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Filis P, Markozannes G, Chan DS, Mauri D, Foukakis T, Matikas A, Droufakou S, Pentheroudakis G, Tsilidis K. Grading the evidence for physical activity and any outcome in cancer survivors: An Umbrella review of 740 meta-analytic associations. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2024; 207:104602. [PMID: 39730034 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2024.104602] [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: 11/17/2024] [Revised: 12/17/2024] [Accepted: 12/18/2024] [Indexed: 12/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To contribute to the refinement of future physical activity (PA) guidelines, which have remained mostly generic until now, we performed an umbrella review of meta-analyses for PA in cancer survivors. METHODS Medline and Scopus databases were searched in January 2024 for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the association/effect of any type of PA in every cancer type and for any studied outcome. Statistically significant meta-analyses were categorized into four evidence groups (strong, highly suggestive, suggestive, weak) using pre-established grading criteria. RESULTS A total of 102 publications reporting 740 meta-analytic associations were identified, including breast (n = 427), prostate (n = 104), hematological (n = 58), colorectal (n = 79) and lung (n = 54) cancer survivors. Overall, 401 (54 %) associations were nominally statistically significant, of which 16 were categorised as strong, 10 as highly suggestive, and 93 as suggestive evidence. In breast cancer, there was strong or highly suggestive evidence that post-diagnosis PA is associated with lower all-cause mortality, recurrence, cancer-related fatigue, depression, and higher mental health, body strength, aerobic capacity, and weight loss. In prostate cancer, strong evidence was identified for the positive association of PA with cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and fatigue amelioration. In colorectal cancer, strong and highly suggestive evidence supported the association of PA with lower all-cause mortality. In lung cancer, strong evidence supported the association of preoperative combination of breathing exercise and PA with reduced length of hospital stay. CONCLUSION This grading of the entirety of the available evidence can facilitate robust introduction of targeted exercise prescription in oncology care as standard practice.
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- Panagiotis Filis
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece; Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece.
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece.
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- Department of Oncology/Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17164, Sweden; Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17164, Sweden.
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- Department of Oncology/Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17164, Sweden; Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17164, Sweden.
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- 5th Department of Medical Oncology, Iaso General Clinic, Athens 15123, Greece.
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK.
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Morelli P, Garneau V, Miville-Deschênes L, Morin-Bernier J, Vohl MC, Desroches S, Keathley J. Informing Evidence-based Practice in Nutritional Genomics: An Educational Needs Assessment of Nutrition Care Providers in Canada. CAN J DIET PRACT RES 2024; 85:379-387. [PMID: 39109587 DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2024-010] [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: 01/07/2025]
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Purpose: To investigate why Canadian nutrition care providers choose, or not, to integrate nutritional genomics into practice, and to evaluate the nutritional genomics training/education experiences and needs of nutrition providers in Canada, while comparing those of dietitians to non-dietitians.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was distributed across Canada from June 2021 to April 2022.Results: In total, 457 healthcare providers (HCPs) [n = 371 dietitians (81.2%)] met the inclusion criteria. The majority (n = 372; 82.1%) reported having no experience offering nutritional genomics to clients (n = 4 did not respond). Of the 81 respondents with experience (17.9%), the most common reason to integrate nutrigenetic testing into practice was the perception that clients would be more motivated to change their eating habits (70.4%), while the most common reason for not integrating such tests was the perception that the nutrigenetic testing process is too complicated (n = 313; 84.1%). Dietitians were more likely than non-dietitians to view existing scientific evidence as an important educational topic (p = 0.002). The most selected useful educational resource by all HCPs was clinical practice guidelines (n = 364; 85.4%).Conclusions: Both dietitians and non-dietitians express a desire for greater nutritional genomics training/education; specific educational needs differ by type of HCP. Low implementation of nutrigenetic testing may be partly attributed to other identified barriers.
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- Paulina Morelli
- Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
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- Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, QC
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, QC
- Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
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Singhal S, Bhadana R, Jain BP, Gautam A, Pandey S, Rani V. Role of gut microbiota in tumorigenesis and antitumoral therapies: an updated review. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2024; 40:3716-3742. [PMID: 36632709 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2023.2166268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Gut microbiota plays a prominent role in regulation of host nutrientmetabolism, drug and xenobiotics metabolism, immunomodulation and defense against pathogens. It synthesizes numerous metabolites thatmaintain the homeostasis of host. Any disbalance in the normalmicrobiota of gut can lead to pathological conditions includinginflammation and tumorigenesis. In the past few decades, theimportance of gut microbiota and its implication in various diseases, including cancer has been a prime focus in the field of research. Itplays a dual role in tumorigenesis, where it can accelerate as wellas inhibit the process. Various evidences validate the effects of gutmicrobiota in development and progression of malignancies, wheremanipulation of gut microbiota by probiotics, prebiotics, dietarymodifications and faecal microbiota transfer play a significant role.In this review, we focus on the current understanding of theinterrelationship between gut microbiota, immune system and cancer,the mechanisms by which they play dual role in promotion andinhibition of tumorigenesis. We have also discussed the role ofcertain bacteria with probiotic characteristics which can be used tomodulate the outcome of the various anti-cancer therapies under theinfluence of the alteration in the composition of gut microbiota.Future research primarily focusing on the microbiota as a communitywhich affect and modulate the treatment for cancer would benoteworthy in the field of oncology. This necessitates acomprehensive knowledge of the roles of individual as well asconsortium of microbiota in relation to physiology and response ofthe host.
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- Shivani Singhal
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India
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- Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Govt Vishwanath Yadav Tamaskar Post-Graduate Autonomous College Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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Mititelu M, Licu M, Neacșu SM, Călin MF, Matei SR, Scafa-Udriște A, Stanciu TI, Busnatu ȘS, Olteanu G, Măru N, Boroghină SC, Lupu S, Coliță A, Mănescu MI, Lupu CE. An Assessment of Behavioral Risk Factors in Oncology Patients. Nutrients 2024; 16:2527. [PMID: 39125407 PMCID: PMC11314614 DOI: 10.3390/nu16152527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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An evaluation of the behavioral risk factors that contribute to the incidence and evolution of cancer in oncology patients was conducted through a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire completed by 206 patients (101 men and 105 women) diagnosed with various types of cancer. These patients were selected from different oncology centers in Romania, located in Bucharest and Constanta. Among the respondents, 91 are of normal weight, 12 are underweight, 62 are overweight, and 41 are obese, with overweight individuals predominating (p = 0.799). Regarding the presence of behavioral risk factors that can aggravate oncological pathology, it is found that 10 respondents consume alcohol daily, 36 consume it weekly with varying frequencies (p = 0.012), 26 respondents smoke excessively daily, and 12 respondents smoke 1-2 cigarettes daily (p = 0.438). Additionally, 40 respondents rarely engage in physical activity, and 71 respondents do not engage in physical activity at all as they do not typically participate in sports (p = 0.041). Thus, respondents with colon cancer tend to consume sweets, pastries and even fast food or fried foods more often, while the daily consumption of vegetables and fruits is insufficient, according to the recommendations of nutrition guidelines (a minimum of four portions per day). The analysis found that smoking and excessive alcohol consumption were associated with an increased incidence of lung and liver cancer. The lack of regular physical activity was identified as a risk factor for breast and colon cancer. An unhealthy diet, characterized by a low consumption of fruits and vegetables and high intake of processed foods, was correlated with a higher incidence of colorectal cancer. Additionally, non-adherence to medical advice was associated with poorer clinical outcomes and faster disease progression. The majority of respondents who declared that they did not feel an improvement in their state of health in the last period were among those who stated that they did not fully comply with the oncologist's recommendations. Identifying and modifying behavioral risk factors can play a crucial role in cancer prevention and in improving the prognosis and quality of life of cancer patients.
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- Magdalena Mititelu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania; (M.M.); (G.O.); (M.I.M.)
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- Department of Ethics and Academic Integrity, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Bio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020945 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Faculty Psychology & Educational Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900527 Constanta, Romania; (M.F.C.); (S.R.M.)
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- Faculty Psychology & Educational Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900527 Constanta, Romania; (M.F.C.); (S.R.M.)
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania; (M.M.); (G.O.); (M.I.M.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020945 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Complementary Sciences, History of Medicine and Medical Culture, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Navigation and Naval Transport, Faculty of Navigation and Naval Management, “Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, 900218 Constanta, Romania;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania; (M.M.); (G.O.); (M.I.M.)
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- Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, 900001 Constanta, Romania;
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Shi J, Shen H, Huang H, Zhan L, Chen W, Zhou Z, Lv Y, Xiong K, Jiang Z, Chen Q, Liu L. Gut microbiota characteristics of colorectal cancer patients in Hubei, China, and differences with cohorts from other Chinese regions. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1395514. [PMID: 38962132 PMCID: PMC11220721 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1395514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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The research on the correlation or causality between gut microbiota and the occurrence, development, and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) is receiving increasing emphasis. At the same time, the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer vary among individuals and regions, as does the gut microbiota. In order to gain a better understanding of the characteristics of the gut microbiota in CRC patients and the differences between different regions, we initially compared the gut microbiota of 25 CRC patients and 26 healthy controls in the central region of China (Hubei Province) using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, and Escherichia-Shigella were significantly enriched in CRC patients. In addition, we also compared the potential differences in functional pathways between the CRC group and the healthy control group using PICRUSt's functional prediction analysis. We then analyzed and compared it with five cohort studies from various regions of China, including Central, East, and Northeast China. We found that geographical factors may affect the composition of intestinal microbiota in CRC patients. The composition of intestinal microbiota is crucial information that influences colorectal cancer screening, early detection, and the prediction of CRC treatment outcomes. This emphasizes the importance of conducting research on CRC-related gut microbiota in various regions of China.
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- Jianguo Shi
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Colorectal Disease, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Lin D, Zheng T, Huang S, Liu R, Guan S, Zhang Z. Identification of a novel macrophage-related prognostic signature in colorectal cancer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2767. [PMID: 38307957 PMCID: PMC10837438 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53207-9] [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: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent and deadliest illnesses all around the world. Growing proofs demonstrate that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are of critical importance in CRC pathogenesis, but their mechanisms remain yet unknown. The current research was designed to recognize underlying biomarkers associated with TAMs in CRC. We screened macrophage-related gene modules through WGCNA, selected hub genes utilizing the LASSO algorithm and COX regression, and established a model. External validation was performed by expression analysis using datasets GSE14333, GSE74602, and GSE87211. After validating the bioinformatics results using real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR, we identified SPP1, C5AR1, MMP3, TIMP1, ADAM8 as potential biomarkers associated with macrophages in CRC.
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- Dongfa Lin
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, Jilin University, School of Life Sciences, Changchun, 130012, China
- Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, No. 248 East Street, Quanzhou, 362000, Fujian, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Sheng Yushou center of Cell Biology and Immunology, Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, Jilin University, School of Life Sciences, Changchun, 130012, China.
- Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, No. 248 East Street, Quanzhou, 362000, Fujian, China.
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Wang Y, Guo F, Song W, Guo W, Shao J, Liu Y. Crosstalk of cuproptosis-related subtypes, establishment of a prognostic signature, and immune infiltration characteristics in gastric cancer. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24411. [PMID: 38298669 PMCID: PMC10827783 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24411] [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: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Background Cuproptosis is a novel form of cellular demise that occurs through a unique pathway involving lipoylated proteins in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and is closely linked to mitochondrial metabolism. Nevertheless, the comprehensive elucidation of the impact of carcinogenesis-associated genes (CRGs) on prognosis, tumor microenvironment (TME), and therapeutic response in patients with gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Methods In total, 1374 GC samples were gathered from three Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets and The Cancer Genome Atlas database. The samples were then stratified into different subtypes through unsupervised clustering of the 13 CRG profiles. The CRG_score was developed to quantify CRG patterns of individual tumors. Subsequently, we investigated the associations among the various groups and clinicopathological features, immune infiltration features, TME mutation status, and response to immunotherapy. Results The GC samples were divided into two clusters based on their distinct clinicopathological features, prognosis, and immune characteristics. Using LASSO and Cox regression analyses, 9 genes were identified for constructing a prognostic signature related to cuproptosis. The novel signature displayed outstanding durability and prognostic capability for the overall lifespan of individuals. Additionally, the expression levels of signature genes in GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were tested by qRT-PCR. Moreover, we developed a remarkably dependable nomogram to enhance the practicality of the CRG_score in clinical settings. High tumor mutation burden, increased microsatellite instability-high, immune activation, along with good survival probability and increased immunoreactivity to immune checkpoint inhibitors, were distinguishing features of low CRG_scores. Conclusions The findings of this study revealed the possible impacts of CRGs on the TME, clinical and pathological characteristics, and outlook of patients with GC. This signature was strongly linked to the immune response against GC and has the potential to serve as a valuable tool for predicting patient prognosis.
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- Yatao Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Deveci Özkan A, Alimudin J, Kilciler Y, Yuksel B, Aksoy O, Betts Z. In vitro chemo-protective effect of Eisenia foetida coelomic fluid against histone deacetylase inhibitor-induced oxidative toxicity in breast cancer cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 33:1728-1737. [PMID: 36122174 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2120970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing new drugs from natural products is important for therapeutic effects to minimise tissue toxicity of drugs used in cancer treatment. Eisenia foetida is a worm with a double transport system consisting of coelomic fluid (ECF) that can be used as alternative medicine. It is important to eliminate or reduce the high cytotoxicity of sodium butyrate (NaBu), a chemotherapeutic agent used in breast cancer treatment, for both neoplastic and normal cells. We aimed to evaluate the effect of ECF on the oxidative toxicity induced by NaBu in MCF-7 cells, changes in ROS production levels and expression of cell death and ROS-related genes. It was determined that the expression levels of Bax and Bcl-2 genes remained unchanged, while the amount of ROS decreased significantly in MCF-7 cells exposed to NaBu with ECF. Thus, ECF may be a potential therapeutic molecule with fewer side effects in cancer treatment in the future.
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- Asuman Deveci Özkan
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Kocaeli Vocational School of Health Services, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Pan D, Su M, Xu D, Wang Y, Gao H, Smith JD, Sun J, Wang X, Yan Q, Song G, Lu Y, Feng W, Wang S, Sun G. Exploring the Interplay Between Vitamin B 12-related Biomarkers, DNA Methylation, and Gene-Nutrition Interaction in Esophageal Precancerous Lesions. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:102889. [PMID: 37738887 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.102889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin B12 depletion has been suggested to be associated with esophageal precancerous lesions (EPL). However, the potential mechanisms remain unclear. AIMS This study aims to evaluate the role of vitamin B12 and its regulated epigenetic modification in EPL and provide preliminary information on the identification of potential molecular biomarkers for the early prediction of EPL. METHODS We collected information and samples from the Early Diagnosis and Early Treatment Project of Esophageal Cancer database from 200 EPL cases and 200 matched controls. Vitamin B12, one-carbon metabolism biomarkers, genetic polymorphism of TCN2 C776G, and DNA methylation were compared. Preliminarily identified candidate promoters of differentially methylated CpG positions were further verified by targeted bisulfite sequencing. RESULTS EPL cases had significantly lower serum levels of vitamin B12 and transcobalamin II, and higher serum levels of homocysteine and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate than controls. The TCN2 C776G polymorphism was found to be associated with susceptibility to EPL and may interact with vitamin B12 nutritional status to influence the risk of EPL in male subjects. In addition, global hypomethylation related to vitamin B12 depletion was observed in EPL cases, along with region-specific hypermethylation of UGT2B15 and FGFR2 promoters. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that vitamin B12 depletion may be associated with aberrant DNA methylation and increased risk of EPL through the one-carbon metabolism pathway, presents that the TCN2 C776G polymorphism may interact with vitamin B12 nutritional status to affect EPL risk in males, and also identifies specific locations in the UGT2B15 and FGFR2 promoters with potential as promising molecular biomarkers.
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- Da Pan
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Huai'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Huai'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an, PR China
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- Huai'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an, PR China
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- Huai'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Huai'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai'an, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China; School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
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Liu X, Li Y. Genetic correlation for alcohol consumption between Europeans and East Asians. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:652. [PMID: 37904118 PMCID: PMC10614326 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09766-8] [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: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many genetic variants associated with alcohol consumption in Europeans and East Asians, as well as other populations. However, the genetic homogeneity and heterogeneity between these populations have not been thoroughly investigated, despite evidence of varying effect sizes of variants between ethnicities and the presence of population-specific strong signals of selection on loci associated with alcohol consumption. In order to better understand the relationship between Europeans and East Asians in the genetic architecture of alcohol consumption, we compared their heritability and evaluated their genetic correlation using GWAS results from UK Biobank (UKB) and Biobank Japan (BBJ). We found that these two populations have low genetic correlation due to the large difference on chromosome 12. After excluding this chromosome, the genetic correlation was moderately high ([Formula: see text] = 0.544, p = 1.12e-4) and 44.31% of the genome-wide causal variants were inferred to be shared between Europeans and East Asians. Given those observations, we conducted a meta-analysis on UKB and BBJ and identified new signals, including the CADM2 gene on chromosome 3, which has been associated with various behavioral and metabolic traits. Overall, our findings suggest that the genetic architecture of alcohol consumption is largely shared between Europeans and East Asians, but there are exceptions such as the enrichment of heritability on chromosome 12 in East Asians.
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- Xuan Liu
- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Taizhou, China.
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Christopoulos P, Matsas A, Eleftheriades M, Kotsira G, Eleftheriades A, Vlahos NF. Investigating the Link between Early Life and Breast Anomalies. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10030601. [PMID: 36980159 PMCID: PMC10047184 DOI: 10.3390/children10030601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Several factors during childhood and adolescence are thought to be associated with the development of proliferative benign breast diseases and breast cancer in adulthood. In order to identify them, the authors conducted an extensive review of the literature up to October 2022, searching for clinical studies, reports, and guidelines in English. A thorough Medline/Pubmed and Google scholar database research was performed, investigating the link between diet, exercise, age of menarche, body mass index, ionizing radiation exposure during childhood and adolescence, and proliferative breast diseases and breast cancer in adulthood. A list of keywords, including breast disorders, adolescence, childhood, and breast cancer was included in our search algorithm. Numerous studies concede that the development of breast disease in adulthood is influenced by various risk factors, whose influence begins during early childhood and adolescence.
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- Panagiotis Christopoulos
- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
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Xu R, Jin Y, Tang S, Wang W, Sun YE, Liu Y, Zhang W, Hou B, Huang Y, Ma Z. Association between single nucleotide variants and severe chronic pain in older adult patients after lower extremity arthroplasty. J Orthop Surg Res 2023; 18:184. [PMID: 36895017 PMCID: PMC9999576 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03683-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the main causes of disability worldwide and occurs mostly in the older adults. Total hip or knee arthroplasty is the most effective method to treat OA. However, severe postsurgical pain leading to a poor prognosis. So, investigating the population genetics and genes related to severe chronic pain in older adult patients after lower extremity arthroplasty is helpful to improve the quality of treatment. METHODS We collected blood samples from elderly patients who underwent lower extremity arthroplasty from September 2020 to February 2021 at the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School. The enrolled patients provided measures of pain intensity using the numerical rating scale on the 90th day after surgery. Patients were divided into the case group (Group A) and the control group (Group B) including 10 patients respectively by the numerical rating scale. DNA was isolated from the blood samples of the two groups for whole-exome sequencing. RESULTS In total, 661 variants were identified in the 507 gene regions that were significantly different between both groups (P < 0.05), including CASP5, RASGEF1A, CYP4B1, etc. These genes are mainly involved in biological processes, including cell-cell adhesion, ECM-receptor interaction, metabolism, secretion of bioactive substances, ion binding and transport, regulation of DNA methylation, and chromatin assembly. CONCLUSIONS The current study shows some variants within genes are significantly associated with severe postsurgical chronic pain in older adult patients after lower extremity arthroplasty, indicating a genetic predisposition for chronic postsurgical pain. The study was registered according to ICMJE guidelines. The trial registration number is ChiCTR2000031655 and registration date is April 6th, 2020.
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- Rui Xu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Ren JL, Yang L, Qiu S, Zhang AH, Wang XJ. Efficacy evaluation, active ingredients, and multitarget exploration of herbal medicine. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2023; 34:146-157. [PMID: 36710216 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Evidence shows that herbal medicine (HM) could be beneficial for the treatment of various diseases. However, complexities present in HM due to the unclear bioactive compounds, mechanisms of action, undetermined targets for therapy, and nonspecific features for metabolism, are currently an obstacle for the progression of novel drug discovery. Metabolomics could be a potential tool to overcome these issues and for the understanding of HM from a small-molecule metabolism level. The chinmedomics-based metabolomics method assesses the overall metabolism of organisms with a holistic view and shows great potential for understanding metabolic pathways, evaluating curative effects, clarifying mechanisms, discovering active ingredients, and precision medicine. This review focuses on the efficacy evaluation, active ingredient discovery, and target exploration of HM based on metabolomics and chinmedomics.
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- Jun-Ling Ren
- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Functional Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road 111, Guangzhou, China
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- International Advanced Functional Omics Platform, Scientific Experiment Center, Hainan Medical University, Xueyuan Road 3, Haikou 571199, China
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- International Advanced Functional Omics Platform, Scientific Experiment Center, Hainan Medical University, Xueyuan Road 3, Haikou 571199, China.
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center, Functional Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin, China; State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road 111, Guangzhou, China.
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Chen Y, Yan W, Yang K, Qian Y, Chen Y, Wang R, Zhu J, He Y, Wu H, Zhang G, Shi T, Chen W. Integrated multi-dimensional analysis highlights DHCR7 mutations involving in cholesterol biosynthesis and contributing therapy of gastric cancer. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2023; 42:36. [PMID: 36710342 PMCID: PMC9885627 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-023-02611-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genetic background plays an important role in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer (GC). With the application of genome-wide association study (GWAS), an increasing number of tumor susceptibility genes in gastric cancer have been discovered. While little of them can be further applicated in clinical diagnosis and treatment due to the lack of in-depth analysis. METHODS A GWAS of peripheral blood leukocytes from GC patients was performed to identify and obtain genetic background data. In combination with a clinical investigation, key SNP mutations and mutated genes were screened. Via in vitro and in vivo experiments, the function of the mutated gene was verified in GC. Via a combination of molecular function studies and amino acid network analysis, co-mutations were discovered and further identified as potential therapeutic targets. RESULTS At the genetic level, the G allele of rs104886038 in DHCR7 was a protective factor identified by the GWAS. Clinical investigation showed that patients with the rs104886038 A/G genotype, age ≥ 60, smoking ≥ 10 cigarettes/day, heavy drinking and H. pylori infection were independent risk factors for GC, with odds ratios of 12.33 (95% CI, 2.10 ~ 72.54), 20.42 (95% CI, 2.46 ~ 169.83), and 11.39 (95% CI, 1.82 ~ 71.21), respectively. Then molecular function studies indicated that DHCR7 regulated cell proliferation, migration, and invasion as well as apoptosis resistance via cellular cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. Further amino acid network analysis based on the predicted structure of DHCR7 and experimental verification indicated that rs104886035 and rs104886038 co-mutation reduced the stability of DHCR7 and induced its degradation. DHCR7 mutation suppressed the malignant behaviour of GC cells and induced apoptosis via inhibition on cell cholesterol biosynthesis. CONCLUSION In this work, we provided a comprehensive multi-dimensional analysis strategy which can be applied to in-depth exploration of GWAS data. DHCR7 and its mutation sites identified by this strategy are potential theratic targets of GC via inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis.
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- Yuqi Chen
- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Bioinformatics, Center for Systems Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 178 East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, 215021 China ,grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 178 East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, 215021 China ,grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 178 East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, 215021 China ,grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006 China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 178 East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, 215021 China ,grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China ,grid.429222.d0000 0004 1798 0228Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Xanthohumol-Enriched Beer Does Not Exert Antitumorigenic Effects on HeLa Cell Line In Vivo. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031070. [PMID: 36770737 PMCID: PMC9918897 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Xanthohumol is a hop-derived flavonoid that has been widely examined for its health-protecting and antitumorigenic properties, but not yet in a natural beer matrix. The aim of the study was to investigate the antitumorigenic potential of a xanthohumol-enriched beer in vivo. Four groups of 4 × 10 nude mice were formed. Following the injection of HeLa tumorigenic cell lines, the treatment groups were administered a xanthohumol supplementation for 100 days, either dissolved in beer or in an ethanolic solution with the same alcohol strength as beer. The control groups received un-supplemented material. The terminal tumor masses, liver weights, and plasma antioxidant capacities (FRAP and ABTS methods) were measured. For the statistical analysis, a two-way ANOVA test was performed (p < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in tumor size between the groups. Xanthohumol did not induce higher levels of plasma antioxidant capacity, neither in beer nor in the water-ethanol matrix. The terminal liver weights were significantly higher in the control group receiving the unsupplemented ethanol solution. Xanthohumol dissolved in beer or in the water-alcohol matrix did not have a protective effect on tumor growth, nor did it have a positive effect on plasma antioxidant capacity either. However, beer with added xanthohumol had a less harmful effect on the liver compared to the supplemented water-ethanol solution. Our results indicate the possible negative countereffect of ethanol; however, further investigations are needed.
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Lee BY, Ordovás JM, Parks EJ, Anderson CAM, Barabási AL, Clinton SK, de la Haye K, Duffy VB, Franks PW, Ginexi EM, Hammond KJ, Hanlon EC, Hittle M, Ho E, Horn AL, Isaacson RS, Mabry PL, Malone S, Martin CK, Mattei J, Meydani SN, Nelson LM, Neuhouser ML, Parent B, Pronk NP, Roche HM, Saria S, Scheer FAJL, Segal E, Sevick MA, Spector TD, Van Horn L, Varady KA, Voruganti VS, Martinez MF. Research gaps and opportunities in precision nutrition: an NIH workshop report. Am J Clin Nutr 2022; 116:1877-1900. [PMID: 36055772 PMCID: PMC9761773 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Precision nutrition is an emerging concept that aims to develop nutrition recommendations tailored to different people's circumstances and biological characteristics. Responses to dietary change and the resulting health outcomes from consuming different diets may vary significantly between people based on interactions between their genetic backgrounds, physiology, microbiome, underlying health status, behaviors, social influences, and environmental exposures. On 11-12 January 2021, the National Institutes of Health convened a workshop entitled "Precision Nutrition: Research Gaps and Opportunities" to bring together experts to discuss the issues involved in better understanding and addressing precision nutrition. The workshop proceeded in 3 parts: part I covered many aspects of genetics and physiology that mediate the links between nutrient intake and health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer disease, and cancer; part II reviewed potential contributors to interindividual variability in dietary exposures and responses such as baseline nutritional status, circadian rhythm/sleep, environmental exposures, sensory properties of food, stress, inflammation, and the social determinants of health; part III presented the need for systems approaches, with new methods and technologies that can facilitate the study and implementation of precision nutrition, and workforce development needed to create a new generation of researchers. The workshop concluded that much research will be needed before more precise nutrition recommendations can be achieved. This includes better understanding and accounting for variables such as age, sex, ethnicity, medical history, genetics, and social and environmental factors. The advent of new methods and technologies and the availability of considerably more data bring tremendous opportunity. However, the field must proceed with appropriate levels of caution and make sure the factors listed above are all considered, and systems approaches and methods are incorporated. It will be important to develop and train an expanded workforce with the goal of reducing health disparities and improving precision nutritional advice for all Americans.
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- Bruce Y Lee
- Health Policy and Management, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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- USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, MO, USA
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- Network Science Institute and Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation, Hellerup, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Lund University Diabetes Center, Sweden
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- National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Computer Science, Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Public Health and Human Sciences, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Information Sciences Institute, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Ingestive Behavior Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Nutrition, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- UCD Conway Institute, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Medicine and Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Computer Science and Applied Math, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nutrition and Nutrition Research Institute, Gillings School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Health Policy and Management, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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Sánchez-Lafuente CL, Reive BS, Kalynchuk LE, Caruncho HJ. A Scoping Review of Rodent Studies Investigating the Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Brain Underlying the Effects of Diet on Depressive-like Behaviour. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123213. [PMID: 36551970 PMCID: PMC9775686 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A healthy diet has been highly associated with a decreased risk for mental health problems such as major depression. Evidence from human studies shows that diet can influence mood but there is a poor understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind these effects, especially the role of epigenetic alterations in the brain. Our objective was to use the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) format to gather all recent studies using animal models that investigate direct or indirect (on the offspring) effects of diet on depressive symptoms, including studies that assess epigenetic mechanisms in the brain. In this format, two authors conducted independent database searches of PubMed, Web of Science, and Academic search premier using one search block "diet epigenetics depression" to find papers published between 2000 and 2022. Relevant studies were selected using pre-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria that were performed independently by the two authors before a subset of studies were selected for qualitative analysis. A total of 11 studies met the inclusion criteria for this systematic scoping review. We found that the literature focuses primarily on the effects of individual nutrients, instead of a specific diet, on despair-like behaviour and anxiety. Studies are heterogenous with the techniques used to asses epigenetic changes in the brain and therefore making it hard to reach common mechanistic explanations. However, all studies report diet-induced changes in the epigenome mainly by the action of DNA methylation, histone acetylation and microRNAs that are parallelel with changes in behaviour. Moreover studies show that inadequate maternal diets can make the offspring more susceptible to develop anxiety and depressive-like behaviour later in life, which is paralleled with changes in the epigenome. Overall, this systematic review shows that there is some literature suggesting a role of brain epigenetics on the diet-induced protective or detrimental effects, specifically on anxiety and depressive-like behaviour. However, studies are limited, lacking the study of some types of diets, behavioural tasks or epigenetic mechanisms. Nevertherless, it shows the importance of genome-environment interactions, bringing new insights towards mechanisms that could be involved in the pathophysiology of mood disorders as well as putative therapeutic targets.
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Leeming RC, Koutros S, Karagas MR, Baris D, Schwenn M, Johnson A, Zens MS, Schned AR, Rothman N, Silverman DT, Passarelli MN. Diet quality, common genetic polymorphisms, and bladder cancer risk in a New England population-based study. Eur J Nutr 2022; 61:3905-3913. [PMID: 35759030 PMCID: PMC10329807 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-02932-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE We examined the interaction between common genetic bladder cancer variants, diet quality, and bladder cancer risk in a population-based case-control study conducted in New England. METHODS At the time of enrollment, 806 bladder cancer cases and 974 controls provided a DNA sample and completed a diet history questionnaire. Diet quality was assessed using the 2010 Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010) score. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reported in genome-wide association studies to be associated with bladder cancer risk were combined into a polygenic risk score and also examined individually for interaction with the AHEI-2010. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using logistic regression. RESULTS A 1-standard deviation increase in polygenic risk score was associated with higher bladder cancer risk (OR, 1.34; 95% CI 1.21-1.49). Adherence to the AHEI-2010 was not associated with bladder cancer risk (OR, 0.99; 95% CI 0.98-1.00) and the polygenic risk score did not appear to modify the association between the AHEI-2010 and bladder cancer risk. In single-SNP analyses, rs8102137 (bladder cancer risk allele, C) modified the association between the AHEI-2010 total score and bladder cancer risk, with the strongest evidence for the AHEI-2010 long chain fat guideline (OR for TT, 0.92; 95% CI 0.87-0.98; OR for CT, 1.02; 95% CI 0.96-1.08; OR for CC, 1.03; 95% CI 0.93-1.14; p for interaction, 0.02). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, rs8102137 near the cyclin E1 gene ( CCNE1 ) may be involved in gene-diet interactions for bladder cancer risk.
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- Reno C Leeming
- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, HB 7927, Hanover, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, HB 7927, Hanover, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, HB 7927, Hanover, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, HB 7927, Hanover, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.
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Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Oxidative Stress in a Sample of Patients Recruited in a Dietary Center in a Southern University Hospital: A Retrospective Study. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58111670. [DOI: 10.3390/medicina58111670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background and objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effects of alcohol consumption on oxidative stress. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted by analyzing the increase in lipid peroxidation, the reduction of antioxidant defenses and the alteration of the oxidation/antioxidant balance after the administration of ethanol in 25% aqueous solution (v/v) at a concentration of 0.76 g/kg of body weight daily in two doses for 3 days. The changes in oxidative stress indices were investigated by standard methods previously described. Results: Ethanol administration has determined a significant increase in plasma levels of lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH), malonilaldehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSH), and a decrease in total antioxidant capacity (TAC), reduced glutathione (GSH) and GSH/GSSH ratio. Conclusions: In the proposed experimental condition, the excessive and repeated consumption of ethanol causes oxidative damage, as shown by the increase in lipid peroxidation, the reduction of antioxidant defenses and the alteration of the oxidation/antioxidant balance, which, at least in part, are responsible for the harmful effects of excess ethanol.
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Lung Cancer Risk in Men and Compliance with the 2018 WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14204295. [PMID: 36296978 PMCID: PMC9607029 DOI: 10.3390/nu14204295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the most common and deadly form of cancer worldwide, especially in men. The 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) updated cancer prevention recommendations, and a standard scoring system (2018 WCRF/AICR Score) was published. The purpose of this study was to develop the adapted version of the 2018 WCRF/AICR Score with respect to lung cancer prevention recommendation (Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score) and to examine the association between lung cancer risk in men and the Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score as well as its single components. A case-control study was conducted among 439 men aged 45-80 years (187 controls, 252 primary lung cancer cases). Lifestyle and dietary data were collected with a questionnaire including the 62-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-6®). The Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score was used as a categorized and continuous variable. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for lung cancer risk were calculated with the partly and fully adjusted model. One component of the score was independently associated with a lower risk of lung cancer in men, regardless of the set of confounders used. In the fully adjusted model following the recommendation "Limit smoking" was associated with a lower risk of lung cancer-in the never smokers by 87% (OR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.04-0.37; p = 0.0002) and in the moderate smokers by 45% (OR: 0.55; 95% CI: 0.33-0.91; p = 0.0189) compared with the heavy smokers as a reference. By adding the single components making up the Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score, the combination of three components or more, reducing the risk of lung cancer compared to lower compliance as a reference by 45% to 78% and by 39% to 66% for intermediate compliance (except two models out of seven) and higher compliance, respectively. In the fully adjusted model, the risk of lung cancer for the total Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score was lower by 47% (OR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.32-0.88; p = 0.0129) in higher compliance with the score compared to those with the lower compliance. Each one-point increase in the Ad-LC WCRF/AICR Score reduced lung cancer risk by 34% (OR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.45-0.95; p = 0.0267). The results support previous evidence that limiting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer in men. It also provides an insight into cancer research by showing that following the combined 2018 cancer prevention recommendations related to diet, lifestyle and body fatness was associated with a lower risk of lung cancer in men.
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Zhou X, Wang L, Xiao J, Sun J, Yu L, Zhang H, Meng X, Yuan S, Timofeeva M, Law PJ, Houlston RS, Ding K, Dunlop MG, Theodoratou E, Li X. Alcohol consumption, DNA methylation and colorectal cancer risk: Results from pooled cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis. Int J Cancer 2022; 151:83-94. [PMID: 35102554 PMCID: PMC9487984 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Alcohol consumption is thought to be one of the modifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the causality and mechanisms by which alcohol exerts its carcinogenic effect are unclear. We evaluated the association between alcohol consumption and CRC risk by analyzing data from 32 cohort studies and conducted two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine for casual relationship. To explore the effect of alcohol related DNA methylation on CRC risk, we performed an epigenetic MR analysis with data from an epigenome-wide association study (EWAS). We additionally performed gene-alcohol interaction analysis nested in the UK Biobank to assess effect modification between alcohol consumption and susceptibility genes. We discovered distinct effects of alcohol on CRC incidence and mortality from the meta-analyses, and genetic predisposition to alcohol drinking was causally associated with an increased CRC risk (OR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.23-2.61) using two-sample MR approaches. In epigenetic MR analysis, two alcohol-related CpG sites (cg05593667 and cg10045354 mapped to COLCA1/COLCA2 gene) were identified causally associated with an increased CRC risk (P < 8.20 × 10-4 ). Gene-alcohol interaction analysis revealed that carriage of the risk allele of the eQTL (rs3087967) and mQTL (rs11213823) polymorphism of COLCA1/COLCA2 would interact with alcohol consumption to increase CRC risk (PInteraction = .027 and PInteraction = .016). Our study provides comprehensive evidence to elucidate the role of alcohol in CRC and highlights that the pathogenic effect of alcohol on CRC could be partly attributed to DNA methylation by regulating the expression of COLCA1/COLCA2 gene.
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- Xuan Zhou
- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- College of Public HealthZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- Division of PsychiatryUniversity College of LondonLondonUK
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- Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional EpidemiologyInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh CentreMedical Research Council Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Division of Genetics and EpidemiologyThe Institute of Cancer ResearchLondonUK
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- Division of Genetics and EpidemiologyThe Institute of Cancer ResearchLondonUK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and OncologyKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh CentreMedical Research Council Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Cancer Research UK Edinburgh CentreMedical Research Council Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
- Centre for Global HealthUsher Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, and Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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Keathley J, Garneau V, Marcil V, Mutch DM, Robitaille J, Rudkowska I, Sofian G, Desroches S, Vohl MC. Clinical Practice Guidelines Using GRADE and AGREE II for the Impact of Genetic Variants on Plasma Lipid/Lipoprotein/Apolipoprotein Responsiveness to Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Front Nutr 2022; 8:768474. [PMID: 35237638 PMCID: PMC8883048 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.768474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background A recent systematic review, which used the GRADE methodology, concluded that there is strong evidence for two gene-diet associations related to omega-3 and plasma triglyceride (TG) responses. Systematic reviews can be used to inform the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Objective To provide guidance for clinical practice related to genetic testing for evaluating responsiveness to dietary/supplemental omega-3s and their impact on plasma lipids/lipoproteins/apolipoproteins. Design Using the results of the abovementioned systematic review, the first CPGs in nutrigenetics were developed using the established GRADE methodology and AGREE II approach. Results Three clinical practice recommendations were developed. Most gene-diet associations identified in the literature lack adequate scientific and clinical validity to warrant consideration for implementing in a practice setting. However, two gene-diet associations with strong evidence (GRADE quality: moderate and high) can be considered for implementation into clinical practice in certain cases: male APOE-E4 carriers (rs429358, rs7412) and TG changes in response to the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as well as a 31-SNP nutrigenetic risk score and TG changes in response to EPA+DHA among adults with overweight/obesity. Ethical and regulatory implications must be considered when providing APOE nutrigenetic tests given the well-established link between APOE genetic variation and Alzheimer's Disease. Conclusion Most of the evidence in this area is not ready for implementation into clinical practice primarily due to low scientific validity (low quality of evidence). However, the first CPGs in nutrigenetics have been developed for two nutrigenetic associations with strong scientific validity, related to dietary/supplemental omega-3 and TG responses.
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- Justine Keathley
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Endocrinology and Nephrology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Marie-Claude Vohl
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Jin C, Li R, Deng T, Lin Z, Li H, Yang Y, Su Q, Wang J, Yang Y, Wang J, Chen G, Wang Y. Association between dried fruit intake and pan-cancers incidence risk: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Front Nutr 2022; 9:899137. [PMID: 35923199 PMCID: PMC9339715 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.899137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Observational studies have revealed that dried fruit intake may be associated with cancer incidence; however, confounding factors make the results prone to be disturbed. Therefore, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to explore the causal relationship between dried fruit intake and 11 site-specific cancers. Materials and methods Forty-three single nucleoside polymers (SNPs) with robust genome-wide association study (GWAS) evidence, strongly correlated with dried fruit intake, were used as instrumental variables (IVs) in this study. The summary-level genetic datasets of site-specific cancers were obtained from the Oncoarray oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer consortium, International Lung Cancer Consortium, Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, PanScan1, and GWAS of other scholars. We analyzed the causality between dried fruit intake and 11 site-specific cancers using the inverse-variance-weighted (IVW) and weighted median (WM) methods. For the results of the MR analysis, Cochran's Q test was used to check for heterogeneity, and multiplicative random effects were used to evaluate the heterogeneity further. Gene pleiotropy was tested using MR-Egger regression and MR-PRESSO methods. In addition, the main results of this study were validated by using the summary statistical data from the FinnGen and UK Biobank databases, and adjusted body mass index (BMI), years of education, fresh fruit intake, and vitamin C using multivariable MR analysis to ensure the stability of the research results. Results The evidence from IVW analyses showed that each increase of dried fruit intake by one standard deviation was statistically significantly associated with 82.68% decrease of oral cavity/pharyngeal cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0131), 67.01% decrease of lung cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0011), 77% decrease of squamous cell lung cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0026), 53.07% decrease of breast cancer incidence risk (P = 4.62 × 10-5), 39.72% decrease of ovarian cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0183), 97.26% decrease of pancreatic cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0280), 0.53% decrease of cervical cancer incidence risk (P = 0.0482); however, there was no significant effect on lung adenocarcinoma (P = 0.4343), endometrial cancer (P = 0.8742), thyroid cancer (P = 0.6352), prostate cancer (P = 0.5354), bladder cancer (P = 0.8996), and brain cancer (P = 0.8164). In the validation part of the study results, the causal relationship between dried fruit intake and lung cancer (P = 0.0043), squamous cell lung cancer (P = 0.0136), and breast cancer (P = 0.0192) was determined. After adjusting for the potential impact of confounders, the causal relationship between dried fruit intake and lung cancer (P = 0.0034), squamous cell lung cancer (P = 0.046), and breast cancer (P = 0.0001) remained. The sensitivity analysis showed that our results were stable and reliable. Conclusion The intake of dried fruits may have a protective effect against some site-specific cancers. Therefore, health education and a reasonable adjustment of dietary proportions may help in the primary prevention of cancer.
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- Chen Jin
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Yun Z, Yue M, Kang Z, Zhang P. Reduced expression of microRNA-432-5p by DNA methyltransferase 3B leads to development of colorectal cancer through upregulation of CCND2. Exp Cell Res 2022; 410:112936. [PMID: 34801563 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The tumor suppressive function of microRNA-432-5p (miR-432-5p) has been reported in several human malignances. This study aimed to probe the expression profile and role of miR-432-5p in colorectal cancer (CRC) and the molecular mechanism. METHODS Differentially expressed miRNAs between CRC and healthy samples were screened using a miRNA expression dataset GSE136020. The related molecules were identified by integrated bioinformatic analyses. A murine model of primary CRC was established and xenograft tumors were induced in mice. Altered expression of DNMT3B, miR-432-5p and cyclin D2 (CCND2) were introduced in CRC cells to determine their roles in the development of CRC. RESULTS miR-432-5p was downregulated in CRC according to the GSE136020 dataset. CCND2 mRNA was confirmed as a target of miR-432-5p. miR-432-5p was downregulated, whereas CCND2 was abundantly expressed in CRC tissues and cells. DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) induced DNA methylation at the CpG island of miR-432-5p to inhibit its expression. miR-432-5p mimic significantly suppressed tumorigenesis of primary CRC in mice. Downregulation of DNMT3B weakened viability, invasiveness, blocked the cell cycle progression of CRC cells in vitro, and inhibited xenograft tumor growth and metastasis in nude mice. However, additional downregulation of miR-432-5p or upregulation of CCND2 restored the malignant behaviors of CRC cells. CONCLUSION This study showed that DNMT3B induced DNA methylation and downregulation of miR-432-5p to promote development of CRC by upregulating CCND2.
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- Zhennan Yun
- Department of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, PR China.
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Kotopoulou S, Zampelas A, Magriplis E. Dietary nitrate and nitrite and human health: a narrative review by intake source. Nutr Rev 2021; 80:762-773. [PMID: 34919725 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuab113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nitrate and nitrite are plant nutrients that, although ubiquitous in plant foods, are highly controversial substances in human nutrition because they are also used as additives in processed foods and may be found as contaminants in drinking water. The aim for this narrative review is to provide a thorough insight into the current literature on the relationship between dietary nitrate and nitrite and the health risks and benefits by source of intake. The results highlight beneficial effects of nitrate and nitrite consumption from plant origin on cardiovascular disease and, to date, no positive correlation has been reported with cancer. On the contrary, high intake of these compounds from processed animal-based foods is related to an increased risk of gastro-intestinal cancer. Nitrate in drinking water also raises some concern, because it appears to be related to adverse health effects. The up-to-date debate on the role of nitrate and nitrite in human nutrition seems to be justified and more research is required to verify safe consumption.
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- Sotiria Kotopoulou
- S. Kotopoulou, A. Zampelas, and E. Magriplis are with the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. S. Kotopoulou and A. Zampelas are with the Hellenic Food Authority, Athens, Greece
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- S. Kotopoulou, A. Zampelas, and E. Magriplis are with the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. S. Kotopoulou and A. Zampelas are with the Hellenic Food Authority, Athens, Greece
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- S. Kotopoulou, A. Zampelas, and E. Magriplis are with the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. S. Kotopoulou and A. Zampelas are with the Hellenic Food Authority, Athens, Greece
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Keathley J, Garneau V, Zavala-Mora D, Heister RR, Gauthier E, Morin-Bernier J, Green R, Vohl MC. A Systematic Review and Recommendations Around Frameworks for Evaluating Scientific Validity in Nutritional Genomics. Front Nutr 2021; 8:789215. [PMID: 35004815 PMCID: PMC8728558 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.789215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: There is a significant lack of consistency used to determine the scientific validity of nutrigenetic research. The aims of this study were to examine existing frameworks used for determining scientific validity in nutrition and/or genetics and to determine which framework would be most appropriate to evaluate scientific validity in nutrigenetics in the future.Methods: A systematic review (PROSPERO registration: CRD42021261948) was conducted up until July 2021 using Medline, Embase, and Web of Science, with articles screened in duplicate. Gray literature searches were also conducted (June-July 2021), and reference lists of two relevant review articles were screened. Included articles provided the complete methods for a framework that has been used to evaluate scientific validity in nutrition and/or genetics. Articles were excluded if they provided a framework for evaluating health services/systems more broadly. Citing articles of the included articles were then screened in Google Scholar to determine if the framework had been used in nutrition or genetics, or both; frameworks that had not were excluded. Summary tables were piloted in duplicate and revised accordingly prior to synthesizing all included articles. Frameworks were critically appraised for their applicability to nutrigenetic scientific validity assessment using a predetermined categorization matrix, which included key factors deemed important by an expert panel for assessing scientific validity in nutrigenetics.Results: Upon screening 3,931 articles, a total of 49 articles representing 41 total frameworks, were included in the final analysis (19 used in genetics, 9 used in nutrition, and 13 used in both). Factors deemed important for evaluating nutrigenetic evidence related to study design and quality, generalizability, directness, consistency, precision, confounding, effect size, biological plausibility, publication/funding bias, allele and nutrient dose-response, and summary levels of evidence. Frameworks varied in the components of their scientific validity assessment, with most assessing study quality. Consideration of biological plausibility was more common in frameworks used in genetics. Dose-response effects were rarely considered. Two included frameworks incorporated all but one predetermined key factor important for nutrigenetic scientific validity assessment.Discussion/Conclusions: A single existing framework was highlighted as optimal for the rigorous evaluation of scientific validity in nutritional genomics, and minor modifications are proposed to strengthen it further.Systematic Review Registration:https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=261948, PROSPERO [CRD42021261948].
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- Justine Keathley
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, United States
- Ariadne Labs, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Broad Institute, Boston, MA, United States
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, United States
- Ariadne Labs, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Broad Institute, Boston, MA, United States
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- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Marie-Claude Vohl
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Nwafor EO, Lu P, Zhang Y, Liu R, Peng H, Xing B, Liu Y, Li Z, Zhang K, Zhang Y, Liu Z. Chlorogenic acid: Potential source of natural drugs for the therapeutics of fibrosis and cancer. Transl Oncol 2021; 15:101294. [PMID: 34861551 PMCID: PMC8640119 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fibrosis and cancer is described by some epidemiological studies as chronic stages of different disease conditions typically characterized by uncontrolled accumulation of extra-cellular matrix (ECM), thereby leading to inflammation of tissues and organ (lungs, heart, liver and kidney) dysfunction. It is highly prevalent, and contributes to increased mortality rate worldwide. Currently, the therapeutical approaches involving selected medications (bemcentinib, pirfenidone and nintedanib) obtained synthetically, and used in clinical practices for fibrosis and cancer management and treatment has shown to be unsatisfactorily, especially during progressive stages of the disease. With regards to finding a more potent, effective, and promising curative for fibrosis and cancer, there is need for continuous experimental studies universally. However, phytochemical constituents’ particularly phenolic compounds [Chlorogenic acid (CGA)] obtained from coffee, and coffee beans have been predominantly utilized in experimental studies, due to its multiple pharmacological properties against various disease forms. Considering its natural source alongside minimal toxicity level, CGA, a major precursor of coffee have gained considerable attention nowadays from researchers worldwide, owing to its wide, efficacious and beneficial action against fibrosis and cancer. Interestingly, the safety of CGA has been proven. Furthermore, numerous experimental studies have also deduced massive remarkable outcomes in the use of CGA clinically, as a potential drug candidate against treatment of fibrosis and cancer. In the course of this review article, we systematically discussed the beneficial contributions of CGA with regards to its source, absorption, metabolism, mechanistic effects, and molecular mechanisms against different fibrosis and cancer categorization, which might be a prospective remedy in the future. Moreover, we also highlighted CGA (in vitro and in vivo analytical studies) defensive effects against various disorders.
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- Ebuka-Olisaemeka Nwafor
- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 10 Tuanbo New Town West District, Poyang Lake Road, Jinghai District, Tianjin 301617, China; Engineering Research Center of Modern Chinese Medicine Discovery and Preparation Technique, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 301617, China.
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Russo GL, Moccia S, Russo M, Spagnuolo C. Redox regulation by carotenoids: Evidence and conflicts for their application in cancer. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 194:114838. [PMID: 34774845 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Carotenoids have been constantly investigated since the early fifty for their chemical, biochemical and biological properties being presence in foods. Among the more than 1100 carotenoids synthesized by plants and microorganisms, approximately 50 are present in the human diet, and about 20 can be detected in human blood and tissues. Review articles that discuss the anticancer and cancer preventing activity of phytochemicals have often in common the difficulty to find a coherency between the results deriving from experimental studies and the controversial or weak clinical indications arising from epidemiological and interventional studies. In this scenario, the class of carotenoids does not represent an exception. In fact, according with World Cancer Research Fund, strong evidence exists that high-dose supplementation of β-carotene increases the risk of lung cancer, while for other types of cancer, the protective or harmful effects of food-containing carotenoids or carotenoid supplements have been considered limited, suggestive or unlikely. The analysis of the mechanistic evidence is complicated by the double nature of carotenoids being molecules acting either as antioxidant or pro-oxidant compounds. The present review analyzes the ambiguity and the unexpected results deriving from the epidemiological and interventional studies and discusses how the effects of carotenoids on cancer risk can be explained by understanding their capacity to modulate the cellular antioxidant response, depending on the concentration applied and the cellular metabolism. In the final part, a new global approach is proposed to study the contribution of carotenoids, but also of other phytochemicals, to disease prevention, including cancer.
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- Gian Luigi Russo
- National Research Council, Institute of Food Sciences, 83100 Avellino, Italy.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Food Sciences, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Food Sciences, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Food Sciences, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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Puzhankara L, Janakiram C. Common Risk Factor Approach to Limit Noncommunicable Diseases and Periodontal Disease-The Molecular and Cellular Basis: A Narrative Review. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent 2021; 11:490-502. [PMID: 34760792 PMCID: PMC8533044 DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_109_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction The link between periodontal disease and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has been the subject of major research over the past several years. The primary objective of this review is to understand the cellular and molecular components that link common risk factors (exposure) in adult patients (population) with periodontal disease and other NCDs (outcome). The secondary objective is to interpret from existing literature the possibility of identifying the molecular plausibility of the Common Risk Factor Approach (CRFA). Materials and Methods A literature search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for all published articles pertaining to the molecular and cellular basis of the risk factors between periodontal diseases and major NCDs. Data from all randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials, cross-sectional studies, case-control, cohort studies, literature, and systematic reviews were included. Results Periodontal pathogens, stress, obesity, smoking, and dietary factors are some of the common risk factors between periodontal disease and NCDs. Conclusion Understanding the molecular and cellular link of common risk factors between NCDs and periodontal disease would ensure the application of CRFA. The CRFA implies that controlling the risk factors associated with NCDs can have an incredible positive impact on regulating many chronic conditions, which would extend to periodontal health also.
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- Lakshmi Puzhankara
- Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Sindhu RK, Verma R, Salgotra T, Rahman MH, Shah M, Akter R, Murad W, Mubin S, Bibi P, Qusti S, Alshammari EM, Batiha GES, Tomczyk M, Al-kuraishy HM. Impacting the Remedial Potential of Nano Delivery-Based Flavonoids for Breast Cancer Treatment. Molecules 2021; 26:5163. [PMID: 34500597 PMCID: PMC8434139 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Breast cancer persists as a diffuse source of cancer despite persistent detection and treatment. Flavonoids, a type of polyphenol, appear to be a productive option in the treatment of breast cancer, because of their capacity to regulate the tumor related functions of class of compounds. Plant polyphenols are flavonoids that appear to exhibit properties which are beneficial for breast cancer therapy. Numerous epidemiologic studies have been performed on the dynamic effect of plant polyphenols in the prevention of breast cancer. There are also subclasses of flavonoids that have antioxidant and anticarcinogenic activity. These can regulate the scavenging activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which help in cell cycle arrest and suppress the uncontrolled division of cancer cells. Numerous studies have also been performed at the population level, one of which reported a connection between cancer risk and intake of dietary flavonoids. Breast cancer appears to show intertumoral heterogeneity with estrogen receptor positive and negative cells. This review describes breast cancer, its various factors, and the function of flavonoids in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, namely, how flavonoids and their subtypes are used in treatment. This review proposes that cancer risk can be reduced, and that cancer can be even cured by improving dietary intake. A large number of studies also suggested that the intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with reduced breast cancer and paper also includes the role and the use of nanodelivery of flavonoids in the healing of breast cancer. In addition, the therapeutic potential of orally administered phyto-bioactive compounds (PBCs) is narrowed because of poor stability and oral bioavailability of compounds in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and solubility also affects bioavailability. In recent years, creative nanotechnology-based approaches have been advised to enhance the activity of PBCs. Nanotechnology also offers the potential to become aware of disease at earlier stages, such as the detection of hidden or unconcealed metastasis colonies in patients diagnosed with lung, colon, prostate, ovarian, and breast cancer. However, nanoformulation-related effects and safety must not be overlooked. This review gives a brief discussion of nanoformulations and the effect of nanotechnology on herbal drugs.
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- Rakesh K. Sindhu
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India; (R.V.); (T.S.)
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India; (R.V.); (T.S.)
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India; (R.V.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh
- Department of Global Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Gangwon, Wonju 26426, Korea;
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- Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan; (W.M.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Global Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Gangwon, Wonju 26426, Korea;
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- Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan; (W.M.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra 21310, Pakistan;
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- Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan; (W.M.); (P.B.)
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah 22230, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 55211, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Al Beheira, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Białystok, ul. Mickiewicza 2a, 15-230 Białystok, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Al Mustanysiriyia University, Baghdad 10011, Iraq;
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Bhattarai A, Kowalczyk W, Tran TN. A literature review on large intestinal hyperelastic constitutive modeling. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2021; 88:105445. [PMID: 34416632 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Impacts, traumas and strokes are spontaneously life-threatening, but chronic symptoms strangle patient every day. Colorectal tissue mechanics in such chronic situations not only regulates the physio-psychological well-being of the patient, but also confirms the level of comfort and post-operative clinical outcomes. Numerous uniaxial and multiaxial tensile experiments on healthy and affected samples have evidenced significant differences in tissue mechanical behavior and strong colorectal anisotropy across each layer in thickness direction and along the length. Furthermore, this study reviewed various forms of passive constitutive models for the highly fibrous colorectal tissue ranging from the simplest linearly elastic and the conventional isotropic hyperelastic to the most sophisticated second harmonic generation image based anisotropic mathematical formulation. Under large deformation, the isotropic description of tissue mechanics is unequivocally ineffective which demands a microstructural based tissue definition. Therefore, the information collected in this review paper would present the current state-of-the-art in colorectal biomechanics and profoundly serve as updated computational resources to develop a sophisticated characterization of colorectal tissues.
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- Aroj Bhattarai
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Saarland, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Saarland, Germany.
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Papadimitriou N, Markozannes G, Kanellopoulou A, Critselis E, Alhardan S, Karafousia V, Kasimis JC, Katsaraki C, Papadopoulou A, Zografou M, Lopez DS, Chan DSM, Kyrgiou M, Ntzani E, Cross AJ, Marrone MT, Platz EA, Gunter MJ, Tsilidis KK. An umbrella review of the evidence associating diet and cancer risk at 11 anatomical sites. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4579. [PMID: 34321471 PMCID: PMC8319326 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24861-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is evidence that diet and nutrition are modifiable risk factors for several cancers, but associations may be flawed due to inherent biases. Nutritional epidemiology studies have largely relied on a single assessment of diet using food frequency questionnaires. We conduct an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies to evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence for the association between food/nutrient intake and risk of developing or dying from 11 primary cancers. It is estimated that only few single food/nutrient and cancer associations are supported by strong or highly suggestive meta-analytic evidence, and future similar research is unlikely to change this evidence. Alcohol consumption is positively associated with risk of postmenopausal breast, colorectal, esophageal, head & neck and liver cancer. Consumption of dairy products, milk, calcium and wholegrains are inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk. Coffee consumption is inversely associated with risk of liver cancer and skin basal cell carcinoma.
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- Nikos Papadimitriou
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Proteomics Facility, Center for Systems Biology, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Proteomics Facility, Center for Systems Biology, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gut, Metabolism and Reproduction and Department of Surgery and Cancer, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
- Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Cancer Screening and Prevention Research Group (CSPRG), Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Urology and the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Xie S, Zeng Q, Ouyang S, Liang Y, Xiao C. Bioinformatics analysis of epigenetic and SNP-related molecular markers in systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:6312-6329. [PMID: 34306371 PMCID: PMC8290799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We analyzed gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using public databases. The goal was to identify lupus biomarkers by determining whether differentially expressed genes are mediated by methylation, miRNA, or SNP. Two cDNA microarrays were subjected to integration analysis, and we calculated the mutually differentially expressed genes (|log2fold change (FC)| > 1, P < 0.05). These genes were analyzed using gene otology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks. The differences in methylation sites for two methylation chips were calculated and the differentially methylated sites were annotated. These genes were compared to the differentially expressed genes. We obtained 135 differentially expressed microRNAs from the microRNA-chip results using PBMCs from SLE and healthy individuals. Predictive microRNA target genes were identified using GO, KEGG pathways, and PPI networks. The target genes identified were compared to the differentially expressed genes. We downloaded Chinese SLE genome-wide association study data from SLE-related literature, analyzed the loci with a P value < 0.05, and used annotated SLE-associated SNPs. We selected the genes corresponding to an SNP located on an exon and determined the intersection with the differentially expressed genes. We found 18 differentially expressed genes in both cDNA microarrays. The methylation chips had 50 corresponding methylation sites. On the basis of these results, we identified two genes, IFI44 and IFI44L. We further identified 135 differentially expressed microRNAs predicted to affect 5766 target genes. Two identified genes were in common with the differentially expressed genes. Finally, SNP annotated genes and cDNA chip genes overlap with identified MX1. Therefore, we used existing data to analyze the causes of differential gene expression in SLE, introducing new methods for determining biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Shuoshan Xie
- Nephrology Department and Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha, PR China
- Changsha Clinical Research Center for Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
- Hunan Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
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- Nephrology Department and Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha, PR China
- Changsha Clinical Research Center for Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
- Hunan Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
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- Nephrology Department and Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha, PR China
- Changsha Clinical Research Center for Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
- Hunan Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
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- Nephrology Department and Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha, PR China
- Changsha Clinical Research Center for Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
- Hunan Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
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- Nephrology Department and Laboratory of Kidney Disease, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha, PR China
- Changsha Clinical Research Center for Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
- Hunan Clinical Research Center for Chronic Kidney DiseaseChangsha, PR China
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Mozaffari H, Hosseini Z, Lafrenière J, Conklin AI. Is eating a mixed diet better for health and survival?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:8120-8136. [PMID: 34039222 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1925630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The role of dietary diversity in chronic disease or survival is controversial. This meta-analysis quantified the health impact of dietary diversity. Random-effects models pooled risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 20 longitudinal studies. Total dietary diversity was associated with a 22% lower risk of all-cause mortality (RR 0.78 [95%CI: 0.64, 0.96]), and was inversely associated with incident cancer- or CVD-specific mortality only in subgroup analyses (RR range: 0.53 to 0.90, p < 0.05). Similarly, diversity across healthy foods was inversely associated with all-cause mortality (RR 0.84 [95%CI: 0.73, 0.96]). An inverse association between total diet diversity and incident CVD was significant in non-European populations consuming diets with diverse food groups (RR: 0.93 [95% CI: 0.86-0.99]). Effects on cancer risk are unstudied. Diversity within fruits and/or vegetables showed null associations for all outcomes, except potentially for squamous cell-type carcinomas. More robust research is warranted. Findings indicated greater dietary diversity may benefit overall survival.
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- Hadis Mozaffari
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.,Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec city, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Healthcare Research Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Aldaya MM, Ibañez FC, Domínguez-Lacueva P, Murillo-Arbizu MT, Rubio-Varas M, Soret B, Beriain MJ. Indicators and Recommendations for Assessing Sustainable Healthy Diets. Foods 2021; 10:999. [PMID: 34063236 PMCID: PMC8147455 DOI: 10.3390/foods10050999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Research coupling human nutrition and sustainability concerns is a rapidly developing field, which is essential to guide governments' policies. This critical and comprehensive review analyzes indicators and approaches to "sustainable healthy diets" published in the literature since this discipline's emergence a few years ago, identifying robust gauges and highlighting the flaws of the most commonly used models. The reviewed studies largely focus on one or two domains such as greenhouse gas emissions or water use, while overlooking potential impact shifts to other sectors or resources. The present study covers a comprehensive set of indicators from the health, environmental and socio-economic viewpoints. This assessment concludes that in order to identify the best food option in sustainability assessments and nutrition analysis of diets, some aspects such as the classification and disaggregation of food groups, the impacts of the rates of local food consumption and seasonality, preservation methods, agrobiodiversity and organic food and different production systems, together with consequences for low-income countries, require further analysis and consideration.
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- Maite M. Aldaya
- Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in the Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (F.C.I.); (M.T.M.-A.); (B.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in the Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (F.C.I.); (M.T.M.-A.); (B.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in the Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (F.C.I.); (M.T.M.-A.); (B.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics (INARBE), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in the Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (F.C.I.); (M.T.M.-A.); (B.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in the Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Jerónimo de Ayanz Building, Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (F.C.I.); (M.T.M.-A.); (B.S.); (M.J.B.)
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Antitumor Effects of a Sesquiterpene Derivative from Marine Sponge in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19050244. [PMID: 33925873 PMCID: PMC8144972 DOI: 10.3390/md19050244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In this study, the anti-proliferative effect of ilimaquinone, a sesquiterpene derivative from the marine sponge, in breast cancer cells was investigated. Ilimaquinone inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells with IC50 values of 10.6 μM and 13.5 μM, respectively. Non-tumorigenic human breast epithelial cells were less sensitive to ilimaquinone than breast cancer cells. Flow cytometric and Western blot analysis showed that ilimaquinone induced S-phase arrest by modulating the expression of p-CDC-2 and p21. Ilimaquinone induces apoptosis, which is accompanied by multiple biological biomarkers, including the downregulation of Akt, ERK, and Bax, upregulation of p38, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, increased reactive oxygen species generation, and induced autophagy. Collectively, these findings suggest that ilimaquinone causes cell cycle arrest as well as induces apoptosis and autophagy in breast cancer cells.
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Ren L, Ye J, Zhao B, Sun J, Cao P, Yang Y. The Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:674807. [PMID: 33959032 PMCID: PMC8093878 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.674807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer is a multifactorial disease involving genetic, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors. Intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer. Studies have shown that the behavior of intestinal microbiota can lead to pathological changes in the host intestine, which can be divided into epigenetic changes and carcinogenic changes at the gene level, and ultimately promote the formation and development of colorectal cancer. Intestinal microbiota is mainly distributed in the intestinal epithelium, which is composed of a large number of microorganisms interacting with the host intestinal cells. It can affect the immune-inflammation and metabolism of the gastrointestinal tract, and may be used as a biomarker for disease diagnosis. Regulation of gut microbiota is a promising strategy for the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. This article reviews the role of intestinal microbiota in the development of colorectal cancer, including the related mechanisms of intestinal microbiota promoting colorectal cancer, the use of intestinal microbiota in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer, and the regulation of intestinal microbiota in the prevention or treatment of colorectal cancer.
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- Lingli Ren
- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Changshu No. 1 People's Hospital, Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Soochow University, Changshu, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Taizhou, China
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Li HN, Deng N, Zhao X, Liu J, He T, Ding XW. Contributions of HOTAIR polymorphisms to the susceptibility of cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:1022-1038. [PMID: 33634340 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-01884-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hox transcript antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR), a lncRNA, functions as a critical regulator in cancer development. A plenty of case-control studies were conducted to assess the actual relationship of HOTAIR gene generic variants on cancer susceptibility, yet conflicting conclusions remain. Herein, we carried out this up-to-date meta-analysis to get a better understanding of such relationship by incorporating all eligible case-control studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six widely investigated polymorphisms were included in this meta-analysis: rs920778, rs4759314, rs7958904, rs874945, rs1899663, and rs12826786. We retrieved relevant studies from databases PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, CNKI and Wanfang update to June 2020. We applied odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to estimate the relationship strengths. RESULTS Our findings indicate that rs920778, rs4759314, rs874945, rs12826786 polymorphism significantly increased with susceptibility to overall cancer. However, rs7958904, rs1899663 under any five genetic models could not impact susceptibility to overall cancer. Furthermore, altered cancer risk was detected when the data were stratified by cancer type, ethnicity, the source of controls, and HWE in all the SNPs. CONCLUSIONS These findings of the meta-analysis suggest that HOTAIR polymorphisms may predispose to cancer susceptibility.
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- Hu-Nian Li
- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 37 Chaoyang Middle Road, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China
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- Children's Medical Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 37 Chaoyang Middle Road, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 37 Chaoyang Middle Road, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China.
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- Children's Medical Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China.
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Caramujo-Balseiro S, Faro C, Carvalho L. Metabolic pathways in sporadic colorectal carcinogenesis: A new proposal. Med Hypotheses 2021; 148:110512. [PMID: 33548761 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Given the reports made about geographical differences in Colorectal Cancer (CRC) occurrence, suggesting a link between dietary habits, genes and cancer risk, we hypothesise that there are four fundamental metabolic pathways involved in diet-genes interactions, directly implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis: folate metabolism; lipid metabolism; oxidative stress response; and inflammatory response. Supporting this hypothesis are the evidence given by the significant associations between several diet-genes polymorphisms and CRC, namely: MTHFR, MTR, MTRR and TS (involved in folate metabolism); NPY, APOA1, APOB, APOC3, APOE, CETP, LPL and PON1 (involved in lipid metabolism); MNSOD, SOD3, CAT, GSTP1, GSTT1 and GSTM1 (involved in oxidative stress response); and IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α, and TGF-β (involved in inflammatory response). We also highlight the association between some foods/nutrients/nutraceuticals that are important in CRC prevention or treatment and the four metabolic pathways proposed, and the recent results of genome-wide association studies, both assisting our hypothesis. Finally, we propose a new line of investigation with larger studies, using accurate dietary biomarkers and investigating the four metabolic pathways genes simultaneously. This line of investigation will be essential to understand the full complexity of the association between nature and nurture in CRC and perhaps in other types of cancers. Only with this in-depth knowledge will it be possible to make personalised nutrition recommendations for disease prevention and management.
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- Sandra Caramujo-Balseiro
- Institute of Anatomical and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; UC Biotech, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Institute of Anatomical and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Raina R, Pramodh S, Rais N, Haque S, Shafarin J, Bajbouj K, Hamad M, Hussain A. Luteolin inhibits proliferation, triggers apoptosis and modulates Akt/mTOR and MAP kinase pathways in HeLa cells. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:192. [PMID: 33574931 PMCID: PMC7816384 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Flavonoids, a subclass of polyphenols, have been shown to be effective against several types of cancer, by decreasing proliferation and inducing apoptosis. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess the anti-carcinogenic potential of luteolin on HeLa human cervical cancer cells, through the use of a cell viability assay, DNA fragmentation assay, mitochondrial membrane potential assay, cell cycle analysis using Annexin/PI staining and flow cytometry, gene expression analysis and a protein profiling array. Luteolin treatment exhibited cytotoxicity towards HeLa cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and its anti-proliferative properties were confirmed by accumulation of luteolin-treated cells in sub-G1 phases. Cytotoxicity induced by luteolin treatment resulted in apoptosis, which was mediated through depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA fragmentation. Furthermore, luteolin treatment increased the expression of various proapoptotic genes, including APAF1, BAX, BAD, BID, BOK, BAK1, TRADD, FADD, FAS, and Caspases 3 and 9, whereas the expression of anti-apoptotic genes, including NAIP, MCL-1 and BCL-2, was decreased. Cell cycle regulatory genes, including CCND1, 2 and 3, CCNE2, CDKN1A, CDKN2B, CDK4 and CDK2, were decreased following treatment. Expression of TRAILR2/DR5, TRAILR1/DR4, Fas/TNFRSF6/CD95 and TNFR1/TNFRSF1A, as well as pro-apoptotic proteins, including BAD, BAX and Cytochrome C were consistently increased, and the expression of antiapoptotic proteins, HIF1α, BCL-X, MCL1 and BCL2, were found to be decreased following treatment. Expression of AKT1 and 2, ELK1, PIK3C2A, PIK3C2B, MAPK14, MAP3K5, MAPK3 and MAPK1 was significantly decreased at the transcriptional level. Expression of GSK3b (p-ser9), PRAS 40 (p-Ther246), BAD (p-ser112), PTEN (p-ser380), AKT (p-ser473), ERK2 (p-Y185/Y187), RISK2 (p-ser386), P70S6k (p-Thr421/ser424), PDK1(p-ser241), ERK1 (p-T202/Y204) and MTOR (p-ser2448) was downregulated and expression of P53 (p-ser241) and P27(p-Thr198) was upregulated by luteolin in a dose-dependent manner, indicating its anti-proliferative and apoptosis enabling properties, and this may have been mediated via inhibition of the AKT and the MAPK pathways.
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- Ritu Raina
- School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Science, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Narayan AS, Nellore J, Nachiyar VC, Peela S. Examining the Role of the MACC1 Gene in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis. COLON CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 2021:327-352. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63369-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2025]
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Hawrysz I, Wadolowska L, Slowinska MA, Czerwinska A, Golota JJ. Adherence to Prudent and Mediterranean Dietary Patterns Is Inversely Associated with Lung Cancer in Moderate But Not Heavy Male Polish Smokers: A Case-Control Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12123788. [PMID: 33321922 PMCID: PMC7764397 DOI: 10.3390/nu12123788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men worldwide. Studies regarding dietary patterns (DPs) and lung cancer are limited, with results remaining inconclusive, and the association of DPs with lung cancer in smokers is unclear. This study analyzed the associations between DPs, including the Polish-adapted Mediterranean diet (Polish-aMED) score, and lung cancer risk in Polish adult male smokers. This case-control study involved 439 men aged 45–80 years from northeastern Poland, including 187 newly diagnosed lung cancer cases. Dietary data was collected with a 62-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-6). Two approaches were applied to identify dietary patterns. The Polish-aMED score was calculated (hypothesis-driven approach) and a principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify PCA-driven DPs (data-driven approach). A logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of the lung cancer risk associated with the adherence to DPs overall as well as for moderate (2.5–11 pack-years) and heavy (>11 pack-years) smokers. Among moderate smokers, the risk of lung cancer was lower by 41% (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.39–0.90; p < 0.05; adjusted model) in the higher adherence to the prudent DP when compared to the lower adherence, and by 66% (OR: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.15–0.76; p < 0.05; adjusted model) in the high adherence (7–9 points) to the Polish-aMED score when compared to the low adherence (0–3 points). No significant association between the westernized traditional DP or the sweet dairy DP and lung cancer was revealed. In conclusion, the current study suggests that pro-healthy dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean pattern, may favour lower risk of lung cancer in moderate smokers, although it was not confirmed in heavy smokers.
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- Iwona Hawrysz
- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Sloneczna 45f, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland;
- Correspondence: (I.H.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Sloneczna 45f, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland;
- Correspondence: (I.H.); (L.W.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Sloneczna 45f, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Independent Public Complex of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Olsztyn, 10-357 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Center Ars Medica, 10-513 Olsztyn, Poland;
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Caradonna F, Cruciata I, Luparello C. Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and phenotypic outcomes of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption in the suppression and induction of cancer development: evidence from in vitro studies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 62:2122-2139. [PMID: 33287559 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1850416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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It is known that the intake of alcoholic beverages may impair genetic and epigenetic regulatory events with consequent crucial effects on cell phenotypes and that its association with selected genotypes can lead to a different risk of cancer in the population. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies on this topic and recapitulate some of the biochemical and nutrigenetic/nutrigenomic aspects involved in the impact of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption on the switching-on or -off of tumorigenic pathways. These include i) the existence of predisposing or protective human genotypes and the relationship between dietary compounds and alcohol in the promotion or inhibition of carcinogenesis; ii) the effects of other components of alcoholic drinks in the modulation of the expression of oncogenes and oncosuppressors, the autophagic flux and the onset of apoptosis, with examples of their cytospecificity; and iii) the role of alcoholic beverage consumption within particular dietary regimens, including the Mediterranean diet. Taking all the data into account, several alcohol-associated bioactive dietary compounds appear capable to modulate peculiar intracellular pathways predisposing to or protecting from cancer. Advances in the nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic and nutriepigenetic knowledge complementing the biochemical and molecular approaches will help in unveiling their impact on health outcome.
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- Fabio Caradonna
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Tommonaro G, El-Hagrassi AM, Fayad W, Iodice C, Shaker KH, EL-Hady FKA. Fatty Acid Profile and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Two Marine Sponge- Associated Bacteria. CURRENT BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS 2020; 16:1273-1280. [DOI: 10.2174/1573407216666200214095114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Background:
Colorectal cancer represents one of the prominent causes of mortality worldwide
in men and women. The objective of this study was to search for new potential anticancer compounds,
both in prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. The anticancer potential of marine bacterial
extracts against Human colorectal carcinoma cell line (HCT116) was evaluated as well as the partial
identification of bioactive metabolites.
Methods:
All bacterial extracts were tested for their cytotoxicity against HCT116 cell line by means of
MTT assay. The highly cytotoxic dichloromethane extracts of marine sponge-associated bacteria Vibrio
sp. and Bacillus sp. were analyzed by GC-MS.
Results:
Two fractions, Vib3 and Bac3, exhibited a very interesting cytotoxicity against human colorectal
carcinoma (HCT116) cell line, with a percentage of cytotoxicity of 96.04 % and 29.48 %, respectively.
Discussion:
The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of two major fatty acids, palmitic and oleic
acids, in Vib3 fraction and fatty acid esters and phenolic compounds in Bac3 fraction.
Conclusion:
Based on previous literature, it may be hypothesized that the anticancer activity of
bacterial extracts could be, at least partially, to the fatty acids fraction.
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- Giuseppina Tommonaro
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Via Campi Flegrei, 34 - 80078, Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Drug Bioassay- Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Via Campi Flegrei, 34 - 80078, Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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Ikejima K, Kon K, Yamashina S. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease: From clinical aspects to pathophysiological insights. Clin Mol Hepatol 2020; 26:728-735. [PMID: 33053942 PMCID: PMC7641569 DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2020.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Two major causes of steatohepatitis are alcohol and metabolic syndrome. Although the underlying causes of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) differ, there are certain similarities in terms of the mode of disease progression and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Further, excessive alcohol consumption is often seen in patients with metabolic syndrome, and alcoholic hepatitis exacerbation by comorbidity with metabolic syndrome is an emerging clinical problem. There are certain ethnic differences in the development of both NAFLD and ALD. Especially, Asian populations tend to be more susceptible to NAFLD, and genetic polymorphisms in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) play a key role in both NAFLD and ALD. From the viewpoint of pathophysiology, cellular stress responses, including autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, are involved in the development of cellular injury in steatohepatitis. Further, gut-derived bacterial products and innate immune responses in the liver most likely play a profound role in the pathogenesis of both ALD and NASH. Though the recent progress in the treatment of viral hepatitis has reduced the prevalence of viral-related development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), non-viral HCC is increasing. Alcohol and metabolic syndrome synergistically exacerbate progression of steatohepatitis, resulting in carcinogenesis. The gut-liver axis is a potential therapeutic and prophylactic target for steatohepatitis and subsequent carcinogenesis.
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- Kenichi Ikejima
- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Long J, He Q, Yin Y, Lei X, Li Z, Zhu W. The effect of miRNA and autophagy on colorectal cancer. Cell Prolif 2020; 53:e12900. [PMID: 32914514 PMCID: PMC7574865 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become a concern because of its high recurrence rate and metastasis rate, low early diagnosis rate and poor therapeutic effect. At present, various studies have shown that autophagy is closely connected with the occurrence and progression of CRC. Autophagy is a highly cytosolic catabolic process involved in lysosomes in biological evolution. Cells degrade proteins and damaged organelles by autophagy to achieve material circulation and maintain cell homeostasis. Moreover, microRNAs are key regulators of autophagy, and their mediated regulation of transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels plays an important role in autophagy in CRC cells. This review focuses on the recent research advances of how autophagy and related microRNAs are involved in affecting occurrence and progression of CRC and provides a new perspective for the study of CRC treatment strategies.
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- Jiali Long
- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
- Department of Pathologythe Eighth Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐Sen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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- Department of PathologyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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MetaDE-Based Analysis of circRNA Expression Profiles Involved in Gastric Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 2020; 65:2884-2895. [PMID: 31894486 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-06014-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Circular RNAs (circRNAs) could play carcinogenic roles in gastric cancer (GC) and have potential to be biomarkers for GC early diagnosis, which needs to be further excavated and supported by more evidence. AIMS The study aims to identify more authentic circRNA expression profiles that could function as potential biomarkers in GC. METHODS circRNA expression data in three microarrays were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus datasets. A systematic meta-analysis based on an integrated dataset pre-processed from the three microarrays was conducted to identify a panel of differentially expressed circRNAs (DEcircs) by using the metaDE package. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes term enrichment were used to note the corresponding functions of DEcircs. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to verify the DEcircs expression in cancer tissues and adjacent paracancerous tissues. A GC risk-related circRNAs-miRNAs-mRNAs network was further constructed and analyzed. RESULTS MetaDE analysis suggested 64 DEcircs between cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues. GO and KEGG analysis showed that the parental genes of these DEcircs were mainly associated with histone methylation, Wnt signalosome and histone methylation activity. Hsa_circ_0005927 and hsa_circ_0067934 were verified in GC tissues, and a GC risk-related network was constructed. CONCLUSION MetaDE-based circRNA expression profiles revealed a series of potential biomarkers involved in GC. Two circRNAs, hsa_circ_0005927 and hsa_circ_0067934, could be more authentic biomarkers for GC screening. The GC risk-related network of hsa_circ_0005927/hsa_circ_0067934 and their downstream targets will provide new genetic insights for GC research.
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Momozawa Y, Iwasaki Y, Hirata M, Liu X, Kamatani Y, Takahashi A, Sugano K, Yoshida T, Murakami Y, Matsuda K, Nakagawa H, Spurdle AB, Kubo M. Germline Pathogenic Variants in 7636 Japanese Patients With Prostate Cancer and 12 366 Controls. J Natl Cancer Inst 2020; 112:369-376. [PMID: 31214711 PMCID: PMC7156928 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Genetic testing has been conducted in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) using multigene panels, but no centralized guidelines for genetic testing exist. To overcome this limitation, we investigated the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with pathogenic variants. Methods We sequenced eight genes associated with hereditary PCa in 7636 unselected Japanese patients with PCa and 12 366 male, cancer-free control individuals. We assigned clinical significance for all 1456 variants using the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines and ClinVar. We compared the frequency of carriers bearing pathogenic variants between cases and control participants with calculated PCa risk in each gene and documented the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients bearing pathogenic variants. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results We identified 136 pathogenic variants, and 2.9% of patients and 0.8% of control individuals had a pathogenic variant. Association with PCa risk was statistically significant for variants in BRCA2 (P < .001, odds ratio [OR] = 5.65, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.55 to 9.32), HOXB13 (P < .001, OR = 4.73, 95% CI = 2.84 to 8.19), and ATM (P < .001, OR = 2.86, 95% CI = 1.63 to 5.15). We detected recurrent new pathogenic variants such as p.Gly132Glu of HOXB13. Patients with pathogenic variants were 2.0 years younger at diagnosis and more often had smoking and alcohol drinking histories as well as family histories of breast, pancreatic, lung, and liver cancers. Conclusions This largest sequencing study of PCa heredity provides additional evidence supporting the latest consensus among clinicians for developing genetic testing guidelines for PCa.
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- Yukihide Momozawa
- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Services, National Cancer Centre Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory of Genome Technology, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Genomic Medicine, Research Institute, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Services, National Cancer Centre Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Oncogene Research Unit/Cancer Prevention Unit, Tochigi Cancer Centre Research Institute, Yohnan, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Services, National Cancer Centre Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Laboratory for Cancer Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Genetics and Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yue GGL, Gao S, Lee JKM, Chan YY, Wong ECW, Zheng T, Li XX, Shaw PC, Simmonds MSJ, Lau CBS. A Natural Flavone Tricin from Grains Can Alleviate Tumor Growth and Lung Metastasis in Colorectal Tumor Mice. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25163730. [PMID: 32824166 PMCID: PMC7463810 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Tricin, a flavone isolated from rice bran, has been shown to be chemopreventive in a colorectal cancer (CRC) mouse model. This study aimed to illustrate the inhibitory activities of tricin in colon cancer cells and in a metastatic CRC mouse model. BALB/c mice injected with mouse Colon26-Luc cells into the rectum wall were treated with tricin (37.5 mg/kg) daily for 18 days. Orthotopic colon tumor growth and metastasis to lungs were assessed by in vivo bioluminescence imaging. Results showed that tricin suppressed Colon-Luc cells motility and downregulated phosphorylated Akt, Erk1/2 and NF-κB expressions of human colon cancer HT-29 cells. While tricin treatment suppressed tumor growth and lung metastasis as well as altered the populations of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and regulatory T cells in spleens. In summary, the tumor microenvironment modulatory and anti-metastatic effects of tricin in colon cancer mouse model were shown for the first time, suggesting the potential development of tricin-containing food supplements for CRC patients.
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- Grace Gar-Lee Yue
- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R&D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China;
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R&D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China;
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R&D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China;
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China; (G.G.-L.Y.); (S.G.); (J.K.-M.L.); (E.C.-W.W.); (T.Z.); (P.-C.S.)
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R&D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +852-3943-6109; Fax: +852-2603-5248
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Pistollato F, Bernasconi C, McCarthy J, Campia I, Desaintes C, Wittwehr C, Deceuninck P, Whelan M. Alzheimer's Disease, and Breast and Prostate Cancer Research: Translational Failures and the Importance to Monitor Outputs and Impact of Funded Research. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1194. [PMID: 32674379 PMCID: PMC7401638 DOI: 10.3390/ani10071194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dementia and cancer are becoming increasingly prevalent in Western countries. In the last two decades, research focused on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer, in particular, breast cancer (BC) and prostate cancer (PC), has been substantially funded both in Europe and worldwide. While scientific research outcomes have contributed to increase our understanding of the disease etiopathology, still the prevalence of these chronic degenerative conditions remains very high across the globe. By definition, no model is perfect. In particular, animal models of AD, BC, and PC have been and still are traditionally used in basic/fundamental, translational, and preclinical research to study human disease mechanisms, identify new therapeutic targets, and develop new drugs. However, animals do not adequately model some essential features of human disease; therefore, they are often unable to pave the way to the development of drugs effective in human patients. The rise of new technological tools and models in life science, and the increasing need for multidisciplinary approaches have encouraged many interdisciplinary research initiatives. With considerable funds being invested in biomedical research, it is becoming pivotal to define and apply indicators to monitor the contribution to innovation and impact of funded research. Here, we discuss some of the issues underlying translational failure in AD, BC, and PC research, and describe how indicators could be applied to retrospectively measure outputs and impact of funded biomedical research.
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- Francesca Pistollato
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Washington, DC 20016, USA;
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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- European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation (RTD), 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (C.B.); (I.C.); (C.W.); (P.D.); (M.W.)
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