal precancerous lesions, including reflux esophagitis (RE) accompanying with basal cell hyperplasia (BCH) and dysplasia (DYS), and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) were detected by a SPE-LC-MS/MS method and the associated risk was evaluated. Higher excretion concentrations of N-nitrosomethylethylamine (NMEA) in the RE/BCH patients, NMEA and N-nitrosodibutylamine (NDBA) in the DYS patients, and NMEA, NDBA, N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPyr) and N-nitrosomorpholine (NMor) in the ESCC patients were observed compared with the controls (p < .05). And with the progression of esophageal lesion, the exposure complexity increased in terms of the categories of nitrosamines. Furthermore, the observed positive associations between the hazardous exposure of NMEA, NDBA and NPyr and the increased risk of ESCC, and between NMEA and NDBA and RE/BCH were established. These findings provided direct evidence to support the hypothesis that exposure to nitrosamines are involved in the carcinogenesis of esophageal epithelia in this high incidence area from the perspective of endogenous exposure assessment. However, discoveries in this study need to be confirmed by systematic researches in the future. And the dose-response relationships, the reference ranges or cutoff values to predict the risks of nitrosamines exposure also need to be defined.
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- Chao Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Departments of Thoracic Surgery, People's Hospital of Lianshui, Lianshui 223400, Jiangsu, China
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- Huai'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an 223001, Jiangsu, China
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- Huai'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an 223001, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Isolation of new photoadducts from UVA-irradiated N-nitrosoproline with 2'-deoxyadenosine and characterization of photoadducts from DNA irradiated with N-nitrosoproline. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Aoyama S, Asahi C, Sano K, Kimura S, Suzuki T, Hatano T, Arimoto-Kobayashi S. Isolation and identification of photoproducts from UVA-irradiated mixture of N-nitrosoproline with 2'-deoxyadenosine. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Zhang P, Lee J, Kang G, Li Y, Yang D, Pang B, Zhang Y. Disparity of nitrate and nitrite in vivo in cancer villages as compared to other areas in Huai River Basin, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 612:966-974. [PMID: 28886549 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Saliva and Urine samples were collected for the study on how nitrate and nitrite concentration in human body may be related to the corresponding health risk in a high cancer incidence area. The study area includes three known cancer villages in Huai River basin, China. The results of analyzing collected sample show that there are higher levels of nitrate and nitrite concentration in human saliva and urine sample collected in the study area as compared to those collected in other areas. In addition, levels of nitrate and nitrite concentration in saliva and urine sample change significantly with the ages of sampled population. NO3-concentrations in saliva and urine sample are the most outstanding among the middle-aged and elderly populations. It means that the middle-aged and elderly populations have relatively high vivo nitrate reductive transformation rates and they also have higher N-nitroso compounds synthesis risks in the studied cancer villages.
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- Pengyan Zhang
- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China; Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China; Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA.
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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Xu ZX, Lin ZX, Fang JY, Wu KS, Du PL, Zeng Y, Tang WR, Xu XL, Lin K. Mortality Characteristic and Prediction of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in China from 1991 to 2013. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16:6729-34. [PMID: 26434902 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.15.6729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To analyze the mortality distribution of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China from 1991 to 2013, to predict the mortality in the ensuing five years, and to provide evidence for prevention and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mortality data for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in China from 1991 to 2013 were used to describe its epidemiological characteristics, such as the change of the standardized mortality rate, sex and age differences, urban-rural differences. Trend-surface analysis was used to study the geographical distribution of the mortality. Curve estimation, time series, gray modeling, and joinpoint regression were used to predict the mortality for the ensuing five years in the future. RESULTS In China, the standardized mortality rate of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma increased with time from 1996, reaching the peak values of 1.45 /105 at the year of 2002, and decreased gradually afterwards. With males being 1.51 times higher than females, and the city had a higher rate than the rural during the past two decades. The mortality rate increased from age 40. Geographical analysis showed the mortality rate increased from middle to southern China. CONCLUSIONS The standardized mortality rate of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma is falling. The regional disease control for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma should be focused on Guangdong province of China, and the key targets for prevention and treatment are rural men, especially after the age of 40. The mortality of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma will decrease in the next five years.
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- Zhen-Xi Xu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China E-mail :
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Zhou L, Anwar MM, Zahid M, Shostrom V, Mirvish SS. Urinary excretion of N-nitroso compounds in rats fed sodium nitrite and/or hot dogs. Chem Res Toxicol 2014; 27:1669-74. [PMID: 25183213 PMCID: PMC4203384 DOI: 10.1021/tx5000188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nitrite-treated meat is a reported
risk factor for colon cancer.
Mice that ingested sodium nitrite (NaNO2) or hot dogs (a
nitrite-treated product) showed increased fecal excretion of apparent
N-nitroso compounds (ANC). Here, we investigated for the first time
whether rats excrete increased amounts of ANC in their urine after
they are fed NaNO2 and/or hot dogs. Rats were treated for
7 days with NaNO2 in drinking water or were fed hot dogs.
Their 24 h urine samples were analyzed for ANC by thermal energy analysis
on days 1–4 after nitrite or hot dog treatment was stopped.
For two rats fed 480 mg NaNO2/L drinking water, mean urinary
ANC excretion on days 1–4 was 30, 5.2, 2.5, and 0.8 nmol/day,
respectively. For two to eight rats/dose given varied NaNO2 doses, mean urinary ANC output on day 1 increased from 0.9 (for
no nitrite) to 37 (for 1000 mg NaNO2/L drinking water)
nmol ANC/day. Urine samples of four rats fed 40–60% hot dogs
contained 12–13 nmol ANC on day 1. Linear regression analysis
showed highly significant correlations between urinary ANC excretion
on day 1 after stopping treatment and varied (a) NaNO2 level
in drinking water for rats fed semipurified or commercials diet and
(b) hot dog levels in the diet. Some correlations remained significant
up to 4 days after nitrite treatment was stopped. Urinary output of
ANC precursors (compounds that yield ANC after mild nitrosation) for
rats fed semipurified or commercial diet was 11–17 or 23–48
μmol/day, respectively. Nitrosothiols and iron nitrosyls were
not detected in urinary ANC and ANCP. Excretion of urinary ANC was
about 60% of fecal ANC excretion for 1 to 2 days after NaNO2 was fed. Administered NaNO2 was not excreted unchanged
in rat urine. We conclude that urinary ANC excretion in humans could
usefully be surveyed to indicate exposure to N-nitroso compounds.
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- Lin Zhou
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, ‡Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, §Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and ∥Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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Gong FF, Lu SS, Hu CY, Qian ZZ, Feng F, Wu YL, Yang HY, Sun YH. Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) polymorphism and susceptibility to esophageal cancer: an updated meta-analysis of 27 studies. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:10351-61. [PMID: 25048966 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2341-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) polymorphisms are known to play a crucial role in the development and metastasis of malignant diseases including esophageal cancer. However, the results of previous studies investigating the association between CYP1A1 polymorphisms and esophageal cancer risk have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis of 27 eligible studies, encompassing 4,215 esophageal cancer cases and 6,339 control subjects, pooled the odds ratios (ORs) with corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) to assess this association. The effects of ethnicity (Caucasian and Asian) and histopathology type (esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal adenocarcinoma) were considered in subgroup analyses. A significant association was observed between the CYP1A1 Ile/Val gene polymorphism and esophageal cancer in all of the genetic models (Ile/Val vs. Ile/Ile, OR = 1.41, 95 % CI = 1.25-1.58; Val/Val vs. Ile/Ile, OR = 1.94, 95 % CI = 1.34-2.82; Ile/Val + Val/Val vs. Ile/Ile, OR = 1.49, 95 % CI = 1.33-1.66). The subgroup analysis based on ethnicity showed that the association between the CYP1A1 Ile/Val polymorphism and esophageal cancer existed in Asian and Caucasian populations. However, no association was observed between the CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism and esophageal cancer in either subgroup or in the overall population. These results suggested that the CYP1A1 Ile/Val polymorphism was associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer, whereas the CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism may not have increased susceptibility to esophageal cancer. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Feng-Feng Gong
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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Song QK, Zhao L, Li J, He YM, Jiang CP, Jiang HD, Qu CX. Adverse effects of preserved vegetables on squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus and precancer lesions in a high risk area. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 14:659-63. [PMID: 23621214 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.2.659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus (ESCC) is one of the most common cancers in China. Preserved vegetables are processed foods, consumed in high amounts in the high risk areas for ESCC. This study aimed to investigate the relationships of preserved vegetable consumption with SCC and precancer lesions. METHODS Cases from Yanting cancer hospital with pathological diagnosis of primary cancer, along with controls and individuals diagnosed with precancer lesions by endoscopy with iodine staining were interviewed. Trained staff collected data on dietary habits 1 year before the interview. An unconditional logistic regression model was used to estimate the risk odds ratios for preserved vegetable consumption with precancer lesions and cancer. RESULTS Adjusting for potential confounders, intake of preserved vegetables (OR=2.92, 95%CI 1.32~6.47) and longer intake period (OR=5.78, 95%CI 2.26~14.80) were associated with higher risk of cancer. Compared with lowest intake frequency, the highest was associated with a 3.0-fold risk for precancer lesions and 3.59-fold risk for ESCC (both p<0.05). CONCLUSION Consumption of preserved vegetables is a risk factor for esophageal lesions in high risk areas. The carcinogenicity of preserved vegetables needs investigation in further studies and public health strategies for reduction of consumption might be initiated in high risk areas.
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- Qing-Kun Song
- Cancer Institute/Hospital, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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MicroRNAs related polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Mol Genet Genomics 2014; 289:1123-30. [PMID: 24916311 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-014-0873-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-associated death worldwide and the incidence and mortality in China are the highest. The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to microRNAs could lead to alteration in microRNA expression and contribute to the susceptibility of cancer. To evaluate the association between microRNA-related SNPs and EC, a case-control study including 381 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 426 gender, age-matched controls was carried out to investigate the genetic susceptibility of five microRNA-related SNPs (rs2910164 in microRNA-146a, rs11614913 in microRNA-196a-2, rs7813 in GEMIN4, rs1595066 and rs16845990 in ErbB4) as well as the interactions of gene-gene and gene-environment in the development of ESCC. Variant homozygote genotype of rs11614913 in microRNA-196a-2 and rs1595066 in ErbB4 were significantly associated with reduced ESCC risk (OR(adjusted): 0.62, 95 % CI: 0.39-0.99 and OR(adjusted): 0.38, 95 % CI: 0.24-0.61). The analysis of haplotypes in ErbB4 gene showed significant increased ESCC risk in G(rs1595066)C(rs16845990) and G(rs1595066)T(rs16845990) haplotypes (OR(adjusted): 1.46, 95 % CI: 1.08-1.99 and OR(adjusted): 1.33, 95 % CI: 1.10-1.62), and inversely reduced ESCC risk in A(rs1595066)C(rs16845990) and A(rs1595066)T(rs16845990) haplotypes with OR (95 % CI) of 0.75 (0.60-0.94) and 0.65 (0.49-0.86), respectively. These findings suggest that the polymorphisms in the microRNA-related genes may affect susceptibility of ESCC in Chinese Han population and the gene-gene interactions play vital roles in the progression on esophageal cancer. Future studies with larger sample and different ethnic populations are required to support and validate our findings.
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Near ultraviolet radiation-mediated reaction between N-nitrosoproline and DNA: Isolation and identification of two new adducts, (R)- and (S)-8-(2-pyrrolidyl)-2′-deoxyguanosine. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shi XJ, Au WW, Wu KS, Chen LX, Lin K. Mortality characteristics and prediction of female breast cancer in China from 1991 to 2011. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:2785-91. [PMID: 24761901 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.6.2785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIMS To analyze time-dependent changes in female breast cancer (BC) mortality in China, forecast the trend in the ensuing 5 years, and provide recommendations for prevention and management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mortality data of breast cancer in China from 1991 to 2011 was used to describe characteristics and distribution, such as the changes of the standardized mortality rate, urban-rural differences and age differences. Trend-surface analysis was used to study the geographical distribution of mortality. In addition, curve estimation, time series modeling, Gray modeling (GM) and joinpoint regression were performed to estimate and predict future trends. RESULTS In China, the mortality rate of breast cancer has increased yearly since 1991. In addition, our data predicted that the trend will continue to increase in the ensuing 5 years. Rates in urban areas are higher than those in rural areas. Over the past decade, all peak ages for death by breast cancer have been delayed, with the first death peak occurring at 55 to 65 years of age in urban and rural areas. Geographical analysis indicated that mortality rates increased from Southwest to Northeast and from West to East. CONCLUSIONS The standardized mortality rate of breast cancer in China is rising and the upward trend is predicted to continue for the next 5 years. Since this can cause an enormous health impact in China, much better prevention and management of breast cancer is needed. Consequently, disease control centers in China should place more focus on the northeastern, eastern and southeastern parts of China for breast cancer prevention and management, and the key population should be among women between ages 55 to 65, especially those in urban communities.
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- Xiao-Jun Shi
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China E-mail :
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Tang WR, Fang JY, Wu KS, Shi XJ, Luo JY, Lin K. Epidemiological characteristics and prediction of esophageal cancer mortality in China from 1991 to 2012. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:6929-34. [PMID: 25169548 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.16.6929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To analyze the mortality distribution of esophageal cancer in China from 1991 to 2012, to forecast the mortality in the future five years, and to provide evidence for prevention and treatment of esophageal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mortality data for esophageal cancer in China from 1991 to 2012 were used to describe its epidemiological characteristics, such as the change of the standardized mortality rate, urban-rural differences, sex and age differences. Trend-surface analysis was used to study the geographical distribution of the mortality. Curve estimation, time series, gray modeling, and joinpoint regression were used to predict the mortality for the next five years in the future. RESULTS In China, the incidence rate of esophageal cancer from 2007 and the mortality rate of esophageal cancer from 2008 increased yearly, with males at 8.72/105 being higher than females, and the countryside at 15.5/105 being higher than in the city. The mortality rate increased from age 45. Geographical analysis showed the mortality rate increased from southern to eastern China, and from northeast to central China. CONCLUSIONS The incidence rate and the standardized mortality rate of esophageal cancer are rising. The regional disease control for esophageal cancer should be focused on eastern, central and northern regions China, and the key targets for prevention and treatment are rural men more than 45 years old. The mortality of esophageal cancer will rise in the next five years.
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- Wen-Rui Tang
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China E-mail :
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Qiu WL, Lin PJ, Ruan FQ, Wu X, Lin MP, Liu L, Luo JY, Lin K. Requests for health education from Chinese cancer patients during their recovery period: a cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2013; 28:428-34. [PMID: 23728991 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0482-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To determine the prevalence of posttreatment patient requests for health information from Chinese cancer patients during their recovery period, a cross-sectional, descriptive study using a mailed survey was conducted among 374 patients selected randomly. The survey addressed what types of information patients actually wanted but did not receive from their care providers. Questionnaires from 360 patients were received and analyzed. Approximately 76.0% of the patients did not receive health information and expressed the need for the information. The information about how to reduce emotional distress (90.1%), rehabilitation (76.2%), disease symptoms (59.3%), and nutritional support (56.8%) were paramount among patients' concerns. Only 12.8% hoped to acquire information on sexual health. Health information for cancer patients at the recovery stage in China is poor. A tripartite involvement of the hospital-family-community and the combined intervention related to physical sequelae and psychosocial factors are needed at the recovery stage.
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- Wei-Li Qiu
- Department of Family Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, GD, China
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Seyler TH, Kim JG, Hodgson JA, Cowan EA, Blount BC, Wang L. Quantitation of urinary volatile nitrosamines from exposure to tobacco smoke. J Anal Toxicol 2013; 37:195-202. [PMID: 23508653 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkt020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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A sensitive and selective method was developed and validated to detect six volatile nitrosamines (N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosomethylethylamine, N-nitrosodiethylamine, N-nitrosopiperidine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine and N-nitrosomorpholine) in human urine. This method uses a liquid-liquid extraction cartridge followed by analysis with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) and quantification based on isotopic dilution. This is the first GC-MS-MS method reported for measuring volatile nitrosamines in human urine. This method reduces the sample volume required in other methods from 5-25 to 2 mL. The limits of detection (2.62, 1.99, 2.73, 0.65, 0.25, 3.66 pg/mL, respectively) were better than existing methods, largely because of improved positive chemical ionization achieved by using ammonia gas and reducing background noise. Using nitrogen as the collision gas allowed the confirmation transition in the low mass region to be monitored. The analysis of human urine using this validated method is accurate (relative bias of 0-19%) and precise (relative standard deviation of 0.2-18% over two months of analyses). The validated method was applied to 100 urine samples and the levels of all six volatile nitrosamines were reported for the first time in urine specimens collected from smokers and nonsmokers, with smoking status determined by urinary cotinine measurement. Among 100 smokers and nonsmokers, the levels of three analytes (N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosomethylethylamine and N-nitrosopiperidine) were significantly higher in smokers than nonsmokers (p < 0.05).
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- Tiffany H Seyler
- Tobacco and Volatiles Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Wang D, Su M, Tian D, Liang S, Zhang J. Associations between CYP1A1 and CYP2E1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to esophageal cancer in Chaoshan and Taihang areas of China. Cancer Epidemiol 2012; 36:276-82. [PMID: 22088806 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2011.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To study the causes of esophageal cancer in Chaoshan and Taihang areas. METHODS By using gel-based DNA microarray genotyping method, four cancer-related polymorphisms including CYP1A1 m2, CYP1A1 m4, CYP2E1 Pst I and CYP2E1 Rsa I were studied with 565 (CYP1A1) or 482 (CYP2E1) cases and 468 (CYP1A1) or 466 (CYP2E1) controls. RESULTS For CYP1A1 m2, the mutant allele frequencies were 21.3% (Chaoshan) and 19.6% (Taihang), and OR for AG versus AA genotype (Chaoshan) was 1.855 (95% CI [1.227-2.805]). For CYP1A1 m4, no mutant allele was detectable. For CYP2E1 Pst I, the mutant allele frequencies were 27.3% (Chaoshan) and 29.4% (Taihang), and OR for GG versus CC genotype (Taihang) was 3.263 (95% CI [1.059-10.052]). For CYP2E1 Rsa I, the mutant allele frequencies were 27.3% (Chaoshan) and 29.6% (Taihang), and OR for CC versus TT genotype (Taihang) was 3.167 (95% CI [1.026-9.776]). CONCLUSION The results suggest that AG genotype of CYP1A1 in Chaoshan area and GG (CC) genotype of CYP2E1 in Taihang area are significantly associated with esophageal cancer susceptibility.
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- Dianliang Wang
- Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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O'Doherty MG, Cantwell MM, Murray LJ, Anderson LA, Abnet CC. Dietary fat and meat intakes and risk of reflux esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Int J Cancer 2011; 129:1493-502. [PMID: 21455992 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The aim of our study was to investigate whether dietary fat and meat intakes are associated with reflux esophagitis (RE), Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). In this all-Ireland case-control study, dietary intake data were collected using a food frequency questionnaire in 219 RE patients, 220 BE patients, 224 EAC patients and 256 frequency-matched controls between 2002 and 2005. Unconditional multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between dietary variables and disease risk using quartiles of intake, to attain odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), while adjusting for potential confounders. Patients in the highest quartile of total fat intake had a higher risk of RE (OR = 3.54; 95% CI = 1.32-9.46) and EAC (OR = 5.44; 95% CI = 2.08-14.27). A higher risk of RE and EAC was also reported for patients in the highest quartile of saturated fat intake (OR = 2.79; 95% CI = 1.11-7.04; OR = 2.41; 95% CI = 1.14-5.08, respectively) and monounsaturated fat intake (OR = 2.63; 95% CI = 1.01-6.86; OR = 5.35; 95% CI = 2.14-13.34, respectively). Patients in the highest quartile of fresh red meat intake had a higher risk of EAC (OR = 3.15; 95% CI = 1.38-7.20). Patients in the highest category of processed meat intake had a higher risk of RE (OR = 4.67; 95% CI = 1.71-12.74). No consistent associations were seen for BE with either fat or meat intakes. Further studies investigating the association between dietary fat and food sources of fat are needed to confirm these results.
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- Mark G O'Doherty
- Cancer Epidemiology Health Services Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Xie TP, Zhao YF, Chen LQ, Zhu ZJ, Hu Y, Yuan Y. Long-term exposure to sodium nitrite and risk of esophageal carcinoma: a cohort study for 30 years. Dis Esophagus 2011; 24:30-2. [PMID: 20545968 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01080.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objective of this study is to investigate the risk of esophageal carcinoma in a cohort with long-term occupational exposure to sodium nitrite. The method used was a retrospective cohort study. A small wood screw manufacturer was founded in 1977 and closed down in 2000. In their production process, the sodium nitrite solution was used to serve as anticorrosive and coolant fluid. One hundred sixty workers in turning and milling shops had direct exposure to sodium nitrite through skin, mouth, and airway because of lack of occupational protective knowledge (study group), whereas 255 workers from other workshops without direct contact with sodium nitrite served as control group. The incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal carcinoma as well as other malignant tumors in these two groups were followed until the end of 2007. The sodium nitrite exposure time in the study group ranged from 16 to 23 years, with an average of 22.1 years. During 30 years of follow-up, there were 11 esophageal carcinomas and 10 other malignant tumors (4 hepatic cell carcinomas, 3 lung cancers, 2 breast cancers, and 1 leukemia) documented in the study group, while no cancer developed in the control group. The risk for esophageal carcinoma was significantly increased in the study group compared with the control group (relative risk = 1.26, 95% confidence interval = 1.08-1.46, chi-square = 116.83, P < 0.001). Long-term exposure to sodium nitrite markedly increases the risk of esophageal carcinoma in human body.
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- T-P Xie
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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O'Doherty MG, Abnet CC, Murray LJ, Woodside JV, Anderson LA, Brockman JD, Cantwell MM. Iron intake and markers of iron status and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Causes Control 2010; 21:2269-79. [PMID: 20936528 PMCID: PMC3438890 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9652-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between iron intake and iron status with Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). METHODS A total of 220 BE patients, 224 EAC patients, and 256 frequency-matched controls completed a lifestyle and food frequency questionnaire and provided serum and toenail samples between 2002 and 2005. Using multiple logistic regression, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated within quartiles of intake/status. RESULTS Comparing the fourth to the first quartile, ferritin (OR 0.47; 95% CI: 0.23, 0.97) and transferrin saturation (OR 0.41; 95% CI: 0.20, 0.82) were negatively associated with BE; while total iron binding capacity was positively associated per 50 μg/dl increment (OR 1.47; 95% CI: 1.12, 1.92). Comparing the fourth to the first quartile, iron intake (OR 0.50; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.98), non-heme iron intake per 10 mg/day increment (OR 0.29; 95% CI: 0.08, 0.99), and toenail iron (OR 0.40; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.93) were negatively associated with EAC; while heme iron intake was positively associated (OR 3.11 95% CI: 1.46, 6.61). PRINCIPAL CONCLUSION In contrast to the hypothesis that increased iron intakes and higher iron stores are a risk factor for BE and EAC, this study suggests that higher iron intakes and stores may have a protective association with BE and EAC, with the exception of what was found for heme iron intake.
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- Mark G O'Doherty
- Cancer Epidemiology Health Services Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast, Mulhouse Building, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BJ, UK.
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Xie XY, Shen J, Xu LY, Li EM, Shen ZY. Bronchogenic and alveologenic tumors in mice induced by N-nitrosopiperidine. Biochem Cell Biol 2010; 88:775-82. [PMID: 20651851 DOI: 10.1139/o10-019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to explore the histogenesis and carcinogenesis of pulmonary cancer induced by N-nitrosopiperidine (NPIP) in mice. NPIP is a form of N-nitrosamine found in tobacco smoke, which has been shown to be a genotoxic chemical as well as a mutagenic compound for inducing chromosome aberrations and severe clastogenicity. In this study, 80 BALB/C strain mice were injected with 0.2 mmol/kg NPIP intraperitoneally for 8 weeks, and experiments were conducted for a further 16 weeks. For the control group, 40 mice were injected with an equal volume of 0.9% NaCl. Pulmonary tissues and tumors in the NPIP-treated group were examined by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and compared with the control group at 4-week intervals. The mRNA levels of p53 (mutant), bcl-2, c-myc, ras, and subunits of telomerase - telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and an RNA component, TR - were assayed by mPCR or RT-PCR. Twenty-two mice in the experimental group were found to develop pulmonary tumors, but none in the control group. All tumors found in the experimental group originated from alveolar type II epithelial cells. In addition, 6 of the 22 mice also developed tumors of bronchogenic origin. The expression of p53, bcl-2, c-myc, ras, and the subunits of telomerase were found to increase in all pulmonary tissues and tumors formed thereafter upon NPIP treatment. In summary, NPIP-induced mouse lung tumors exhibited morphological changes during carcinogenesis, which may be the consequence of overexpression of some genes associated with the development of carcinoma and changes in subunits of telomerase. This mouse model of lung tumor formation may be a useful tool to delineate the histogenesis and carcinogenesis of human pulmonary cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoma/chemically induced
- Adenoma/genetics
- Adenoma/pathology
- Adenoma/ultrastructure
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/chemically induced
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/genetics
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/pathology
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/ultrastructure
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/chemically induced
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/ultrastructure
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, bcl-2
- Genes, myc
- Genes, p53
- Genes, ras
- Lung Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/ultrastructure
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Nitrosamines
- Pulmonary Alveoli/drug effects
- Pulmonary Alveoli/metabolism
- Pulmonary Alveoli/pathology
- Pulmonary Alveoli/ultrastructure
- Telomerase/genetics
- Telomerase/metabolism
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- Xiao-Yuan Xie
- Department of Tumor Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, P.R. China.
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Melhado RE, Alderson D, Tucker O. The changing face of esophageal cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2010; 2:1379-404. [PMID: 24281163 PMCID: PMC3837312 DOI: 10.3390/cancers2031379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The two main histological esophageal cancer types, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, differ in incidence, geographic distribution, ethnic pattern and etiology. This article focuses on epidemiology with particular reference to geographic and temporal variations in incidence, along with a review of the evidence supporting environmental and genetic factors involved in esophageal carcinogenesis. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus remains predominantly a disease of the developing world. In contrast, esophageal adenocarcinoma is mainly a disease of western developed societies, associated with obesity and gastro-esophageal reflux disease. There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of adenocarcinoma in developed countries in parallel with migration of both esophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas towards the gastro-esophageal junction.
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- Rachel E Melhado
- Academic Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Zhang XG, Zhong L, Wang JF. Evaluation of risk factors and prevention strategies of esophageal cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:677-680. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i7.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Esophageal cancer is one of the most common fatal cancers worldwide. There are two major types of esophageal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Because of the poor survival rate of esophageal cancer, successful assessment of risk factors and prevention strategies become crucial in prevention and treatment of this cancer. This article reviews the most updated research discoveries and reveals that tobacco, alcohol consumption and bad eating habits are considered as the major risk factors for esophageal cancer. Carcinogens-contaminated food, unbalanced diet, genetic susceptibility and some chronic gastrointestinal disease are also factors contributed to esophageal cancer development. To prevent this disease, there are two major strategies, primary and secondary preventions.
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Dillenburg CF, Kruel CDP, Cerski CT, Edelweiss MI, Silva TLDE, Schier AS. Morphine does no promote esophageal carcinogenesis in rats exposed to diethylnitrosamine. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2008; 45:87-92. [PMID: 18425235 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032008000100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The high incidence of esophageal cancer in the north of Iran has been associated to the consumption of opium and exposure to nitrosamines. Diethylnitrosamine has an established potential of producing experimental cancer in the esophagus and liver. AIM To evaluate by histopathology the effect of oral administration of morphine and diethylnitrosamine during 23 weeks on the hepatic and esophageal carcinogenesis on 176 rats. METHODS We divided the rats into the following groups: Morph: morphine; Den: diethylnitrosamine; Den+morph: Den and morphine in the same solution; Den/morph: Den and morphine in different solutions and days. RESULTS Morphine did not promote neoplasias. The highest neoplastic incidents were found: a) in the esophagus, Den in relation to Den/morph and Den+morph (71.1%, 55.8%, and 50.0%); b) in the liver, Den and Den/morph in relation to Den+morph (73.8%, 81.4%, and 40.9%); c) higher incident of hepatic neoplasia than esophageal in Den/morph (81.4% and 55.8%). Different doses of diethylnitrosamine were ingested among the groups Den, Den/morph, and Den+morph, respectively 2.9, 2.8, and 2.3 mg/kg/day. CONCLUSIONS These results show that the morphine did not promote esophageal carcinogenesis and may have stimulated the hepatic metabolism of the first pass of the carcinogen.
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Cross AJ, Leitzmann MF, Subar AF, Thompson FE, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A. A prospective study of meat and fat intake in relation to small intestinal cancer. Cancer Res 2008; 68:9274-9. [PMID: 19010900 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Diets high in red and processed meats are associated with carcinogenesis of the large intestine, but no prospective study has examined meat and fat intake in relation to cancer of the small intestine. We prospectively investigated meat and fat intakes, estimated from a food frequency questionnaire, in relation to small intestinal cancer among half a million men and women enrolled in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). During up to 8 years of follow-up, 60 adenocarcinomas and 80 carcinoid tumors of the small intestine were diagnosed. Despite slightly elevated HRs for red meat, there were no clear associations for red or processed meat intake and either adenocarcinoma or carcinoid tumors of the small intestine. In contrast, we noted a markedly elevated risk for carcinoid tumors of the small intestine with saturated fat intake in both the categorical (highest versus lowest tertile: HR, 3.18; 95% CI, 1.62-6.25) and continuous data (HR, 3.72; 95% CI, 1.79-7.74 for each 10-g increase in intake per 1,000 kcal). Our findings suggest that the positive associations for meat intake reported in previous case-control studies may partly be explained by saturated fat intake.
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- Amanda J Cross
- Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA.
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Wu KS, Huo X, Zhu GH. Relationships between esophageal cancer and spatial environment factors by using Geographic Information System. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2008; 393:219-25. [PMID: 18243281 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2007] [Revised: 12/13/2007] [Accepted: 12/18/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To explore the relationships between esophageal cancer (EC) and climatic, geographic factors in China by using Geographic Information System, database of EC mortality of 237 sampling areas surveyed in 1990-1992 was established in Excel and linked with the digital polygon maps of study areas. Geographic and climate data of sampling areas were extracted from the raster dataset and finished in Arc/Info 9.0 and ENVI4.2 software by using spatial analysis. Spearman correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis after principal component analysis (PCA) were performed to analyze the relationship between EC and these factors. The counties that have the highest EC morality show significant aggregation. Spearman correlation analysis shows weak negative correlation between precipitation, water-heat index (WHI), highest/lowest temperature and EC mortality, and weak positive correlation between drought index (DI), wind speed, population density and EC mortality. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the variables associated with EC mortality were precipitation, temperature, wind speed, elevation, DI, WHI and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of July. Our study suggested that the high-risk areas of EC in China are mostly drought and low altitude areas relatively. There were relatively lower NDVI in summer and higher wind speed in these areas. GIS can be applied to cancer epidemiology study and will exert active effect, which should be further explored.
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- Ku-Sheng Wu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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Cross AJ, Leitzmann MF, Gail MH, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A, Sinha R. A prospective study of red and processed meat intake in relation to cancer risk. PLoS Med 2007; 4:e325. [PMID: 18076279 PMCID: PMC2121107 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/01/2001] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Red meat and processed meat have been associated with carcinogenesis at several anatomic sites, but no prospective study has examined meat intake in relation to a range of malignancies. We investigated whether red or processed meat intake increases cancer risk at a variety of sites. METHODS AND FINDINGS The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP (formerly the American Association for Retired Persons) Diet and Health Study is a cohort of approximately 500,000 people aged 50-71 y at baseline (1995-1996). Meat intake was estimated from a food frequency questionnaire administered at baseline. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals within quintiles of red and processed meat intake. During up to 8.2 y of follow-up, 53,396 incident cancers were ascertained. Statistically significant elevated risks (ranging from 20% to 60%) were evident for esophageal, colorectal, liver, and lung cancer, comparing individuals in the highest with those in the lowest quintile of red meat intake. Furthermore, individuals in the highest quintile of processed meat intake had a 20% elevated risk for colorectal and a 16% elevated risk for lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS Both red and processed meat intakes were positively associated with cancers of the colorectum and lung; furthermore, red meat intake was associated with an elevated risk for cancers of the esophagus and liver.
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- Amanda J Cross
- Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America.
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Wu K, Li K. Association between esophageal cancer and drought in China by using Geographic Information System. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2007; 33:603-8. [PMID: 17267034 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Revised: 01/01/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objective of this ecological study was to discover associations between selected climate variables and esophageal cancer (EC) mortality in China using a Geographic Information System (GIS). A digital distribution map of EC mortality in China was established in GIS, which was based on one-tenth of nationwide population cause-of-death surveys conducted in mainland China in 1990-1992. Selected climate variables such as 30-year annual average precipitation and evaporation data of the sample areas were extracted from the environmental databases by zonal statistics finished in Spatial Analyst module of ArcInfo 9.0. Drought Indexes were calculated by using the precipitation and evaporation data and a digital distribution map of them was created to compare with the distribution of EC mortality. Correlation and regression analyses were applied to evaluate associations between the EC mortality rates defined at the sample areas and selected climate variables from the raster datasets. The results of the digital GIS maps of EC mortality and Drought Index show that the high EC mortality mostly occurred in areas with high Drought Index. Correlation and regression analyses also show weak negative correlation between precipitation and EC mortality (p<0.001), and weak positive correlation between Drought Index and EC mortality (p<0.001). This study presented a unique model for the link of cancer and climate using a GIS. The study suggests that drought plays a role in the occurrence and development of EC in China, however, other environmental, biological and genetic factors should not be ignored. There is need for further studies using multiple factors and more accurate and detailed environmental and health data.
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- Kusheng Wu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, PR China.
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Lu H, Cai L, Mu LN, Lu QY, Zhao J, Cui Y, Sul JH, Zhou XF, Ding BG, Elashoff RM, Marshall J, Yu SZ, Jiang QW, Zhang ZF. Dietary mineral and trace element intake and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in a Chinese population. Nutr Cancer 2007; 55:63-70. [PMID: 16965242 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc5501_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Few studies have been conducted in low-selenium areas of China to assess the relationships between dietary intake of selenium and zinc and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE). We studied dietary mineral and trace element intake and risk of SCCE in a population- based, case-control study in Taixing, China, in 2000. A total of 218 SCCE patients and 415 population healthy controls were interviewed using a standard dietary and health questionnaire. The median and quartiles were calculated to represent the average level and distribution of selected dietary minerals and trace elements estimated by the Chinese Standard Tables of Food Composition. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) comparing the highest with the lowest quartiles were 0.30 (95% confidence intervals, CIs = 0.13-0.67) for selenium intake and 0.28 (95% CI = 0.11-0.70) for zinc intake with obvious dose-dependent patterns (P values for trend = 0.01). The adjusted OR for the combined effect of selenium and zinc intake was 0.53 (95% CI = 0.29-0.96) after controlling for potential confounding factors, including age, gender, educational level, body mass index, and total energy intake. Our results suggested that the potential joint effect of zinc and selenium might contribute to SCCE risk. Increased dietary intake of selenium and zinc may decrease the risk of SCCE in a low-selenium area of China.
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- Hua Lu
- Department of Epidemiology, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, Fuzhou, China
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Etiological study of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in an endemic region: a population-based case control study in Huaian, China. BMC Cancer 2006; 6:287. [PMID: 17173682 PMCID: PMC1774575 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Continuous exposure to various environmental carcinogens and genetic polymorphisms of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes (XME) are associated with many types of human cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Huaian, China, is one of the endemic regions of ESCC, but fewer studies have been done in characterizing the risk factors of ESCC in this area. The aims of this study is to evaluate the etiological roles of demographic parameters, environmental and food-borne carcinogens exposure, and XME polymorphisms in formation of ESCC, and to investigate possible gene-gene and gene-environment interactions associated with ESCC in Huaian, China. METHODS A population based case-control study was conducted in 107 ESCC newly diagnosed cases and 107 residency- age-, and sex-matched controls in 5 townships of Huaian. In addition to regular epidemiological and food frequency questionnaire analyses, genetic polymorphisms of phase I enzymes CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP2A6, and CYP2E1, and phase II enzymes GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, and microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX) were assessed from genomic DNA using PCR based techniques. RESULTS Consuming acrid food, fatty meat, moldy food, salted and pickled vegetables, eating fast, introverted personality, passive smoking, a family history of cancer, esophageal lesion, and infection with Helicobacter pylori were significant risk factors for ESCC (P < 0.05). Regular clean up of food storage utensils, green tea consumption, and alcohol abstinence were protective factors for ESCC (P < 0.01). The frequency of the GSTT1 null genotype was higher in cases (59.4%) compared to controls (47.2%) with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.68 and 95% confidence interval (CI) from 0.96 to 2.97 (P = 0.07), especially in males (OR = 2.78; 95% CI = 1.22-6.25; P = 0.01). No associations were found between polymorphisms of CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP2A6, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTP1, and EPHX and ESCC (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that dietary and environmental exposures, some demographic parameters and genetic polymorphism of GSTT1 may play important roles in the development of ESCC in Huaian area, China.
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Lin K, Shen W, Shen Z, Cai S, Wu Y. Estimation of the potential for nitrosation and its inhibition in subjects from high- and low-risk areas for esophageal cancer in southern China. Int J Cancer 2003; 107:891-5. [PMID: 14601047 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We studied 2 counties in southern China, which are close to each other but show very different mortality rates from esophageal cancer. We collected 12 hr urine samples and analyzed them for NPRO, other nitrosamino acids, nitrate and ASC. The potential for forming NPRO and the effect on inhibition by ASC were recorded. Urine was collected after (i) no treatment, (ii) a dose of proline and (iii) proline with ASC. Intake and excretion of nitrate were significantly greater in the high-risk area. After the proline dose, urinary excretion of NPRO was significantly greater in the high-risk area. The inhibitory effect of ASC after taking it with proline was less in the high-risk area. Hence, the high-risk area showed greater potential for forming NPRO, and this formation was less inhibited by ASC. This supports the view that esophageal cancer in this area may be caused by nitrosamines formed in vivo, perhaps from nitrite produced by reduction of ingested nitrate.
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- Kun Lin
- Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Road, Shantou 515041, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang XL, Bing Z, Xing Z, Chen ZF, Zhang JZ, Liang SY, Men FS, Zheng SL, Li XP, Bai XL. Research and control of well water pollution in high esophageal cancer areas. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9:1187-90. [PMID: 12800221 PMCID: PMC4611781 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i6.1187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: In order to detect risk factors for esophageal cancer, a national research program was carried out during the Eighth Five-Year Plan (from 1991 to 1995).
METHODS: Cixian County and Chichen County in Hebei Province were selected as the index and the control for the study fields with higher or lower incidence of esophagus cancer in China, respectively. In these areas, we investigated the pollution of three nitrogenous compounds in well water for drinking and the use of nitrogen fertilizer in farming.
RESULTS: In well water, nitrate nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen were 8.77 mg/L, 0.014 mg/L and 0.009 mg/L in Cixian County in 1993, respectively. They were significantly higher than their levels (3.84 mg/L, 0.004 mg/L and 0.004 mg/L) in Chichen County (P < 0.01, t = 6.281, t = 3.784, t = 3.775). There was a trend that the nitrogenous compounds in well water increased from 1993 to 1996. The amount of nitrogen fertilizer used in farming was 787.6 kg per hectare land in Cixian County in 1991, significantly higher than 186 kg per hectare in Chichen County (t = 9.603, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: These investigations indicate that the pollution of nitrogenous compounds in well water for drinking is closely related to the use of nitrogen fertilizer in farming, and there is a significantly positive correlation between the level of three nitrogenous compounds in well water and the mortality of esophageal cancer (correlation coefficient = 0.5992). We suggest that improvement of well system for drinking water quality should be an effective measure for esophageal cancer prevention and control in rural areas.
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- Xiu-Lan Zhang
- Cancer Institute, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 12 Jian Kang Lu, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China.
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