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Wu YH, Lin PY, Yang JH, Jin YT, Wu YC. Higher serum homocysteine level and frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia in carcinoembryonic antigen-positive or squamous cell carcinoma-antigen-positive oral leukoplakia patients. J Formos Med Assoc 2021; 120:2128-2135. [PMID: 34175159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Our previous study found significantly lower serum hematinic levels and higher serum homocysteine level as well as higher frequencies of serum hematinic deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in oral leukoplakia (OL) patients than in healthy control subjects. This study evaluated whether carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-positive or squamous cell carcinoma-antigen (SCC-Ag)-positive OL patients had significantly lower serum hematinic levels and higher serum homocysteine level as well as significantly higher frequencies of hematinic deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia than CEA-negative or SCC-Ag-negative OL patients or healthy control subjects. METHODS The complete blood count, serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine levels in 184 OL patients including 85 CEA-positive, 99 CEA-negative, 25 SCC-Ag-positive, and 159 SCC-Ag-negative OL patients and in 184 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were measured and compared. RESULTS We found that the 85 CEA-positive or 25 SCC-Ag-positive OL patients had a significantly lower mean serum folic acid level and a significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level as well as significantly higher frequencies of serum folic acid deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia than 184 healthy control subjects. Moreover, the 25 SCC-Ag-positive OL patients had a significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than the 159 SCC-Ag-negative OL patients. The 85 CEA-positive OL patients had a higher mean serum homocysteine level and a higher frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia than 99 CEA-negative OL patients (marginally significant, P = 0.060). CONCLUSION CEA-positive or SCC-Ag-positive OL patients tend to have a higher mean serum homocysteine level and a higher frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia than CEA-negative or SCC-Ag-negative OL patients, respectively.
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- Yu-Hsueh Wu
- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Alkan D, Guven B, Turer CC, Balli U, Can M. Folate-receptor 1 level in periodontal disease: a pilot study. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:218. [PMID: 31604439 PMCID: PMC6787999 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0909-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and serum folate-receptor 1 (FOLR1) levels in subjects with different periodontal status. METHODS The study consists of three groups: Healthy group (n = 15), gingivitis group (n = 15) and chronic periodontitis group (n = 15). Clinical periodontal parameters including probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), gingival index (GI) and bleeding on probing (BOP) were assessed. GCF and serum samples were collected from each patient and were analyzed FOLR1 levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The values of FOLR1 in GCF were higher in gingivitis and periodontitis groups than among patient in control group (p < 0.016). Serum FOLR1 levels showed no significant difference between the groups. A significant correlation was observed between FOLR1 levels of GCF and BOP (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary data suggest that FOLR1 is not useful in monitoring the periodontal disease. Further studies are necessary to clarify the role, regulation and function of folate and it's receptors in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
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- Duygu Alkan
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Wu YH, Wu YC, Chu FY, Cheng SJ, Sun A, Chen HM. Significantly higher frequencies of hematinic deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in oral precancer patients. J Formos Med Assoc 2019; 118:1299-1307. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The impact of folate intake on the risk of head and neck cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO) cohort. Br J Cancer 2017; 118:299-306. [PMID: 29161239 PMCID: PMC5785740 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although low levels of folate leads to disturbances in DNA replication, DNA methylation and DNA repair, the association between dietary folate intake and head and neck cancer (HNC) risk remains unclear. METHODS We evaluated the association between folate intake and HNC risk using prospective cohort data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. This study included 101 700 participants and 186 cases with confirmed incident HNC. The median follow-up was 12.5 years. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using Cox proportional hazard model including age, sex, body mass index, education, race, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and total fruit and vegetable intake. RESULTS Higher intake of food folate and fortified folic acid in foods was associated with a decreasing HNC risk in a dose-response manner. The HRs of highest vs the lowest quartile of intake were 0.35 (95%CI: 0.18-0.67) for food folate, and 0.49 (95%CI: 0.30-0.82) for fortified folic acid. Intakes of total folate, natural folate and supplemental folic acid were not associated with the risk of HNC and its subsites. We did not detect any interaction between smoking, drinking and food folate intake on HNC risk. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence of the protective role of dietary folate intake on HNC risk.
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Zhao L, Wei Y, Song A, Li Y. Association study between genome-wide significant variants of vitamin B12 metabolism and gastric cancer in a han Chinese population. IUBMB Life 2016; 68:303-10. [PMID: 26959381 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin B12 plays an important role in the development of gastric cancer. Genome-wide association studies on metabolites in the one-carbon metabolism pathway identified several vitamin B12-related polymorphisms. Therefore, we investigated the association between variants within vitamin B12-related genes and gastric cancer in a Han Chinese population. Eight variants within the genome were significant vitamin B12-related genes, and they were selected for analysis in this case-control study. This study used a total of 492 gastric cancer patients and 550 noncancer controls. The variant rs526934 from the TCN1 gene was associated with an increased risk of developing gastric cancer. Increased risks of gastric cancer occurrence were observed in the minor G allele (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.03-1.52, P = 0.031) and GG genotype (OR = 2.06, 95% CI = 1.24-3.42, P = 0.0043) compared with the wild-type A allele and AA-GA genotype, respectively. In the haplotypic analysis, we found that the CUBN haplotypes were associated with an altered gastric cancer risk. The rs1801222T/rs11254363A (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.05-1.86, P = 0.021) and rs1801222C/rs11254363G (OR = 4.39, 95% CI = 2.32-8.30, P < 0.0001) haplotypes exhibited an increased gastric cancer risk, while rs1801222T/rs11254363G showed protective effects against gastric cancer (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.25-0.73, P = 0.002) compared with the wild-type rs1801222C/rs11254363A haplotype. The circulating vitamin B12 concentration-related variants were associated with the occurrence of gastric cancer. This finding shed light on the unexpected role of vitamin B12 metabolism genes in gastric carcinogenesis and highlighted the interplay of diet, genetics, and human cancers.
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- Lei Zhao
- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China
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Cancer of the esophagus is an underestimated, poorly understood, and changing disease. Its overall 5-year survival is less than 20%, even in the United States, which is largely a function of a delay in diagnosis until its more advanced stages. Additionally, the epidemiologic complexities of esophageal cancer are vast, rendering screening and prevention limited at best. First, the prevalence of esophageal cancer is unevenly distributed throughout the world. Second, the two histological forms (squamous cell and adenocarcinoma) vary in terms of their geographic prevalence and associated risk factors. Third, some populations appear at particular risk for esophageal cancer. And fourth, the incidence of esophageal cancer is in continuous flux among groups. Despite the varied prevalence and risks among populations, some factors have emerged as consistent associations while others are only now becoming more fully recognized. The most prominent, scientifically supported, and long-regarded risk factors for esophageal cancer are tobacco, alcohol, and reflux esophagitis. Inasmuch as the above are regarded as important risk factors for esophageal cancer, they are not the sole contributors. Dietary habits, nutrition, local customs, and the environment may be contributory. Along these lines, vitamins, minerals, fruits, vegetables, meats, fats, salted foods, nitrogen compounds, carcinogens, mycotoxins, and even the temperature of what we consume are increasingly regarded as potential etiologies for this deadly although potentially preventable disease. The goal of this review is to shed light on the less known role of nutrition and dietary habits in esophageal cancer.
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- A G Palladino-Davis
- Swallowing Center, Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Brown RS, Arany PR. Mechanism of drug-induced gingival overgrowth revisited: a unifying hypothesis. Oral Dis 2014; 21:e51-61. [PMID: 24893951 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is a disfiguring side effect of anti-convulsants, calcineurin inhibitors, and calcium channel blocking agents. A unifying hypothesis has been constructed which begins with cation flux inhibition induced by all three of these drug categories. Decreased cation influx of folic acid active transport within gingival fibroblasts leads to decreased cellular folate uptake, which in turn leads to changes in matrix metalloproteinases metabolism and the failure to activate collagenase. Decreased availability of activated collagenase results in decreased degradation of accumulated connective tissue which presents as DIGO. Studies supporting this hypothesis are discussed.
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- R S Brown
- Division of Oral Diagnosis, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; Hematology Branch, NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Galeone C, Edefonti V, Parpinel M, Leoncini E, Matsuo K, Talamini R, Olshan AF, Zevallos JP, Winn DM, Jayaprakash V, Moysich K, Zhang ZF, Morgenstern H, Levi F, Bosetti C, Kelsey K, McClean M, Schantz S, Yu GP, Boffetta P, Lee YCA, Hashibe M, La Vecchia C, Boccia S. Folate intake and the risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer: a pooled analysis within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium. Int J Cancer 2014; 136:904-14. [PMID: 24974959 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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There are suggestions of an inverse association between folate intake and serum folate levels and the risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers (OPCs), but most studies are limited in sample size, with only few reporting information on the source of dietary folate. Our study aims to investigate the association between folate intake and the risk of OPC within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) Consortium. We analyzed pooled individual-level data from ten case-control studies participating in the INHANCE consortium, including 5,127 cases and 13,249 controls. Odds ratios (ORs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for the associations between total folate intake (natural, fortification and supplementation) and natural folate only, and OPC risk. We found an inverse association between total folate intake and overall OPC risk (the adjusted OR for the highest vs. the lowest quintile was 0.65, 95% CI: 0.43-0.99), with a stronger association for oral cavity (OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.43-0.75). A similar inverse association, though somewhat weaker, was observed for folate intake from natural sources only in oral cavity cancer (OR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.45-0.91). The highest OPC risk was observed in heavy alcohol drinkers with low folate intake as compared to never/light drinkers with high folate (OR = 4.05, 95% CI: 3.43-4.79); the attributable proportion (AP) owing to interaction was 11.1% (95% CI: 1.4-20.8%). Lastly, we reported an OR of 2.73 (95% CI:2.34-3.19) for those ever tobacco users with low folate intake, compared with nevere tobacco users and high folate intake (AP of interaction =10.6%, 95% CI: 0.41-20.8%). Our project of a large pool of case-control studies supports a protective effect of total folate intake on OPC risk.
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- Carlotta Galeone
- Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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Sharp L, Carsin AE, Cantwell MM, Anderson LA, Murray LJ. Intakes of dietary folate and other B vitamins are associated with risks of esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and reflux esophagitis. J Nutr 2013; 143:1966-73. [PMID: 24132576 DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.174664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Folate is implicated in carcinogenesis via effects on DNA synthesis, repair, and methylation. Efficient folate metabolism requires other B vitamins and is adversely affected by smoking and alcohol. Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) may develop through a process involving inflammation [reflux esophagitis (RE)] leading to metaplasia [Barrett's esophagus (BE)] and carcinoma. Within a population-based, case-control study, we investigated associations between dietary folate and related factors and risks of EAC, BE, and RE. EAC and BE cases had histologically confirmed disease; RE cases had endoscopically visible inflammation. Controls, age-sex frequency matched to EAC cases, were selected through population and general practice registers. Participants underwent structured interviews and completed food-frequency questionnaires. Multivariate ORs and 95% CIs were computed using logistic regression. A total of 256 controls and 223 EAC, 220 BE, and 219 RE cases participated. EAC risk decreased with increasing folate intake (OR highest vs. lowest = 0.56; 95% CI: 0.31, 1.00; P-trend < 0.01). Similar trends were found for BE (P-trend < 0.01) and RE (P-trend = 0.01). Vitamin B-6 intake was significantly inversely related to risks of all 3 lesions. Riboflavin intake was inversely associated with RE. Vitamin B-12 intake was positively associated with EAC. For EAC, there was a borderline significant interaction between folate intake and smoking (P-interaction = 0.053); compared with nonsmokers with high (≥ median) folate intake, current smokers with low intakes (<median) had an 8-fold increased risk (OR: 8.15; 95% CI: 3.61, 18.40). The same group had increased BE risk (OR: 2.93; 95% CI: 1.24, 6.92; P-interaction = 0.12). Folate and other dietary methyl-group factors are implicated in the etiology of EAC and its precursors.
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- Linda Sharp
- National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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Mamede AC, Tavares SD, Abrantes AM, Trindade J, Maia JM, Botelho MF. The Role of Vitamins in Cancer: A Review. Nutr Cancer 2011; 63:479-94. [DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2011.539315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Ana Catarina Mamede
- a Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- b CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal
- c Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics, and Oncobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
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- a Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- d Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
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- a Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- c Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics, and Oncobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
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- a Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- d Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
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- e Faculty of Sciences , University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal
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- a Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- c Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics, and Oncobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
- f Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health , University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal
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Liu J, Pickford R, Meagher AP, Ward RL. Quantitative analysis of tissue folate using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2011; 411:210-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2010] [Revised: 12/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Boccia S, Gianfagna F, Persiani R, La Greca A, Arzani D, Rausei S, D'ugo D, Magistrelli P, Villari P, Van Duijn CM, Ricciardi G. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and susceptibility to gastric adenocarcinoma in an Italian population. Biomarkers 2007; 12:635-44. [PMID: 17972183 DOI: 10.1080/13547500701546766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a central role in the metabolism of folate, which provides a methyl donor for DNA methylation and deoxynucleoside synthesis. We performed a case-control study to explore the relationship between two common MTHFR polymorphisms (C677T and A1298C), their combination and interaction with environmental exposures, on gastric adenocarcinoma susceptibility and progression in an Italian population. One hundred and two cases and 254 hospital controls, matched by age and gender, were enrolled. Individuals carrying the MTHFR 677T allele showed an increased risk of gastric cancer (odds ratio (OR) 1.62, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.98-2.67), particularly among ever smokers (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.07-5.33) and, among 677 TT individuals, those with a low intake of fruit and vegetables (OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.05-4.54). The strongest effect, however, was noted for the MTHFR 677 TT genotype among the diffuse gastric cancer histotype (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.12-7.60). No association was detected for the effect of MTHFR A1298C polymorphism. Survival analysis did not show any association between each polymorphism on the overall survival, although when the analysis was restricted to the first year of follow-up after the surgical intervention an improved survival was noted among MTHFR 677 CC subjects compared with the T allele carriers (p value for log-rank test 0.02). In conclusion, MTHFR 677 (any T genotype) appears to modulate an individual's susceptibility to gastric cancer, particularly when combined with cigarette smoking and among those with a low intake of fruit and vegetables. Our results also suggest that an aberrant DNA methylation pattern, through impaired folate metabolism, might play a key role in gastric carcinogenesis. A possible survival effect of the MTHFR C677T genotype in gastric cancer patients deserves further investigations with larger sample sizes.
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Erdemir EO, Bergstrom J. Effect of smoking on folic acid and vitamin B12after nonsurgical periodontal intervention. J Clin Periodontol 2007; 34:1074-81. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2007.01154.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor. Former smokers are at a substantially increased risk for lung cancer compared with lifetime never-smokers. Chemoprevention is the use of specific agents to reverse, suppress, or prevent the process of carcinogenesis. This article reviews the major agents that have been studied for chemoprevention. METHODS Articles of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention trials were reviewed and summarized to obtain recommendations. RESULTS None of the phase III trials with the agents beta carotene, retinol, 13-cis-retinoic acid, alpha-tocopherol, N-acetylcysteine, or acetylsalicylic acid has demonstrated beneficial, reproducible results. For facilitating the evaluation of promising agents and for lessening the need for a large sample size, extensive time commitment, and expense, focus is now turning toward the assessment of surrogate end point biomarkers for lung carcinogenesis. With the understanding of important cellular signaling pathways, various inhibitors that may prevent or reverse lung carcinogenesis are being developed. CONCLUSIONS By integrating biological knowledge, more trials can be performed in a reasonable time frame. The future of lung cancer chemoprevention should entail the evaluation of single agents or combinations that target various pathways while working toward identification and validation of intermediate end points.
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- Jhanelle Gray
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Dr, MRC-4W, Room 4046, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Mu LN, Cao W, Zhang ZF, Yu SZ, Jiang QW, You NC, Lu QY, Zhou XF, Ding BG, Chang J, Chen CW, Wei GR, Cai L. Polymorphisms of 5,10-methylenetetralydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), fruit and vegetable intake, and the risk of stomach cancer. Biomarkers 2007; 12:61-75. [PMID: 17438654 DOI: 10.1080/13547500600945101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stomach cancer is a serious public health problem in China. 5,10-Methylenetetralydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) may be involved in both DNA methylation and DNA synthesis. Folate deficiency is associated with cancer risk that may be modulated by a genetic variation in the MTHFR gene in folate metabolism. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the association between polymorphisms of the MTHFR gene and the risk of stomach cancer. This study also explored the modification effects of fruit and vegetable intake (one of the main constituents is folate) on the risk of this disease. A population-based case-control study was conducted in Taixing, China, consisting of 206 newly diagnosed cases with primary stomach cancer and 415 healthy population controls. Polymorphisms of MTHFR C677T and A1298C were assayed by polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) techniques. The data were analysed using the logistic regression model. No obvious association between the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism and the risk of stomach cancer was observed in this study. The frequencies of 677 C/C, C/T, and T/T were 34.5, 50.9, and 14.6%, respectively, in controls. The frequency of the MTHFR 677 wild homozygotic genotype was 25.8% in cases, which was lower than that in controls (34.5%). The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for the MTHFR 677 any T genotype was 2.05 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.26-3.34) when compared with the C/C genotype. In the low fruit and vegetable intake group an increasing trend was observed with the T allele exposure, p = 0.0056. The adjusted ORs were 1.68 (95% CI = 0.86-3.29) for the C/T genotype and 3.58 (95% CI = 1.46-8.75) for the T/T genotype, respectively. The MTHFR 677 any T genotype was associated with an increased risk of primary stomach cancer among the Chinese population. Folate deficiency might modify the MTHFR gene polymorphism and influence the risk of stomach cancer.
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- L N Mu
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai, China.
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Kalantzis A, Marshman Z, Falconer DT, Morgan PR, Odell EW. Oral effects of low-dose methotrexate treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 100:52-62. [PMID: 15953917 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Methotrexate is used increasingly in low-dose regimes for a variety of conditions, particularly rheumatoid arthritis. While certain adverse effects of low-dose methotrexate have been described in detail, oral complications have received little attention. This article includes a summary of the uses and pharmacology of low-dose methotrexate and the mechanisms that lead to general and oral toxicity. The literature relevant to potential oral adverse effects is discussed and 7 illustrative cases are presented. The oral effects noted range from nonhealing ulcers to lymphoma-like lesions. Dental practitioners should be aware of the possible oral effects of low-dose methotrexate that have so far been largely unrecognized.
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- Athanasios Kalantzis
- Department of Oral Pathology, GKT Dental Institute, Guy's Tower, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
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Mackey AD, Picciano MF. Maternal folate status during extended lactation and the effect of supplemental folic acid. Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 69:285-92. [PMID: 9989694 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.2.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Folate requirements during lactation are not well established. OBJECTIVE We assessed the effects of dietary and supplemental folate intakes during extended lactation. DESIGN Lactating women (n = 42) were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, longitudinal supplementation trial and received either 0 or 1 mg folic acid/d. At 3 and 6 mo postpartum, maternal folate status was assessed by measuring erythrocyte, plasma, milk, and dietary folate concentrations; plasma homocysteine; and hematologic indexes. Infant anthropometric measures of growth, milk intake, and folate intake were also assessed. RESULTS In supplemented women, values at 6 mo for erythrocyte and milk folate concentrations and for plasma homocysteine were not significantly different from those at 3 mo. In supplemented women compared with unsupplemented women at 6 mo, values for erythrocyte folate (840 compared with 667 nmol/L; P < 0.05), hemoglobin (140 compared with 134 g/L; P < 0.02), and hematocrit (0.41 compared with 0.39; P < 0.02) were higher and values for reticulocytes were lower. In unsupplemented women, milk folate declined from 224 to 187 nmol/L (99 to 82 ng/mL), whereas plasma homocysteine increased from 6.7 to 7.4 micromol/L. Dietary folate intake was not significantly different between groups (380+/-19 microg/d) and at 6 mo was correlated with plasma homocysteine in unsupplemented women (r = -0.53, P < 0.01) and with plasma folate in supplemented women (r = 0.49, P < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS A dietary folate intake of approximately 380 microg/d may not be sufficient to prevent mobilization of maternal folate stores during lactation.
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- A D Mackey
- Department of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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The high prevalence of infections among children living in poor areas of developing countries impairs linear growth in these populations. Acute, invasive infections, which provoke a systemic response (e.g., dysentery and pneumonia), and chronic infections, which affect the host over a sustained period (e.g., gut helminth infections), have a substantial effect on linear growth. Such infections can diminish linear growth by affecting nutritional status. This occurs because infections may decrease food intake, impair nutrient absorption, cause direct nutrient losses, increase metabolic requirements or catabolic losses of nutrients and, possibly, impair transport of nutrients to target tissues. In addition, induction of the acute phase response and production of proinflammatory cytokines may directly affect the process of bone remodeling that is required for long bone growth. Infection of cells directly involved in bone remodeling (osteoclasts or osteoblasts) by specific viruses may also directly affect linear growth. Many interventions are possible to diminish the effect of infection on growth. Prevention of disease through sanitation, vector control, promotion of breast-feeding and vaccination is crucial. Appropriate treatment of infections (e.g., antibiotics for pneumonia) as well as supportive nutritional therapy (again including breast-feeding) during and after recovery, is also important. Targeted therapeutic interventions to decrease the prevalence of gut helminth infections may also be appropriate in areas in which such infections are widespread. Such interventions are of public health benefit not only because they reduce the incidence or severity of infections, but also because they decrease the long-term detrimental effect of malnutrition on populations.
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- C B Stephensen
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Human Nutrition Research Center, UC Davis Department of Nutrition, University of California, 95616-8669, USA
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Higher intakes of folic acid-rich foods such as vegetables, legumes, and whole grains are associated with lower incidence of carcinomas in international comparisons and case-control studies. Deficiency of folic acid in experimental studies causes DNA damage that resembles the DNA damage seen in cancer cells. The requirement for folic acid in DNA synthesis and DNA methylation provides a plausible mechanism for a mutagenic effect of a low-folate diet. It is suggested that cancer can be initiated by DNA damage that results from folic acid deficiency. The relatively low level of folic acid in North American diets might be the underlying reason for high rates of many cancers in North America.
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Cox RH, Parker GG, Watson AC, Robinson SH, Simonson CJ, Elledge JC, Diggs S, Smith E. Dietary cancer risk of low-income women and change with intervention. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 1995; 95:1031-4. [PMID: 7657907 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(95)00281-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- R H Cox
- Department of Human Nutrition and Foods, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg 24061-0228, USA
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Folate deficiency significantly increases uracil content and chromosome breaks (as measured by micronucleated cells) in human leukocyte DNA. Folate supplementation reduces both the uracil content of DNA and the frequency of micronucleated cells, indicating that uracil misincorporation may play a causative role in folate deficiency-induced chromosome breaks. A calculation is presented to explain how the levels of uracil found in DNA could cause chromosome breaks. Based on this calculation, the frequency of uracil repair events that might result in double-strand DNA breaks increases by 1752-fold. These results are consistent with clinical and epidemiological evidence linking folate deficiency to DNA damage and cancer.
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- B C Blount
- Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Unit, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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Thompson RL, Pyke SD, Scott EA, Thompson SG, Wood DA. Dietary change after smoking cessation: a prospective study. Br J Nutr 1995; 74:27-38. [PMID: 7547826 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19950104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A population sample of 375 men and women cigarette smokers were recruited to take part in a prospective study of smoking cessation to test the hypothesis that stopping smoking is associated with an increased consumption of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid, which explains the concomitant reduction in risk of coronary heart disease. Diet was assessed using a 10 d weighed record in 301 smokers at baseline, 153 at 4-month follow-up, of whom twenty-six had quit smoking, and 122 at 1-year follow-up, of whom twenty had quit. Compared with continuing smokers, those who had quit at the 4-month follow-up (mean 10 and 13 weeks for men and women respectively) had statistically significant increases in body weight (5%), energy intake (13%), total dietary fat (24%), all specific types of dietary fat (26% polyunsaturated fat, 26% linoleic acid, 30% eicosapentaenoic acid, 23% monounsaturated fat and 22% saturated fat) and vitamin E intake (19%). The foods which appeared to contribute to increases in energy and fat intakes at the 4-month follow-up were vegetable oils and polyunsaturated margarines, processed meats and meat pies. By follow-up at 1 year (mean time since quitting 31 and 41 weeks for men and women respectively) there were no detectable differences in energy and total fat intakes. However, intakes of eicosapentaenoic acid and pteroylglutamate (folate) were statistically significantly higher in the quitters compared with the continuing smokers (37% for eicosapentaenoic acid and 16% for folate). We conclude that the short-term increase in dietary intake of linoleic acid, which is not sustained by 1 year, cannot explain the reduction in risk of coronary disease following smoking cessation.
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- R L Thompson
- Department of Medicine, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital
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Machlin LJ. Beyond deficiency. New views on the function and health effects of vitamins. Introduction. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1992; 669:1-6. [PMID: 1444017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb17084.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- L J Machlin
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Nutley, New Jersey 07110
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