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Poljšak B, Milisav I. Decreasing Intracellular Entropy by Increasing Mitochondrial Efficiency and Reducing ROS Formation-The Effect on the Ageing Process and Age-Related Damage. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6321. [PMID: 38928027 PMCID: PMC11203720 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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A hypothesis is presented to explain how the ageing process might be influenced by optimizing mitochondrial efficiency to reduce intracellular entropy. Research-based quantifications of entropy are scarce. Non-equilibrium metabolic reactions and compartmentalization were found to contribute most to lowering entropy in the cells. Like the cells, mitochondria are thermodynamically open systems exchanging matter and energy with their surroundings-the rest of the cell. Based on the calculations from cancer cells, glycolysis was reported to produce less entropy than mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. However, these estimations depended on the CO2 concentration so that at slightly increased CO2, it was oxidative phosphorylation that produced less entropy. Also, the thermodynamic efficiency of mitochondrial respiratory complexes varies depending on the respiratory state and oxidant/antioxidant balance. Therefore, in spite of long-standing theoretical and practical efforts, more measurements, also in isolated mitochondria, with intact and suboptimal respiration, are needed to resolve the issue. Entropy increases in ageing while mitochondrial efficiency of energy conversion, quality control, and turnover mechanisms deteriorate. Optimally functioning mitochondria are necessary to meet energy demands for cellular defence and repair processes to attenuate ageing. The intuitive approach of simply supplying more metabolic fuels (more nutrients) often has the opposite effect, namely a decrease in energy production in the case of nutrient overload. Excessive nutrient intake and obesity accelerate ageing, while calorie restriction without malnutrition can prolong life. Balanced nutrient intake adapted to needs/activity-based high ATP requirement increases mitochondrial respiratory efficiency and leads to multiple alterations in gene expression and metabolic adaptations. Therefore, rather than overfeeding, it is necessary to fine-tune energy production by optimizing mitochondrial function and reducing oxidative stress; the evidence is discussed in this paper.
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- Borut Poljšak
- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathophysiology, University of Ljubljana, Zaloska 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Ilozumba MN, Yaghjyan L, Datta S, Zhao J, Hong CC, Lunetta KL, Zirpoli G, Bandera EV, Palmer JR, Yao S, Ambrosone CB, Cheng TYD. mTOR pathway candidate genes and energy intake interaction on breast cancer risk in Black women from the Women's Circle of Health Study. Eur J Nutr 2023; 62:2593-2604. [PMID: 37209192 PMCID: PMC10695182 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-023-03176-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Excessive energy intake has been shown to affect the mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway and breast cancer risk. It is not well understood whether there are gene-environment interactions between mTOR pathway genes and energy intake in relation to breast cancer risk. METHODS The study included 1642 Black women (809 incident breast cancer cases and 833 controls) from the Women's Circle of Health Study (WCHS). We examined interactions between 43 candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 20 mTOR pathway genes and quartiles of energy intake in relation to breast cancer risk overall and by ER- defined subtypes using Wald test with a 2-way interaction term. RESULTS AKT1 rs10138227 (C > T) was only associated with a decreased overall breast cancer risk among women in quartile (Q)2 of energy intake, odds ratio (OR) = 0.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.40, 0.91 (p-interaction = 0.042). Similar results were found in ER- tumors. AKT rs1130214 (C > A) was associated with decreased overall breast cancer risk in Q2 (OR = 0.63, 95% CI 0.44, 0.91) and Q3 (OR = 0.65, 95% CI 0.48, 0.89) (p-interaction = 0.026). HIF-1α C1772T rs11549465 (C > T) was associated with decreased overall breast cancer risk in Q4 (OR = 0.29, 95% CI 0.14, 0.59, p-interaction = 0.007); the results were similar in ER+ tumors. These interactions became non-significant after correction for multiple comparisons. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that mTOR genetic variants may interact with energy intake in relation to breast cancer risk, including the ER- subtype, in Black women. Future studies should confirm these findings.
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- Mmadili N Ilozumba
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Suite 525, 1590 North High Street, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA.
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Akingbesote ND, Owusu D, Liu R, Cartmel B, Ferrucci LM, Zupa M, Lustberg MB, Sanft T, Blenman KRM, Irwin ML, Perry RJ. A review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2023; 2023:104-124. [PMID: 37139977 DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Cancer cells cannot proliferate without sufficient energy to generate biomass for rapid cell division, as well as to fuel their functions at baseline. For this reason, many recent observational and interventional studies have focused on increasing energy expenditure and/or reducing energy intake during and after cancer treatment. The impact of variance in diet composition and in exercise on cancer outcomes has been detailed extensively elsewhere and is not the primary focus of this review. Instead, in this translational, narrative review we examine studies of how energy balance impacts anticancer immune activation and outcomes in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). We discuss preclinical, clinical observational, and the few clinical interventional studies on energy balance in TNBC. We advocate for the implementation of clinical studies to examine how optimizing energy balance-through changes in diet and/or exercise-may optimize the response to immunotherapy in people with TNBC. It is our conviction that by taking a holistic approach that includes energy balance as a key factor to be considered during and after treatment, cancer care may be optimized, and the detrimental effects of cancer treatment and recovery on overall health may be minimized.
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- Ngozi D Akingbesote
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, TX, USA
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Wang J, Zhao H, Zhu J, Jiang M. Causal effects of physical activity on the risk of overall ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomization study. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231162988. [PMID: 36937699 PMCID: PMC10017925 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231162988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Objective Inconsistent results were reported on the association of physical activity with ovarian cancer. However, given the limitations of confounders and inverse causation, the validity of the association remained unclear. Therefore, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis, which can effectively avoid the aforementioned interference, to evaluate whether physical activity had a protective effect on ovarian cancer. Methods The exposure of interest was physical activity (both self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and accelerometer-measured physical activity). Summary statistics for physical activity traits were recruited from the UK Biobank (n = 91,084-377,234), whereas ovarian cancer summary genetic data were obtained from a genome-wide association study involving 25,509 cases and 40,941 healthy individuals. The inverse variance weighted approach was used as the primary Mendelian randomization method. Sensitivity analyses using Mendelian randomization-Egger regression, weighted median, and Mendelian randomization pleiotropy residual sum and outlier were also performed. Results The Mendelian randomization analyses indicated that there was no effect of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (odds ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 0.66-1.85; P = 0.702), accelerometer-measured "average acceleration" (0.99 [0.91-1.08]; P = 0.848), and "overall activity" physical activity (0.97 [ 0.48-1.95]; P = 0.927) on the risk of overall ovarian cancer. However, "overall accelerations" physical activity (0.18 [0.05-0.64]; P = 0.008) were suggestively related to a lower risk of endometrioid ovarian cancer. Conclusions The Mendelian randomization analyses suggested that physical activity may not help to decrease the risk of overall ovarian cancer.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, China
- Minmin Jiang, Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China.
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Rasheed S, Rehman K, Shahid M, Suhail S, Akash MSH. Therapeutic potentials of genistein: New insights and perspectives. J Food Biochem 2022; 46:e14228. [PMID: 35579327 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.14228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Genistein, a polyphenolic isoflavone compound found abundantly in soy or soy-based products, is widely consumed in the Asian population. Genistein has poor bioavailability, to overcome this problem many advanced nano-drug delivery carrier systems are designed to enhance its water solubility and stability. However, further research is required to develop more efficient bioavailability improvement strategies. Genistein is a phytoestrogen which has been associated with reducing the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disorders, and diabetes mellitus. This plant-based bioactive compound possesses numerous biological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, anti-cancer, cardioprotective, and anti-diabetic activities to treat various disease states. Genistein has been used as an active therapeutic agent in many medications. Moreover, several clinical trials are in the ongoing stage to develop more efficient treatment therapies, especially for cancer treatment. This article highlights the protective and therapeutic benefits of genistein in the treatment of different ailments, and more specifically elaborates on the anti-cancer potential of genistein regarding various types of cancers. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Genistein possesses versatile biological activities, including anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-obesity, and anti-angiogenic. The most studied activity is anti-cancer. Currently, a number of pre-clinical and clinical trials are being carried out on anti-neoplastic and cytotoxic activities of genistein to develop novel therapeutic agents with excellent anti-cancer potential for the treatment of various kinds of cancer. Moreover, many bioavailability enhancement strategies have been developed to improve the bioavailability of genistein. Genistein shows significant hypoglycemic effects alone or in combination with other anti-diabetic agents. Genistein in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents is used for the treatment of prostate, bone, colorectal, glioma, breast, and bladder cancer.
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- Sumbal Rasheed
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Choi D, Choi S, Kim KH, Kim K, Chang J, Kim SM, Kim SR, Cho Y, Lee G, Son JS, Park SM. Combined Associations of Physical Activity and Particulate Matter With Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among 5‐Year Cancer Survivors. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e022806. [PMID: 35491990 PMCID: PMC9238603 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background The combined associations of physical activity and particulate matter (PM) with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is yet unclear. Methods and Results The study population consisted of 18 846 cancer survivors who survived for at least 5 years after initial cancer diagnosis from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. Average PM levels for 4 years were determined in administrative district areas, and moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) information was acquired from health examination questionnaires. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to evaluate the risk for CVD. Among patients with low PM with particles ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5; (19.8–25.6 μg/m3) exposure, ≥5 times per week of MVPA was associated with lower CVD risk (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.77; 95% CI, 0.60–0.99) compared with 0 times per week of MVPA. Also, a higher level of MVPA frequency was associated with lower CVD risk (P for trend=0.028) among cancer survivors who were exposed to low PM2.5 levels. In contrast, ≥5 times per week of MVPA among patients with high PM2.5 (25.8–33.8 μg/m3) exposure was not associated with lower CVD risk (aHR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.79–1.21). Compared with patients with low PM2.5 and MVPA ≥3 times per week, low PM2.5 and MVPA ≤2 times per week (aHR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.03–1.55), high PM2.5 and MVPA ≥3 times per week (aHR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.07–1.67), and high PM2.5 and MVPA ≤2 times per week (aHR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.12–1.70) was associated with higher CVD risk. Conclusions Cancer survivors who engaged in MVPA ≥5 times per week benefited from lower CVD risk upon low PM2.5 exposure. High levels of PM2.5 exposure may attenuate the risk‐reducing effects of MVPA on the risk of CVD.
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- Daein Choi
- Department of Medicine Mount Sinai Beth IsraelIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate School Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine Seoul National University Hospital Seoul South Korea
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- Division of Cancer Control and Policy National Cancer Control InstituteNational Cancer Center Goyang South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate School Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate School Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology Seoul National University Hospital Seoul South Korea
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- Total Healthcare CenterKangbuk Samsung HospitalSungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate School Seoul South Korea
- Department of Family Medicine Seoul National University Hospital Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine Korea University Guro Hospital South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate School Seoul South Korea
- Department of Family Medicine Seoul National University Hospital Seoul South Korea
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Pearson AL, Breeze V, Reuben A, Wyatt G. Increased Use of Porch or Backyard Nature during COVID-19 Associated with Lower Stress and Better Symptom Experience among Breast Cancer Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:9102. [PMID: 34501691 PMCID: PMC8430585 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Contact with nature has been used to promote both physical and mental health, and is increasingly used among cancer patients. However, the COVID-19 pandemic created new challenges in both access to nature in public spaces and in cancer care. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the change in active and passive use of nature, places of engaging with nature and associations of nature contact with respect to improvements to perceived stress and symptom experience among breast cancer patients during the pandemic. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of people diagnosed with breast cancer using ResearchMatch (n = 56) in July 2020 (the first wave of COVID-19). In this US-based, predominantly white, affluent, highly educated, female sample, we found that, on average, participants were first diagnosed with breast cancer at 54 years old and at stage 2 or 3. Eighteen percent of participants experienced disruptions in their cancer care due to the pandemic. As expected, activities in public places significantly decreased as well, including use of parks/trails and botanical gardens. In contrast, spending time near home, on the porch or in the backyard significantly increased. Also observed were significant increases in indoor activities involving passive nature contact, such as watching birds through a window, listening to birdsong, and smelling rain or plants. Decreased usage of parks/trails was significantly associated with higher stress (Coef = -2.30, p = 0.030) and increased usage of the backyard/porch was significantly associated with lower stress (Coef = -2.69, p = 0.032), lower symptom distress (Coef = -0.80, p = 0.063) and lower symptom severity (Coef = -0.52, p = 0.009). The most commonly reported alternatives to outdoor engagement with nature were watching nature through a window (84%), followed by looking at images of nature (71%), and listening to nature through a window (66%). The least commonly enjoyed alternative was virtual reality of nature scenes (25%). While outdoor contact with nature away from home decreased, participants still found ways to experience the restorative benefits of nature in and around their home. Of special interest in planning interventions was the fact that actual or real nature was preferred over that experienced through technology. This could be an artifact of our sample, or could represent a desire to be in touch with the "real world" during a health crisis. Nature contact may represent a flexible strategy to decrease stress and improve symptom experience among patients with cancer, particularly during public health crises or disruptions to cancer care.
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- Amber L. Pearson
- Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
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- Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA;
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- College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
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Shandhi MMH, Bartlett WH, Heller JA, Etemadi M, Young A, Plotz T, Inan OT. Estimation of Instantaneous Oxygen Uptake During Exercise and Daily Activities Using a Wearable Cardio-Electromechanical and Environmental Sensor. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2021; 25:634-646. [PMID: 32750964 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2020.3009903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate instantaneous oxygen uptake VO2 with a small, low-cost wearable sensor during exercise and daily activities in order to enable monitoring of energy expenditure (EE) in uncontrolled settings. We aim to do so using a combination of seismocardiogram (SCG), electrocardiogram (ECG) and atmospheric pressure (AP) signals obtained from a minimally obtrusive wearable device. METHODS In this study, subjects performed a treadmill protocol in a controlled environment and an outside walking protocol in an uncontrolled environment. During testing, the COSMED K5 metabolic system collected gold standard breath-by-breath (BxB) data and a custom-built wearable patch placed on the mid-sternum collected SCG, ECG and AP signals. We extracted features from these signals to estimate the BxB VO2 data obtained from the COSMED system. RESULTS In estimating instantaneous VO2, we achieved our best results on the treadmill protocol using a combination of SCG (frequency) and AP features (RMSE of 3.68 ± 0.98 ml/kg/min and R2 of 0.77). For the outside protocol, we achieved our best results using a combination of SCG (frequency), ECG and AP features (RMSE of 4.3 ± 1.47 ml/kg/min and R2 of 0.64). In estimating VO2 consumed over one minute intervals during the protocols, our median percentage error was 15.8[Formula: see text] for the treadmill protocol and 20.5[Formula: see text] for the outside protocol. CONCLUSION SCG, ECG and AP signals from a small wearable patch can enable accurate estimation of instantaneous VO2 in both controlled and uncontrolled settings. SCG signals capturing variation in cardio-mechanical processes, AP signals, and state of the art machine learning models contribute significantly to the accurate estimation of instantaneous VO2. SIGNIFICANCE Accurate estimation of VO2 with a low cost, minimally obtrusive wearable patch can enable the monitoring of VO2 and EE in everyday settings and make the many applications of these measurements more accessible to the general public.
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Dogbe W, Revoredo-Giha C. Nutritional Implications of Trade-Offs Between Fresh and Processed Potato Products in the United Kingdom (UK). Front Nutr 2021; 7:614176. [PMID: 33505984 PMCID: PMC7830520 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.614176] [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: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The UK ranks eleven among world potato producing countries with annual per capita production of about 102 kg. Since 2007, the price of potatoes has increased by 44 per cent and UK households have shown a decreasing trend on their purchases of potatoes. At the same time, retailers and manufacturers have been introducing processed potato products, which also has affected the demand for fresh potatoes. This has shifted demand from fresh potatoes to processed potatoes suggesting that consumers substitute fresh potatoes for processed ones. However, the extent to which this affect individual weekly nutritional composition is unknown. The objective of this study is to estimate the nutritional trade-offs between fresh and processed potatoes consumed in the UK using home scanner panel dataset for Great Britain in 2018. Price and expenditure elasticities were estimated using the linearized version of the Exact Affine Stone Index (EASI) Demand System. Using estimated elasticities, we analyzed the implications of substituting fresh potatoes for processed potatoes on nutrient intake. The results, in terms of the degree of substitution between fresh potatoes and processed potato products, suggest that consumers consider new potatoes baby and baking potatoes as substitutes for mashed potatoes. Maris piper potatoes and new potatoes baby are substitutes for frozen chips and other potatoes whilst white old potatoes and other vegetables and salads are complements to frozen chips and other potatoes. Finally, price reductions in the processed potatoes will increase average weekly caloric intake as well as the intakes of saturated fat and sodium. The latter has implications for public health as they are the major causes of cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers.
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- Wisdom Dogbe
- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Tayyem RF, Mahmoud RI, Marei LS. The Intake of Some Nutrients is Associated with the Risk of Breast Cancer: Results from Jordanian Case-Control Study. CURRENT RESEARCH IN NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.12944/crnfsj.8.1.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is
considered the leading cause of cancer deaths in women globally. The aim
of this study is to evaluate the relationship between macro- and micronutrient
intake and BC risk among Jordanian women. A case-control design was used
in this study, and BC patients were recruited from the main two hospitals
provide cancer therapy in Jordan. Four hundred women aged 20-65 years
of age were enrolled in the study. For the cases, 200 recently diagnosed
BC women were selected from the two hospitals and matched in age and
marital status to 200 BC-free women. Dietary data were collected through
face-to-face interview using a validated food frequency questionnaire
between October 2016 and September 2017. To calculate odds ratio
(OR), logistic regression was used; while for p-trend the linear regression
was performed. The study results demonstrated that increasing the intake
of total energy and percentage of fat was significantly and positively
associated with BC (p-= 0.001). The risk of BC increased significantly and
positively as carbohydrate, sugar, fat, saturated fat and polyunsaturated
and monounsaturated fatty acids intake increased. A significant trend in
BC risk was found for cholesterol (p-= 0.005). The ORs for higher intakes
of vitamins E, B1, B2, and B3, folate and phosphorus showed a significant
association with the risk of BC (p-trend =0.001). A significant inverse effect
was detected between iron intake and BC risk (p-=0.001). The study findings
resulted in insight of the associations between the total energy intake and
some macro/micronutrients intake can be an increasing risk of BC.
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- Reema F. Tayyem
- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Jordan. Amman 11942 Jordan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Jordan
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Kruk J, Kotarska K, Aboul-Enein BH. Physical exercise and catecholamines response: benefits and health risk: possible mechanisms. Free Radic Res 2020; 54:105-125. [PMID: 32020819 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1726343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Beneficial effect of regular moderate physical exercise (PE) and negative effect of severe exercise and/or overtraining as an activator of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) have been shown in numerous aspects of human health, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, depression, and some types of cancer. Moderate-to-vigorous PE stimulates the SNS activation, releasing catecholamines (CATs) adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine that play an important regulatory and modulatory actions by affecting metabolic processes and the immune system. Summary of the dispersed literature in this area and explanation of the biological mechanisms operating between PE-CATs and the immune system would lead to a better understanding of the beneficial and negative effects of PE on health. This overview aimed to: demonstrate representative literature findings on the exercise released CATs levels, major functions performed by these hormones, their interactions with the immune system and their effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Also, mechanisms of cytotoxic free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation during CATs oxidation, and molecular mechanisms of CATs response to exercise are discussed to demonstrate positive and negative on human health effects. Owing to the large body of the subject literature, we present a representative cross-section of the published studies in this area. The results show a significant role of CATs in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, immunity and as generators of ROS, depending on PE intensity and duration. Further investigation of the PE-CATs relationship should validate CATs levels to optimize safe intensity and duration of exercise and individualize their prescription, considering CATs to be applied as markers for a dose of exercise. Also, a better understanding of the biological mechanisms is also needed.
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- Joanna Kruk
- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Nudelman KNH, McDonald BC, Lahiri DK, Saykin AJ. Biological Hallmarks of Cancer in Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 56:7173-7187. [PMID: 30993533 PMCID: PMC6728183 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-1591-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Although Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an international health research priority for our aging population, little therapeutic progress has been made. This lack of progress may be partially attributable to disease heterogeneity. Previous studies have identified an inverse association of cancer and AD, suggesting that cancer history may be one source of AD heterogeneity. These findings are particularly interesting in light of the number of common risk factors and two-hit models hypothesized to commonly drive both diseases. We reviewed the ten hallmark biological alterations of cancer cells to investigate overlap with the AD literature and identified overlap of all ten hallmarks in AD, including (1) potentially common underlying risk factors, such as increased inflammation, deregulated cellular energetics, and genome instability; (2) inversely regulated mechanisms, including cell death and evading growth suppressors; and (3) functions with more complex, pleiotropic mechanisms, some of which may be stage-dependent in AD, such as cell adhesion/contact inhibition and angiogenesis. Additionally, we discuss the recent observation of a biological link between cancer and AD neuropathology. Finally, we address the therapeutic implications of this topic. The significant overlap of functional pathways and molecules between these diseases, some similarly and some oppositely regulated or functioning in each disease, supports the need for more research to elucidate cancer-related AD genetic and functional heterogeneity, with the aims of better understanding AD risk mediators, as well as further exploring the potential for some types of drug repurposing towards AD therapeutic development.
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- Kelly N. H. Nudelman
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
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- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA
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Bowles EJA, Yu O, Ziebell R, Chen L, Boudreau DM, Ritzwoller DP, Hubbard RA, Boggs JM, Burnett-Hartman AN, Sterrett A, Fujii M, Chubak J. Cardiovascular medication use and risks of colon cancer recurrences and additional cancer events: a cohort study. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:270. [PMID: 30917783 PMCID: PMC6437861 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5493-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Cardiovascular medications may be associated with cancer development, but little is known about their association with cancer recurrence. Medications such as statins and antihypertensives may be commonly used among colon cancer survivors, who are, on average, diagnosed in their mid-60s. We described the associations between statins and antihypertensive medications and colon cancer recurrence in a large, population-based study. Methods We conducted a cohort study among adults with stage I-IIIA colon cancer diagnosed in 1995–2014 in two Kaiser Permanente regions, Colorado and Washington. Statin and antihypertensive use were obtained from electronic pharmacy dispensing data. People were classified as medication users on the date of their first dispensing after cohort entry, which started 90 days after completing cancer treatment, continuing through the earliest of death, health plan disenrollment, or chart abstraction. We collected outcome information from medical record abstraction and tumor registries on colon cancer recurrences and second primary cancers. Using Cox proportional hazards multivariable models, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for colon cancer recurrences and any cancer event (recurrences and new primaries at any anatomic site) comparing medication users to non-users. Results Among 2039 people, 937 (46%) used statins and 1425 (70%) used antihypertensives at any point during a median of 4.9 years of follow-up; 460 people had any additional cancer event, including 152 with a colon cancer recurrence. Statin use was not associated with colon cancer recurrence (HR = 1.09, 95%CI = 0.65–1.85) or any cancer event (HR = 1.12, 95%CI = 0.85–1.47), nor was antihypertensive use associated with recurrence (HR = 0.73, 95%CI = 0.44–1.21) or any cancer event (HR = 0.93, 95%CI = 0.70–1.24). Conclusions Our results suggest no association between cardiovascular medication use and the risk of recurrence or any additional cancer, and may provide reassurance to colon cancer survivors.
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- Erin J A Bowles
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.,School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, 2550 S Parker Rd Suite 200, Aurora, Colorado, 80014, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 604 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, 2550 S Parker Rd Suite 200, Aurora, Colorado, 80014, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, 2550 S Parker Rd Suite 200, Aurora, Colorado, 80014, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, 2550 S Parker Rd Suite 200, Aurora, Colorado, 80014, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Genome-wide Analysis Reveals DNA Methylation Alterations in Obesity Associated with High Risk of Colorectal Cancer. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5100. [PMID: 30911103 PMCID: PMC6433909 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41616-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Obesity is a high risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). The contribution of underlying epigenetic mechanisms to CRC and the precise targets of epigenetic alterations during cancer development are largely unknown. Several types of epigenetic processes have been described, including DNA methylation, histone modification, and microRNA expression. To investigate the relationship between obesity and CRC, we studied both obese and CRC patients, focusing on genome-wide peripheral blood DNA methylation alterations. Our results show abnormal distributions of overlapping differentially methylated regions (DMRs) such as hypermethylated CpG islands, which may account for epigenetic instability driving cancer initiation in obesity patients. Furthermore, functional analysis suggests that altered DNA methylation of extracellular (e.g., O-glycan processing) and intracellular components contribute to activation of oncogenes (e.g. KRAS and SCL2A1) and suppression of tumor suppressors (e.g. ARHGEF4, EPHB2 and SOCS3), leading to increased oncogenic potency. Our study demonstrates how DNA methylation changes in obesity contribute to CRC development, providing direct evidence of an association between obesity and CRC. It also reveals the diagnostic potential of using DNA methylation as an early risk evaluation to detect patients with high risk for CRC.
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Lope V, Martín M, Castelló A, Ruiz A, Casas AM, Baena-Cañada JM, Antolín S, Ramos-Vázquez M, García-Sáenz JÁ, Muñoz M, Lluch A, de Juan-Ferré A, Jara C, Sánchez-Rovira P, Antón A, Chacón JI, Arcusa A, Jimeno MA, Bezares S, Vioque J, Carrasco E, Pérez-Gómez B, Pollán M. Overeating, caloric restriction and breast cancer risk by pathologic subtype: the EPIGEICAM study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3904. [PMID: 30846706 PMCID: PMC6405854 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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This study analyzes the association of excessive energy intake and caloric restriction with breast cancer (BC) risk taking into account the individual energy needs of Spanish women. We conducted a multicenter matched case-control study where 973 pairs completed lifestyle and food frequency questionnaires. Expected caloric intake was predicted from a linear regression model in controls, including calories consumed as dependent variable, basal metabolic rate as an offset and physical activity as explanatory. Overeating and caloric restriction were defined taking into account the 99% confidence interval of the predicted value. The association with BC risk, overall and by pathologic subtype, was evaluated using conditional and multinomial logistic regression models. While premenopausal women that consumed few calories (>20% below predicted) had lower BC risk (OR = 0.36; 95% CI = 0.21–0.63), postmenopausal women with an excessive intake (≥40% above predicted) showed an increased risk (OR = 2.81; 95% CI = 1.65–4.79). For every 20% increase in relative (observed/predicted) caloric intake the risk of hormone receptor positive (p-trend < 0.001) and HER2+ (p-trend = 0.015) tumours increased 13%, being this figure 7% for triple negative tumours. While high energy intake increases BC risk, caloric restriction could be protective. Moderate caloric restriction, in combination with regular physical activity, could be a good strategy for BC prevention.
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- Virginia Lope
- National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.,Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.,GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, CIBERONC-ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.,Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.,GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Oncología, CIBERONC-ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.,Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Miguel Hernández, ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
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- GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.,Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.,GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain. .,Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain. .,GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, Madrid, Spain.
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Amin MN, Hussain MS, Sarwar MS, Rahman Moghal MM, Das A, Hossain MZ, Chowdhury JA, Millat MS, Islam MS. How the association between obesity and inflammation may lead to insulin resistance and cancer. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019; 13:1213-1224. [PMID: 31336467 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obesity is associated with metabolic dysfunction and over nutrition. Increased body mass index and obesity are strongly amalgamated with changes in the physiological function of adipose tissue, leading to altered secretion of adipocytokines, inflammatory mediators release as well as chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The purposes of this study were to review the evidence of how obesity and inflammation may lead to insulin resistance and cancer. SUMMARY Recent findings suggested that increased level of inflammatory mediators in obesity, plays an introductory and cabalistic role in the development of different types of inflammatory disorders including type 2 diabetes mellitus. Link between elevated body mass index and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several of the factors-such as increased levels of leptin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, decreased levels of adiponectin, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation etc. consequently result in carcinogenesis and carcinogenic progression too. CONCLUSION This review summarizes how cytokine production in adipose tissue of obese subject creates a chronic inflammatory environment that favors tumor cell motility and invasion to enhance the metastatic potential of tumor cells. High levels of cytokine in the circulation of affected individuals have been associated with a significantly worse outcome. This article also reconnoiters the mechanisms that link obesity to numerous disorders such as inflammation, diabetes, cancers and most specifically combine these processes in a single image. Understanding these mechanisms may assist to understand the consequences of obesity.
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- Mohammad Nurul Amin
- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh; Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Sonapur, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, 1902, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, 1206, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
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Alshammari FD, Ahmed HG, Alshammari D, Alharbi AM, Alsaedi AS, Elasbaly A. Population insight of the relationship between lifestyle and cancer: A population-based survey. AIMS Public Health 2019; 6:34-48. [PMID: 30931341 PMCID: PMC6433614 DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background There is a substantial rise in the incidence of cancer in Saudi Arabia. Life style models and lack of awareness are the prime suspect in this substantial increase. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to assess the relationship between lifestyle and cancer in a population-based Survey in Northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology This cross-sectional study was conducted in North Saudi Arabia (Hail Region). Data was collected as a part of a community based cancer's awareness movement that covered an area inhibited with approximately 500,000 individuals. Results In this study, about 2558/3227 (79.3%) and 641/794 (80.7%) believed that tobacco smoking and smokeless are not a risk of cancer development. In this study large section (87.2%) of the study population believe that exposure to diverse occupational or non-occupational chemicals has no role in cancer development. Furthermore, around 59% of the study subjects in the current study believed that repeated exposure to insecticidal chemicals doesn't influence the risk of cancer. Conclusion The present study point to the urgent need for awareness educational programs and preventive measures towards may lifestyle factors that can increase or decrease the overall risk of cancer among Saudi population.
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- Fawaz Dabea Alshammari
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Therapeutics Unit, University of Hail, KSA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical sciences, Jouf University, Skaka, KSA
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Kus T, Cinkir HY, Aktas G, Abali H. Hepatosteatosis may predict late recurrence of breast cancer: A single-center observational study. Curr Probl Cancer 2019; 43:100461. [PMID: 30686567 DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM The positive energy balance and insulin resistance caused by weight gain, physical inactivity, poor dietary quality are linked to a decreased breast cancer (BC)-specific survival. The aim of the present study was to assess whether or not hepatosteatosis, which reflect underlying insulin resistance, has a predictive value on recurrence in patients with nonmetastatic BC. MATERIAL METHOD All diagnosed nonmetastatic BC patients between 2005 and 2016 were included in this retrospective analysis. Patients' medical characteristics included for analysis were age, menopausal status, presence of obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and tumor features. Liver parenchyma was evaluated by ultrasonography, and then patients divided into 2 groups according to final follow-up findings; group 1: without hepatosteatosis or presence of grade 1 steatosis; group 2: presence of grades 2 and 3 hepatosteatosis. Survival distributions were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared between groups with the log-rank statistic. RESULTS Four hundred twenty-four patients included in this study. The median follow-up period of all patients was 6.7 years (range, 0.6-13 years). The mean age was 48.2 ± 0.5 years. Of total, 154 (36.3%) patients experienced recurrence. In total, 171 (40.6%) patients had grades 2 and 3 hepatosteatosis, and the remaining had no, or grade 1 hepatosteatosis during last follow-up or at recurrence. The clinicopathologic characteristics of the participants were well balanced between the 2 groups. Younger age (odds ratio [OR]: 2.19; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3-3.8, P = 0.005), and higher tumor stage (OR: 7.52; 95% CI: 1.2-48.5, P = 0.035 for stage Ia vs stage IIIC) were associated with recurrence of BC during the entire follow-up in multivariate analysis. Hepatosteatosis predicted late recurrence after 5 years in nonmetastatic BC after adjusted for age, diabetes, tumor stage, grade, and luminal type (OR: 2.45; 95% CI: 1.1-5.6, P = 0.034) and the hazard ratio was 0.40 (95% CI: 0.18-0.88, P = 0.023 adjusted value) for relapse-free survival after 5 years. CONCLUSION Higher degree of hepatosteatosis may predict recurrence after 5 years in BC survivors.
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- Tulay Kus
- Adıyaman University, Training and Research Hospital, Clinics of Medical Oncology, Adıyaman, Turkey.
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- Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Kahramanmaras Sütçü İmam University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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- King Hamad Hematology-Oncology Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Bahrain
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Relationship of p73 gene polymorphism and additional gene-smoking and gene-obesity interaction with non-small cell lung cancer risk. Oncotarget 2018; 8:34423-34428. [PMID: 28415779 PMCID: PMC5470979 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism within P73 gene and additional interactions with current smoking and obesity on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) risk in a Chinese population. Results Logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between genotypes of the AT allele in G4C14-to-A4T14 and decreased NSCLC risk. NSCLC risk was significantly lower in carriers of the G4C14-to-A4T14- AT allele than those with GC/GC genotype (AT/AT + GC/AT versus GC/GC), adjusted OR (95%CI) = 0.68 (0.55–0.93). We also found that the OR (95%CI) was 1.88 (1.32-2.47) for current smokers compared with never smokers and 0.69 (0.40–0.95) for obese subjects compared to participants with normal BMI. Never smokers with AT/AT or GC/AT of the G4C14-to-A4T14 genotype have the lowest NSCLC risk compared with smokers with the GC/GC genotype after covariates adjustment, OR (95%CI) = 0.52 (0.26-0.87). Obese participants with G4C14-to-A4T14- AT/AT or GC/AT genotype have the lowest NSCLC risk compared with non- obese subjects with the GC/GC genotype after adjusting for covariates, OR (95% CI) = 0.56 (0.33–0.85). Materials and Methods A logistic regression model was used to examine the association between G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism and NSCLC, and its interaction with current smoking and obesity. The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confident intervals (95%CI) were calculated. Conclusions Our results support an important association between the G4C14-to-A4T14 and decreased NSCLC risk and additional impact of an interaction between G4C14-to-A4T14 and smoking or obesity on NSCLC risk.
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A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Regression Analysis on Early-Life Energy Restriction and Cancer Risk in Humans. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158003. [PMID: 27643873 PMCID: PMC5028056 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background In animal models, long-term moderate energy restriction (ER) is reported to decelerate carcinogenesis, whereas the effect of severe ER is inconsistent. The impact of early-life ER on cancer risk has never been reviewed systematically and quantitatively based on observational studies in humans. Objective We conducted a systematic review of observational studies and a meta-(regression) analysis on cohort studies to clarify the association between early-life ER and organ site-specific cancer risk. Methods PubMed and EMBASE (1982 –August 2015) were searched for observational studies. Summary relative risks (RRs) were estimated using a random effects model when available ≥3 studies. Results Twenty-four studies were included. Eleven publications, emanating from seven prospective cohort studies and some reporting on multiple cancer endpoints, met the inclusion criteria for quantitative analysis. Women exposed to early-life ER (ranging from 220–1660 kcal/day) had a higher breast cancer risk than those not exposed (RRRE all ages = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.05–1.56; RRRE for 10–20 years of age = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.09–1.34). Men exposed to early-life ER (ranging from 220–800kcal/day) had a higher prostate cancer risk than those not exposed (RRRE = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.03–1.30). Summary relative risks were not computed for colorectal cancer, because of heterogeneity, and for stomach-, pancreas-, ovarian-, and respiratory cancer because there were <3 available studies. Longer duration of exposure to ER, after adjustment for severity, was positively associated with overall cancer risk in women (p = 0.02). Ecological studies suggest that less severe ER is generally associated with a reduced risk of cancer. Conclusions Early-life transient severe ER seems to be associated with increased cancer risk in the breast (particularly ER exposure at adolescent age) and prostate. The duration, rather than severity of exposure to ER, seems to positively influence relative risk estimates. This result should be interpreted with caution due to the limited number of studies and difficulty in disentangling duration, severity, and geographical setting of exposure.
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BLID (BH3-like motif containing, cell death inducer), also known as breast cancer cell 2 (BRCC2), was first reported in the human breast cancer cell line in 2004. BLID is a BH3-like motif containing apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. Recently, the BLID tumor-suppressor roles have been fully established. Several studies have found that BLID is frequently downregulated in many human cancers and the downregulation is often associated with tumor progression. Multivariate analysis indicated that BLID is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival and distant metastasis-free survival. Moreover, BLID can inhibit breast cancer cell growth and metastasis and promote apoptosis. BLID can regulate the expression of various tumor-related genes and proteins, such as AKT and MMP. In this review, we provide an overview of current knowledge concerning the role of BLID in tumor development and progression. To our knowledge, this is the first review about the role of this novel tumor-suppressor gene in tumor development and progression.
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- Xin Yu
- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Hibler EA, Sardo Molmenti CL, Dai Q, Kohler LN, Warren Anderson S, Jurutka PW, Jacobs ET. Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and vitamin D metabolites. Bone 2016; 83:248-255. [PMID: 26620084 PMCID: PMC4795004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Physical activity is associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). However, the influence of activity and/or sedentary behavior on the biologically active, seco-steroid hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) is unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis among ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) randomized trial participants (n=876) to evaluate associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and circulating vitamin D metabolite concentrations. Continuous vitamin D metabolite measurements and clinical thresholds were evaluated using multiple linear and logistic regression models, mutually adjusted for either 1,25(OH)2D or 25(OH)D and additional confounding factors. A statistically significant linear association between 1,25(OH)2D and moderate-vigorous physical activity per week was strongest among women (β (95% CI): 3.10 (1.51-6.35)) versus men (β (95% CI): 1.35 (0.79-2.29)) in the highest tertile of activity compared to the lowest (p-interaction=0.003). Furthermore, 25(OH)D was 1.54ng/ml (95% CI 1.09-1.98) higher per hour increase in moderate-vigorous activity (p=0.001) and odds of sufficient 25(OH)D status was higher among physically active participants (p=0.001). Sedentary behavior was not significantly associated with either metabolite in linear regression models, nor was a statistically significant interaction by sex identified. The current study identified novel associations between physical activity and serum 1,25(OH)2D levels, adjusted for 25(OH)D concentrations. These results identify the biologically active form of vitamin D as a potential physiologic mechanism related to observed population-level associations between moderate-vigorous physical activity with bone health and chronic disease risk. However, future longitudinal studies are needed to further evaluate the role of physical activity and vitamin D metabolites in chronic disease prevention.
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- Elizabeth A Hibler
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York NY
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Seifart U. [Cancer and life style: What really helps?]. Internist (Berl) 2015; 57:55-62; quiz 63-4. [PMID: 26678284 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-015-3772-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The continuously growing number of patients who survive cancer (long-term survivors) and their special life situations necessitate an increasing need for consultation on the topics of quality of life and recurrence prophylaxis. This consultation is often associated with aspects of complementary medicine and also social medicine, which are becoming increasingly more important in the long-term care of patients. This article presents the scientifically proven knowledge on the aspects of nutrition, sport, nicotine abuse and professional rehabilitation and their importance for the course of cancer diseases.
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- U Seifart
- Klinik Sonnenblick, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Marburg, Baldinger Str. 1-6, 35043, Marburg, Deutschland.
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Schulz PO, Ferreira FG, Nascimento MDFA, Vieira A, Ribeiro MA, David AI, Szutan LA. Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and liver cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:913-918. [PMID: 25624725 PMCID: PMC4299344 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i3.913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver cancer, and NAFLD prevalence in different liver tumors.
METHODS: This is a retrospective study of the clinical, laboratory and histological data of 120 patients diagnosed with primary or secondary hepatic neoplasms and treated at a tertiary center where they underwent hepatic resection and/or liver transplantation, with subsequent evaluation of the explant or liver biopsy. The following criteria were used to exclude patients from the study: a history of alcohol abuse, hepatitis B or C infection, no tumor detected in the liver tissue examined by histological analysis, and the presence of chronic autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease, or hepatoblastoma. The occurrence of NAFLD and the association with its known risk factors were studied. The risk factors considered were diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, body mass index, dyslipidemia, and arterial hypertension. Presence of reticulin fibers in the hepatic neoplasms was assessed by histological analysis using slide-mounted specimens stained with either hematoxylin and eosin or Masson’s trichrome and silver impregnation. Analysis of tumor-free liver parenchyma was carried out to determine the association between NAFLD and its histological grade.
RESULTS: No difference was found in the association of NAFLD with the general population (34.2% and 30.0% respectively, 95%CI: 25.8-43.4). Evaluation by cancer type showed that NAFLD was more prevalent in patients with liver metastasis of colorectal cancer than in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (OR = 3.99, 95%CI: 1.78-8.94, P < 0.001 vs OR = 0.60, 95%CI: 0.18-2.01, P = 0.406 and OR = 0.70, 95%CI: 0.18-2.80, P = 0.613, respectively). There was a higher prevalence of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (OR = 3.50, 95%CI: 1.06-11.57, P = 0.032). Evaluation of the relationship between the presence of NAFLD, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and liver fibrosis, and their risk factors, showed no significant statistical association for any of the tumors studied.
CONCLUSION: NAFLD is more common in patients with liver metastases caused by colorectal cancer.
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Mikulovic J, Dieu O, Fardy PS, Bui-Xuan G, Vanhelst J. Influence of sleep timing behavior on weight status and activity patterns in adults with intellectual disabilities. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2014; 35:3254-3259. [PMID: 25178708 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The aim was to explore the relationship between sleep habits and overweight/obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviors in French adults with intellectual disabilities. This observational study was conducted on 570 French adults with intellectual deficiency. Sleep habits were analyzed and related to anthropometric measures, physical activity and sedentary behaviors. The study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Participants completed the questionnaire during an interview with the principal investigator. Sleep timing behavior was classified into 4 sleep patterns: Early-bed/Early-rise, Early-bed/Late-rise, Late-bed/Late-rise, and Late-bed/Early-rise. Of 570 eligible participants, 61 were excluded because of missing data on age, weight or height. The number of participants identified in each of the four sleep patterns was as follows: Early-bed/Early-rise, N = 119 (23%), Early-bed/Late-rise, N = 171 (34%), Late-bed/Early-rise, N = 100 (20%), Late-bed/Late-rise N = 119 (23%). Participants who wake up earlier are more active than those who rise late (p < 0.02). Participants who slept later spent more time in sedentary activities than those in the Early rise groups (p < 0.01). The number of obese/overweight participants was also higher in Late-bed/Late rise group. Sleep behavior was associated with overweight/obesity, physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults with intellectual deficiency, independently the sleep duration. Implementing intervention or promotion programs on sleep behaviors should be considered in order to meet the objectives of promoting health on anthropometric characteristics and increased physical activity among these disabled adults.
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- ER3S, Université Lille Nord de France, Calais, France
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- Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY, United States of America
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- Unité Inserm U995 & Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France; Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CIC-1403-Inserm-CH&U, Lille, France.
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Phelps M, Hamilton J, Verbeck GF. Nanomanipulation-coupled nanospray mass spectrometry as an approach for single cell analysis. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2014; 85:124101. [PMID: 25554307 DOI: 10.1063/1.4902322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Electrospray mass spectrometry is now a widely used technique for observing cell content of various biological tissues. However, electrospray techniques (liquid chromatography and direct infusion) often involve lysing a group of cells and extracting the biomolecules of interest, rather than a sensitive, individual cell method to observe local chemistry. Presented here is an approach of combining a nanomanipulator workstation with nanospray mass spectrometry, which allows for extraction of a single cell, followed by rapid mass analysis that can provide a detailed metabolic profile. Triacylglycerol content was profiled with this tool coupled to mass spectrometry to investigate heterogeneity between healthy and tumorous tissues as well as lipid droplet containing adipocytes in vitro as proof of concept. This selective approach provides cellular resolution and complements existing bioanalytical techniques with minimal invasion to samples. In addition, the coupling of nanomanipulation and mass spectrometry holds the potential to be used in a great number of applications for individual organelles, diseased tissues, and in vitro cell cultures for observing heterogeneity even amongst cells and organelles of the same tissue.
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- Mandy Phelps
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USA
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Vaitheesvaran B, Hartil K, Navare A, Zheng, ÓBroin P, Golden A, Guha, Lee WN, Kurland I, Bruce JE. Role of the tumor suppressor IQGAP2 in metabolic homeostasis: Possible link between diabetes and cancer. Metabolomics 2014; 10:920-937. [PMID: 25254002 PMCID: PMC4169985 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-014-0639-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Deficiency of IQGAP2, a scaffolding protein expressed primarily in liver leads to rearrangements of hepatic protein compartmentalization and altered regulation of enzyme functions predisposing development of hepatocellular carcinoma and diabetes. Employing a systems approach with proteomics, metabolomics and fluxes characterizations, we examined the effects of IQGAP2 deficient proteomic changes on cellular metabolism and the overall metabolic phenotype. Iqgap2-/- mice demonstrated metabolic inflexibility, fasting hyperglycemia and obesity. Such phenotypic characteristics were associated with aberrant hepatic regulations of glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, lipid homeostasis and futile cycling corroborated with corresponding proteomic changes in cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments. IQGAP2 deficiency also led to truncated TCA-cycle, increased anaplerosis, increased supply of acetyl-CoA for de novo lipogenesis, and increased mitochondrial methyl-donor metabolism necessary for nucleotides synthesis. Our results suggest that changes in metabolic networks in IQGAP2 deficiency create a hepatic environment of a 'pre-diabetic' phenotype and a predisposition to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which has been linked to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- B. Vaitheesvaran
- Department of Medicine, Diabetes Center, Stable Isotope and Metabolomics Core Facility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461
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- Department of Medicine, Diabetes Center, Stable Isotope and Metabolomics Core Facility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98109
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98109
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- Department of Medicine, Diabetes Center, Stable Isotope and Metabolomics Core Facility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461
- Department of Genetics., Division of Computational Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NewYork, 10461
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- Department of Genetics., Division of Computational Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NewYork, 10461
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90502
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- Department of Medicine, Diabetes Center, Stable Isotope and Metabolomics Core Facility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98109
- Corresponding author: James E. Bruce. Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98109., , Phone: 206-543-0220, Fax: 206-616-0008
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Gupta S, Hassan S, Bhatt VR, Abdul Sater H, Dilawari A. Lung cancer trends: smoking, obesity, and sex assessed in the Staten Island University's lung cancer patients. Int J Gen Med 2014; 7:333-7. [PMID: 25061333 PMCID: PMC4085324 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s55806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction The incidence of lung cancer in the United States decreased by 1.8% from 1991 to 2005 while it increased by 0.5% in females. We assessed whether nonsmokers afflicted with lung cancer at Staten Island University Hospital are disproportionately female in comparison to national averages. We also evaluated different factors including race, histology, and body mass index (BMI) in correlation with smoking history. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted from 2005 to 2011 on 857 patients. Patients were divided into two groups according to their smoking status: current or ever-smokers, and former or never-smokers. A chi-square test for categorical data and multivariate logistic regression analyses was used to study the relation between BMI and the other clinical and demographic data. Results Forty-nine percent of patients were men and 51% were women with a mean age at diagnosis of 67.8 years. Current smokers were most common (50.2%) followed by ever-smokers (18.2%), former smokers (15.8%) and never-smokers (15.6%). Forty eight percent had stage IV lung cancer upon presentation. Never-smokers with lung cancer were 24 times more likely to be females. However, the proportion of female former smokers (31.6%) was lower than the proportion of male former smokers (68.4%) (P=0.001). There was no significant association between American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage, sex, race, and histological type in the two smoking groups. Current/ever-smokers tended to be younger at age of diagnosis (P=0.0003). BMI was lower in the current/ever-smokers (26.8 kg/m2) versus former/never-smokers (28.8) in males (P=0.0005). BMI was significantly higher in males (30.26) versus females (25.25) in the never-smoker category (P=0.004). Current smokers, compared to others, had a lower BMI in males (26.4 versus 28.3; P=0.0001) and females (25.5 versus 26.9; P=0.013) but the mean BMI for all groups was in the overweight/obese range. Conclusion Our population of lung cancer patients although demographically distinct, reflects a similar proportion of afflicted nonsmokers to the national population. Smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer, but there is also a possible direct correlation with BMI that would support obesity as a potential risk factor for lung cancer.
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- Shilpi Gupta
- Hematology-Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Hematology-Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Hematology-Oncology, Nebraska Medical Ctr, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Hematology-Oncology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Olney, Maryland, USA
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Ward KK, Roncancio AM, Shah NR, Davis MA, Saenz CC, McHale MT, Plaxe SC. Bariatric surgery decreases the risk of uterine malignancy. Gynecol Oncol 2014; 133:63-6. [PMID: 24680593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the risk of uterine malignancy among women who have had weight loss surgery. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study among inpatient admissions of women 18years, or older, registered in the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) dataset. The rate of uterine malignancy per hospital admission was calculated. Rates were compared according to whether diagnoses at the time of discharge included history of bariatric surgery, and further, according to whether there was a diagnosis of obesity. RESULTS In admissions of patients who did not have a history of prior bariatric surgery, the rate of uterine malignancy was 599/100,000 (95% CI 590 to 610). Among obese women who had not previously undergone bariatric operations, the rate was 1409/100,000 (95% CI 1380 to 1440). Of women admitted who had a history of bariatric surgery, the rate of uterine malignancy was 408/100,000 (95% CI 370 to 450). The relative risk of uterine malignancy in all admissions for women who had prior bariatric surgery, compared to obese women who had not had bariatric surgery, was 0.29 (95% CI 0.26-0.32). Among women who had bariatric surgery and were not currently obese, the relative risk of uterine malignancy was 0.19 (95% CI 0.17-0.22) compared to obese women who had not undergone bariatric surgery. CONCLUSION A history of bariatric surgery is associated with a 71% reduced risk for uterine malignancy overall, and an 81% reduced risk if normal weight is maintained after surgery. This finding suggests that obesity may be a modifiable risk factor related to development of endometrial cancer.
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- Kristy K Ward
- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- The University of Texas School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, Houston, TX, USA
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- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Modification of abdominal fat distribution after aromatase inhibitor therapy in breast cancer patients visualized using 3-D computed tomography volumetry. Clin Breast Cancer 2014; 14:365-70. [PMID: 24850544 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to describe modification of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) distributions in breast cancer patients after aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy using computed tomography (CT) volumetric measurement of abdominal body fat distribution. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-four consecutive patients who were receiving adjuvant AI therapy were included in this study. Patients were evaluated using CT before and after at least 6 months of AI therapy with imaging follow-up of 4.3 ± 2.2 years. Abdominal fat distribution was automatically calculated using a workstation that obtained total abdominal adipose tissue (TAAT) area (mm(3)). SAT was manually segmented and VAT was determined as TAAT - SAT. Percentages were calculated for change of TAAT, VAT, and SAT. VAT/SAT ratio was calculated. RESULTS Percentage of TAAT after AI therapy was increased by a mean of 9.1% from baseline (16,280.3 ± 6953.3 mm(3)) to (17,763.6 ± 6850.8 mm(3)). Two groups of patients were observed; those with an increase in TAAT and those with a decrease. Modification of VAT/SAT ratio was observed (from 1.38 to 1.69) in all subjects, reflecting a relative increased volume of VAT (mean, 18%) and slight mean reduction of SAT (mean 1.9%). CONCLUSION In our study, therapy with AI in breast cancer patients was accompanied with a change in fat distribution to relatively greater VAT/SAT ratio in patients, regardless of whether they gained or lost weight after therapy. Because this pattern of fat distribution is associated with metabolic disorders, attention must be paid to these clinical manifestations in patients during their follow-up management.
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Calbet JAL, Ponce-González JG, Pérez-Suárez I, de la Calle Herrero J, Holmberg HC. A time-efficient reduction of fat mass in 4 days with exercise and caloric restriction. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2014; 25:223-33. [PMID: 24602091 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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To determine whether a fast reduction in fat mass can be achieved in 4 days by combining caloric restriction (CR: 3.2 kcal/kg body weight per day) with exercise (8-h walking + 45-min arm cranking per day) to induce an energy deficit of ∼5000 kcal/day, 15 overweight men underwent five experimental phases: pretest, exercise + CR for 4 days (WCR), control diet + reduced exercise for 3 days (DIET), and follow-up 4 weeks (POST1) and 1 year later (POST2). During WCR, the diet consisted solely of whey protein (n = 8) or sucrose (n = 7) (0.8 g/kg body weight per day). After WCR, DIET, POST1, and POST2, fat mass was reduced by a mean of 2.1, 2.8, 3.8, and 1.9 kg (P < 0.05), with two thirds of this loss from the trunk; and lean mass by 2.8, 1.0, 0.5, and 0.4 kg, respectively. After WCR, serum glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment, total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were reduced, and free fatty acid and cortisol increased. Serum leptin was reduced by 64%, 50%, and 33% following WCR, DIET, and POST1, respectively (P < 0.05). The effects were similar in both groups. In conclusion, a clinically relevant reduction in fat mass can be achieved in overweight men in just 4 days by combining prolonged exercise with CR.
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- J A L Calbet
- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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Jung SY, Hursting SD, Guindani M, Vitolins MZ, Paskett E, Chang S. Bioavailable insulin-like growth factor-I inversely related to weight gain in postmenopausal women regardless of exogenous estrogen. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 23:534-44. [PMID: 24363252 PMCID: PMC3968542 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-1053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Weight gain, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels, and excess exogenous steroid hormone use are putative cancer risk factors, yet their interconnected pathways have not been fully characterized. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between plasma IGF-I levels and weight gain according to body mass index (BMI), leptin levels, and exogenous estrogen use among postmenopausal women. METHODS This study included 794 postmenopausal women who enrolled in an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study between February 1995 and July 1998. The relationship between IGF-I levels and weight gain was analyzed using ordinal logistic regression. We used the molar ratio of IGF-I to IGF binding protein-3 (IGF-I/IGFBP-3) or circulating IGF-I levels adjusting for IGFBP-3 as a proxy of bioavailable IGF-I. The plasma concentrations were expressed as quartiles. RESULTS Among the obese group, women in the third quartile (Q3) of IGF-I and highest quartile of IGF-I/IGFBP-3 were less likely to gain weight (>3% from baseline) than were women in the first quartiles (Q1). Among the normal-weight group, women in Q2 and Q3 of IGF-I/IGFBP-3 were 70% less likely than those in Q1 to gain weight. Among current estrogen users, Q3 of IGF-I/IGFBP-3 had 0.5 times the odds of gaining weight than Q1. CONCLUSIONS Bioavailable IGF-I levels were inversely related to weight gain overall. IMPACT Although weight gain was not consistent with increases in IGF-I levels among postmenopausal women in this report, avoidance of weight gain as a strategy to reduce cancer risk may be recommended.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Simone BA, Champ CE, Rosenberg AL, Berger AC, Monti DA, Dicker AP, Simone NL. Selectively starving cancer cells through dietary manipulation: methods and clinical implications. Future Oncol 2014; 9:959-76. [PMID: 23837760 DOI: 10.2217/fon.13.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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As the link between obesity and metabolic syndrome and cancer becomes clearer, the need to determine the optimal way to incorporate dietary manipulation in the treatment of cancer patients becomes increasingly important. Metabolic-based therapies, such as caloric restriction, intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet, have the ability to decrease the incidence of spontaneous tumors and slow the growth of primary tumors, and may have an effect on distant metastases in animal models. Despite the abundance of preclinical data demonstrating the benefit of dietary modification for cancer, to date there are few clinical trials targeting diet as an intervention for cancer patients. We hypothesize that this may be due, in part, to the fact that several different types of diet modification exist with no clear recommendations regarding the optimal method. This article will delineate three commonly used methods of dietary manipulation to assess the potential of each as a regimen for cancer therapy.
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- Brittany A Simone
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center & Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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García-Arenzana N, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Lope V, Moreo P, Vidal C, Laso-Pablos S, Ascunce N, Casanova-Gómez F, Sánchez-Contador C, Santamariña C, Aragonés N, Pérez Gómez B, Vioque J, Pollán M. Calorie intake, olive oil consumption and mammographic density among Spanish women. Int J Cancer 2013; 134:1916-25. [PMID: 24254818 PMCID: PMC4166692 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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High mammographic density (MD) is one of the main risk factors for development of breast cancer. To date, however, relatively few studies have evaluated the association between MD and diet. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the association between MD (measured using Boyd's semiquantitative scale with five categories: <10%, 10–25%, 25–50%, 50–75% and >75%) and diet (measured using a food frequency questionnaire validated in a Spanish population) among 3,548 peri- and postmenopausal women drawn from seven breast cancer screening programs in Spain. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models, adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI), energy intake and protein consumption as well as other confounders, showed an association between greater calorie intake and greater MD [odds ratio (OR) = 1.23; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.10-1.38, for every increase of 500 cal/day], yet high consumption of olive oil was nevertheless found to reduce the prevalence of high MD (OR = 0.86;95% CI = 0.76-0.96, for every increase of 22 g/day in olive oil consumption); and, while greater intake of whole milk was likewise associated with higher MD (OR = 1.10; 95%CI 1.00-1.20, for every increase of 200 g/day), higher consumption of protein (OR = 0.89; 95% CI 0.80-1.00, for every increase of 30 g/day) and white meat (p for trend 0.041) was found to be inversely associated with MD. Our study, the largest to date to assess the association between diet and MD, suggests that MD is associated with modifiable dietary factors, such as calorie intake and olive oil consumption. These foods could thus modulate the prevalence of high MD, and important risk marker for breast cancer.
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- Nicolás García-Arenzana
- National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Preventive Medicine Unit. Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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López-Hernández D. Epidemiological association between body fat percentage and cervical cancer: a cross-sectional population-based survey from Mexico. Arch Med Res 2013; 44:454-8. [PMID: 24051040 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2013.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Various studies have reported a direct association of cervical cancer risk with obesity and weight but not with the body fat percentage (BFP). The aim of this study was to analyze various anthropometric measures as potential risk factors for cervical cancer. METHODS A total of 20,236 women were included in a cross-sectional population-based survey. Obesity was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria, and central obesity was ≥80 cm; the BFP was defined using the Deurenberg equation (BFP = 1.2 [BMI] + 0.23 [age] - 10.8 [sex] - 5.4). The odds ratio (OR) was estimated from the chi square test and logistic regression models. RESULTS The prevalence of cervical cancer increased from 514 (95% confidence interval [CI] 321, 707) and 680 (95% CI 494, 866) to 732 (95% CI 535, 928) per 100,000 inhabitants in subjects with a normal weight, subjects who were overweight and subjects who were obese, respectively. Moreover, an association between cervical cancer and BFP (OR 1.027; CI 95% 1.006, 1.048; p = 0.012) was observed, and the risk increased with a BFP ≥45% (OR 2.369; CI 95% 1.284, 4.369; p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest a trend between the body mass index and the increasing prevalence of cervical cancer. In addition, the data showed a significant association between the BFP and cervical cancer, and this epidemiological association was higher as the BFP increased.
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Gompel A, Baber RJ, de Villiers TJ, Huang KE, Santen RJ, Shah D, Villaseca P, Shapiro S. Oncology in midlife and beyond. Climacteric 2013; 16:522-35. [DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2013.823539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor-I) is a peptide hormone, produced predominantly by the liver in response to pituitary GH (growth hormone), which is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes. It acts in an endocrine, paracrine and autocrine manner to promote growth. The production of IGF-I signals the availability of nutrients needed for its anabolic actions. Recently, there has been growing interest in its role in health and disease. IGF-I has long been known to be regulated by nutrition and dysregulated in states of under- and over-nutrition, its serum concentrations falling in malnutrition and responding promptly to refeeding. This has led to interest in its utility as a nutritional biomarker. A considerable evidence base supports utility for measurement of IGF-I in nutritional contexts. Its concentration may be valuable in providing information on nutritional status, prognosis and in monitoring nutritional support. However, it is insufficiently specific for use as a screening test for under nutrition as its serum concentration is influenced by many factors other than nutritional status, notably the APR (acute-phase response) and endocrine conditions. Concentrations should be interpreted along with clinical findings and the results of other investigations such as CRP (C-reactive protein). More recently, there has been interest in free IGF-I which holds promise as a nutritional marker. The present review covers nutritional regulation of IGF-I and its dysregulation in disease, then goes on to review recent studies supporting its utility as a nutritional marker in clinical contexts. Although not currently recommended by clinical guidelines, it is likely that, in time, measurement of IGF-I will become a routine part of nutritional assessment in a number of these contexts.
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Walter RB, Buckley SA, White E. Regular recreational physical activity and risk of hematologic malignancies: results from the prospective VITamins And lifestyle (VITAL) study. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1370-7. [PMID: 23247659 PMCID: PMC3629898 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 10/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Conflicting evidence exists on the relationship between physical activity (PA) and incident hematologic malignancies. Herein, we used a large cohort study to examine this association. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-five thousand three hundred twenty-two volunteers aged 50-76 years were recruited from 2000 to 2002. Incident hematologic malignancies (n = 666) were identified through 2009 by linkage to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry. Hazard ratios (HRs) for hematologic malignancies associated with PA averaged over 10 years before baseline were estimated with Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for factors associated with hematologic cancers or PA. RESULTS There was a decreased risk of hematologic malignancies associated with PA (HR = 0.66 [95% confidence interval, 95% CI 0.51-0.86] for the highest tertile of all PA, P-trend = 0.005, and HR = 0.60 [95% CI 0.44-0.82] for the highest tertile of moderate/high-intensity PA, P-trend = 0.002). These associations were strongest for myeloid neoplasms (HR = 0.48 [95% CI 0.29-0.79] for the highest tertile of all PA, P-trend = 0.013, and HR = 0.40 [95% CI 0.21-0.77] for the highest tertile of moderate/high-intensity PA, P-trend = 0.016). There were also significant associations between PA and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma or other mature B-cell lymphomas except plasma cell disorders. CONCLUSIONS Our study offers the strongest epidemiological evidence, to date, to suggest an association between regular PA and dose-dependent risk reduction for most hematologic malignancies, particularly myeloid neoplasms.
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- R B Walter
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA.
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Diet impacts mortality from cancer: results from the multiethnic cohort study. Cancer Causes Control 2013; 24:685-93. [PMID: 23329368 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-013-0148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and mortality varies by ethnicity. The objective of this study was to examine the association between cancer mortality and dietary intake among a large multiethnic population. METHODS A prospective cohort design was used to examine cancer mortality among 146,389 participants. Multiethnic cohort study participants represent five ethnic groups: African American, Native Hawaiian, Japanese American, Latino, and Caucasian. Hazard ratios for cancer mortality by intake levels of five food groups and discretionary fat were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models stratified by sex and ethnicity. RESULTS There were a total of 2,028 male and 1,464 female fatal cancer cases at the end of follow-up. Among Japanese American men only, there was a significant protective effect seen in those reporting a high grain intake (HR = 0.49, 95 % CI 0.35-0.69); there was no effect of grain consumption in any other ethnic-sex group. There was no evidence that ethnicity modified associations between fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, or discretionary fat intake and cancer mortality among men. Associations between food group consumption and risk for cancer mortality among women were similar across ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS The considerable reduction in cancer risk associated with high grain consumption among a specific ethnic-sex group, Japanese American men, warrants further investigation. Additional research is needed to validate this observation and determine whether this was a chance finding, or possibly due to differential intake of specific grain subtypes, and/or related to a sex-specific cancer type.
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Gatti R, De Palo EF, Antonelli G, Spinella P. IGF-I/IGFBP system: metabolism outline and physical exercise. J Endocrinol Invest 2012; 35:699-707. [PMID: 22714057 DOI: 10.3275/8456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The GH/IGF-I system plays a well-known hormonal role and its effects, mainly anabolic and insulin-sensitizing, are mediated through endocrine as well as paracrine/ autocrine mechanisms. This system includes the binding proteins, namely GH binding proteins and IGF-I binding proteins (IGFBP). As expected, this axis plays a key role in organism modification in consequence of a physical exercise. Physical activity, training, and exercise capacity chiefly involve anabolism process modifications of various tissues, in particular muscular adjustments. Numerous investigators found a correlation among the level of exercise tolerance, muscle strength or walking speed and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 concentrations. However, also inverse and absent correlations between circulating IGF-I concentrations and acute or chronic exercise responses have been reported. IGF-I is generally accepted as an important GH mediator with metabolic effects, through both endocrine and paracrine or autocrine mechanisms. GH is the main regulator of the hepatic synthesis of IGF-I and IGFBP-3, which is the most abundant IGF carrier in human plasma. Recently, it has been shown that the physical exercise stimulatory impact on skeletal muscles is mediated through an increased local IGF-I synthesis with an IGFPB involvement. An absent association of exercise performance and circulating IGF-I may indicate that exercise will exert muscle strength by predominately locally derived paracrine or autocrine mediators rather than endocrine circulating IGF-I. The present review considers the general aspects of the IGF/IGFPB system and the role of the IGF/IGFPB system in relation to physical exercise (type, duration, etc.) taking into account the training aspects.
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- R Gatti
- Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Vanhelst J, Béghin L, Fardy PS, Bui-Xuan G, Mikulovic J. A conative educational model for an intervention program in obese youth. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:416. [PMID: 22676244 PMCID: PMC3403991 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity in children has increased in recent years throughout the world and is associated with adverse health consequences. Early interventions, including appropriate pedagogy strategies, are important for a successful intervention program. The aim of this study was to assess changes in body mass index, the ability to perform sport activities, behavior in the classroom and academic performance following one year of a health-wellness intervention program in obese youth. METHODS The CEMHaVi program included 37 obese children (19 girls and 18 boys). Participants received an intervention program consisting of physical activity and health education. Assessment included body mass index, academic performance, classroom performance and ability to perform sport activities. Paired t tests were used to assess the effects of intervention, and chi square was used to assess inter-action between measures. RESULTS Findings of the study suggest significant decrease in Z scores of Body Mass Index and an improvement of academic performance, classroom behavior and the ability to perform sport activities (p < 0.05). Chi square testing showed significant positive inter-actions between body mass index, classroom behavior and academic performance. CONCLUSIONS Results following year one of CEMHaVi showed that a program of physical activity and health education had positive effects on obesity, behavior in the classroom and the ability to perform sport activities in obese adolescents. Significant inter-action in changes between variables was observed. Findings are important for designing intervention models to improve health in obese youth.
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- Jérémy Vanhelst
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CIC-PT-9301-Inserm-CH&U, Lille, France.
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Khalil HS, Petkova R, Zhelev N. Differential Genetic Advantages in Youth and in Aging, or How to Die Healthy. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2012. [DOI: 10.5504/bbeq.2011.0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Pinthus JH, Whelan KF, Gallino D, Lu JP, Rothschild N. Metabolic features of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma: mechanisms and clinical implications. Can Urol Assoc J 2011; 5:274-82. [PMID: 21801687 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.10196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Central to the malignant behaviour that endows cancer cells with growth advantage is their unique metabolism. Cancer cells can process nutrient molecules differently from normal cells and use it to overcome stress imposed on them by various therapies. This metabolic conversion is controlled by specific genetic mutations that are associated with activation of oncogenes and loss of tumour suppressor proteins. Understanding these processes is important as it can lead to the discovery of biomarkers that can predict the aggressiveness of the disease and its response to therapy, and even more importantly, to the development of novel therapeutics. A classic tumour in this respect is clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this review, we will begin with a brief summary of normal cellular bioenergetic pathways, which will be followed by a description of the characteristic metabolism of glucose and lipids in clear-cell RCC cells and its clinical implications. Data relating to the potential effect of dietary nutrients on RCC will also be reviewed along with potential therapies targeted at interrupting specific metabolic pathways in clear-cell RCC.
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Floryk D, Kurosaka S, Tanimoto R, Yang G, Goltsov A, Park S, Thompson TC. Castration-induced changes in mouse epididymal white adipose tissue. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 345:58-67. [PMID: 21782885 PMCID: PMC3867123 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We analyzed the effects of castration on epididymal white adipose tissue (WAT) in C57BL/6J mice which were fed a regular or high-fat diet. Fourteen days following surgical castration profound effects on WAT tissue such as reductions in WAT wet weight and WAT/body weight ratio, induction of lipolysis and morphologic changes characterized by smaller adipocytes, and increased stromal cell compartment were documented in both dietary groups. Castrated animals had decreased serum leptin levels independent of diet but diet-dependent decreases in serum adiponectin and resistin. The castrated high-fat group had dramatically lower serum triglyceride levels. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed higher staining for smooth muscle actin, macrophage marker Mac-3, and Cxcl5 in the castrated than in the control mice in both dietary groups. We also detected increased fatty-acid synthase expression in the stromal compartment of WAT in the regular-diet group. Castration also reduces the expression of androgen receptor in WAT in the regular-diet group. We conclude that castration reduces tissue mass and affects biologic function of WAT in mice.
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- Daniel Floryk
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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La sédentarité : un processus physio-psychologique et un facteur de risque pour la santé pour tous. Sci Sports 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2011.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ellberg C, Jernström H, Olsson H. Breast cancer and spider telangiectasias at diagnosis and its relation to histopathology and prognosis: a population-based study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011; 131:177-86. [PMID: 21830013 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1707-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Angiogenesis is one of the hallmarks of breast cancer. The status of angiogenesis is important in therapy choice. Spider telangiectasias (telangiectasias) may reflect an increased ability to form vessels. Our first aim was to identify patient and tumor characteristics associated with the occurrence of telangiectasias at the time of breast cancer diagnosis. The second aim was to study the overall survival in relation to the occurrence of telangiectasias at the time of breast cancer diagnosis. A standardized questionnaire was used to interview 1682 consecutive breast cancer patients about risk factors between 1980 and 2009. Occurrence of telangiectasias at the time of breast cancer diagnosis on the upper thorax, head, and/or neck was recorded by one physician. In the cohort, 93 women (5.5%) had telangiectasias. Occurrence of telangiectasias was positively associated with weight, odds ratio (OR) 1.02 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00-1.05) per kg, ever-use of oral contraceptives OR 2.67(CI 1.55-4.63) and hormone replacement therapy OR 2.68(CI 1.63-4.39), and negatively associated with parity OR 0.45(CI 0.25-0.79). Telangiectasias were not present in patients with comedo breast cancer. Patients with occurrences of telangiectasias diagnosed before the age of 50 had a statistically non-significant worse overall survival, whereas the patients with occurrences of telangiectasias diagnosed at age 50 or after had a statistically significant better overall survival (P interaction = 0.016). The relationship between the occurrence of telangiectasias and the overall survival in the older patient-group was independent of ever-use of HRT. Hormonal risk factors for breast cancer were associated with the occurrence of spider telangiectasias. The occurrence of telangiectasias may reflect the angiogenic status of the tumor. We hypothesize that telangiectasias could be used as selection criteria for anti-angiogenic therapy in younger breast cancer patients. Therefore, patients with comedo breast cancers maybe a group that may benefit less from anti-angiogenic therapy.
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- Carolina Ellberg
- Department of Oncology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Barngatan 2b, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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Moorman PG, Jones LW, Akushevich L, Schildkraut JM. Recreational physical activity and ovarian cancer risk and survival. Ann Epidemiol 2011; 21:178-87. [PMID: 21296269 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Revised: 10/18/2010] [Accepted: 10/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Physical activity may influence ovarian cancer risk and outcomes through effects on ovulation, inflammatory markers, and other processes. We examined associations between self-reported physical activity and ovarian cancer risk and survival in a population-based, case-control study in North Carolina. METHODS The analyses involved 638 epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 683 controls recruited between 1999-2008. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess ovarian cancer risk in relation to reported average physical activity at various time periods. Kaplan-Meier analyses and proportional hazards modeling were used to assess associations between physical activity and survival among ovarian cancer cases. RESULTS Modestly reduced risks for ovarian cancer were observed in some categories of physical activity, but there were no consistent patterns of greater reductions in risk with higher activity levels. Physical activity before diagnosis was not significantly related to ovarian cancer survival overall, but survival was better for women who reported greater than 2 hours of activity/week as compared to those reporting less than 1 hour/week among women who were non-obese (multivariable Hazard ratio = 0.69, 95% confidence interval: 0.47-1.00). CONCLUSIONS Our data provide weak evidence in support of beneficial effects of physical activity on ovarian cancer risk and survival, but results should be interpreted cautiously because of the lack of a clear dose response relation with higher levels of exercise and the likely misclassification of self-reported activity.
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- Patricia G Moorman
- Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
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Bessonova L, Marshall SF, Ziogas A, Largent J, Bernstein L, Henderson KD, Ma H, West DW, Anton-Culver H. The association of body mass index with mortality in the California Teachers Study. Int J Cancer 2011; 129:2492-501. [PMID: 21207419 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although underweight and obesity have been associated with increased risk of mortality, it remains unclear whether the associations differ by hormone therapy (HT) use and smoking. The authors examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality within the California Teachers Study (CTS), specifically considering the impact of HT and smoking. The authors examined the associations of underweight and obesity with risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, among 115,433 women participating in the CTS, and specifically examined whether HT use or smoking modifies the effects of obesity. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression provided estimates of relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). During follow up, 10,574 deaths occurred. All-cause mortality was increased for underweight (BMI <18.5; adjusted RR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.20-1.47) and obese participants (BMI ≥ 30: RR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.19-1.37) relative to BMI of 18.5-24.9). Respiratory disease mortality was increased for underweight and obese participants. Death from any cancer, and breast cancer specifically, and cardiovascular disease was observed only for obese participants. The obesity and mortality association remained after stratification on HT and smoking. Obese participants remained at greater risk for mortality after stratification on menopausal HT and smoking. Obesity was associated with increased all-cause mortality, as well as death from any cancer (including breast), and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. These findings help to identify groups at risk for BMI-related poor health outcomes.
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- Leona Bessonova
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-7550, USA
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The steroid hormone ecdysone functions with intrinsic chromatin remodeling factors to control female germline stem cells in Drosophila. Cell Stem Cell 2011; 7:581-92. [PMID: 21040900 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Steroid hormones are known systemic regulators of multiple normal and cancerous tissues; however, whether or how they impact the fate and function of adult stem cells is unclear. In the Drosophila ovary, insulin signals modulate the proliferation and self-renewal of germline stem cells (GSCs), yet despite evidence that additional systemic factors control GSC activity, these have remained largely unknown. Here, we report that ecdysone, a steroid hormone structurally related to mammalian sex steroids, directly regulates adult GSC proliferation and self-renewal independently of insulin signaling. Ecdysone controls GSCs through a functional interaction with the chromatin remodeling factors ISWI, an intrinsic epigenetic factor required for GSC fate and activity, and Nurf301, the largest subunit of the ISWI-containing NURF chromatin remodeling complex. Our findings support a link between systemic steroid hormones and the intrinsic chromatin remodeling machinery as a potential mechanism to promote broad transcriptional programs required for adult stem cell self-renewal.
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DE Hert M, Correll CU, Bobes J, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cohen D, Asai I, Detraux J, Gautam S, Möller HJ, Ndetei DM, Newcomer JW, Uwakwe R, Leucht S. Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care. World Psychiatry 2011; 10:52-77. [PMID: 21379357 PMCID: PMC3048500 DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2011.tb00014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1436] [Impact Index Per Article: 110.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence rates of different physical illnesses as well as important individual lifestyle choices, side effects of psychotropic treatment and disparities in health care access, utilization and provision that contribute to these poor physical health outcomes. We searched MEDLINE (1966 - August 2010) combining the MeSH terms of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder with the different MeSH terms of general physical disease categories to select pertinent reviews and additional relevant studies through cross-referencing to identify prevalence figures and factors contributing to the excess morbidity and mortality rates. Nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, viral diseases, respiratory tract diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, sexual dysfunction, pregnancy complications, stomatognathic diseases, and possibly obesity-related cancers are, compared to the general population, more prevalent among people with SMI. It seems that lifestyle as well as treatment specific factors account for much of the increased risk for most of these physical diseases. Moreover, there is sufficient evidence that people with SMI are less likely to receive standard levels of care for most of these diseases. Lifestyle factors, relatively easy to measure, are barely considered for screening; baseline testing of numerous important physical parameters is insufficiently performed. Besides modifiable lifestyle factors and side effects of psychotropic medications, access to and quality of health care remains to be improved for individuals with SMI.
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