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The impact of folate intake on the risk of head and neck cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO) cohort. Br J Cancer 2017; 118:299-306. [PMID: 29161239 PMCID: PMC5785740 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although low levels of folate leads to disturbances in DNA replication, DNA methylation and DNA repair, the association between dietary folate intake and head and neck cancer (HNC) risk remains unclear. METHODS We evaluated the association between folate intake and HNC risk using prospective cohort data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. This study included 101 700 participants and 186 cases with confirmed incident HNC. The median follow-up was 12.5 years. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using Cox proportional hazard model including age, sex, body mass index, education, race, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and total fruit and vegetable intake. RESULTS Higher intake of food folate and fortified folic acid in foods was associated with a decreasing HNC risk in a dose-response manner. The HRs of highest vs the lowest quartile of intake were 0.35 (95%CI: 0.18-0.67) for food folate, and 0.49 (95%CI: 0.30-0.82) for fortified folic acid. Intakes of total folate, natural folate and supplemental folic acid were not associated with the risk of HNC and its subsites. We did not detect any interaction between smoking, drinking and food folate intake on HNC risk. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence of the protective role of dietary folate intake on HNC risk.
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Golabek T, Bukowczan J, Sobczynski R, Leszczyszyn J, Chlosta PL. The role of micronutrients in the risk of urinary tract cancer. Arch Med Sci 2016; 12:436-47. [PMID: 27186192 PMCID: PMC4848374 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.59271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Prostate, bladder and kidney cancers remain the most common urological malignancies worldwide, and the prevention and treatment of these diseases pose a challenge to clinicians. In recent decades, many studies have been conducted to assess the association between supplementation with selected vitamins and elements and urinary tract tumour initiation and development. Here, we review the relationship between vitamins A, B, D, and E, in addition to calcium, selenium, and zinc, and the risk of developing prostate, kidney and bladder cancer. A relatively consistent body of evidence suggests that large daily doses of calcium (> 2,000 mg/day) increase the risk of prostate cancer. Similarly, supplementation with 400 IU/day of vitamin E carries a significant risk of prostate cancer. However, there have been many conflicting results regarding the effect of these nutrients on kidney and bladder neoplasms. Moreover, the role of other compounds in urinary tract carcinogenesis needs further clarification.
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- Tomasz Golabek
- Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, The John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Yan H, Tian S, Slager SL, Sun Z, Ordog T. Genome-Wide Epigenetic Studies in Human Disease: A Primer on -Omic Technologies. Am J Epidemiol 2016; 183:96-109. [PMID: 26721890 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Epigenetic information encoded in covalent modifications of DNA and histone proteins regulates fundamental biological processes through the action of chromatin regulators, transcription factors, and noncoding RNA species. Epigenetic plasticity enables an organism to respond to developmental and environmental signals without genetic changes. However, aberrant epigenetic control plays a key role in pathogenesis of disease. Normal epigenetic states could be disrupted by detrimental mutations and expression alteration of chromatin regulators or by environmental factors. In this primer, we briefly review the epigenetic basis of human disease and discuss how recent discoveries in this field could be translated into clinical diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. We introduce platforms for mapping genome-wide chromatin accessibility, nucleosome occupancy, DNA-binding proteins, and DNA methylation, primarily focusing on the integration of DNA methylation and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing technologies into disease association studies. We highlight practical considerations in applying high-throughput epigenetic assays and formulating analytical strategies. Finally, we summarize current challenges in sample acquisition, experimental procedures, data analysis, and interpretation and make recommendations on further refinement in these areas. Incorporating epigenomic testing into the clinical research arsenal will greatly facilitate our understanding of the epigenetic basis of disease and help identify novel therapeutic targets.
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McCullough LE, Chen J, White AJ, Xu X, Cho YH, Bradshaw PT, Eng SM, Teitelbaum SL, Terry MB, Garbowski G, Neugut AI, Hibshoosh H, Santella RM, Gammon MD. Global DNA Methylation, Measured by the Luminometric Methylation Assay (LUMA), Associates with Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in Non-Obese and Physically Active Women. J Cancer 2015; 6:548-54. [PMID: 26000047 PMCID: PMC4439941 DOI: 10.7150/jca.11359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Introduction: Little is known about how modifiable lifestyle factors interact with the epigenome to influence disease. Body mass index (BMI, weight kg/height m2) and physical activity are associated with postmenopausal breast cancer, but the mechanisms are not well-understood. We hypothesized that BMI or physical activity may modify the association between markers of global DNA methylation and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Methods: Resources from a population-based case-control study (~1300 postmenopausal women) were used to construct logistic regression models. We explored whether the association between breast cancer and global methylation, assessed using the luminometric methylation assay (LUMA) and long interspersed elements-1 (LINE-1) methylation in white blood cell DNA, was modified by BMI or recreational physical activity (RPA). Results: The LUMA-breast cancer association was modified by BMI (multiplicative p=0.03) and RPA (p=0.004). Non-obese women in the highest quartile of LUMA experienced a greater than two-fold increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer (BMI<25kg/m2: OR=2.16; 95% CI=1.35, 3.57 and BMI 25-29.9kg/m2: OR=2.96; 95% CI=1.69, 5.19) compared to women in the lowest LUMA quartile. Similar increases in the LUMA-breast cancer association were observed among women who were physically active (moderate RPA: OR=2.62; 95% CI=1.44, 4.75 and high RPA: OR=2.62; 95% CI=1.53, 4.49). Estimates among obese and inactive women were less pronounced and imprecise. Although we observed statistical interactions (p<0.05) between BMI and RPA with LINE-1, we were unable to discern any clear associations with breast cancer. Conclusions: The association between LUMA and postmenopausal breast cancer risk may be modified by postmenopausal body size and physical activity.
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- Lauren E McCullough
- 1. Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- 2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA ; 3. Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA ; 4. Department of Oncological Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- 1. Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- 5. Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital of Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 6. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 7. Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- 8. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- 8. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 6. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 8. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA ; 9. Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 10. Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 6. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- 1. Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Nitter M, Norgård B, de Vogel S, Eussen SJPM, Meyer K, Ulvik A, Ueland PM, Nygård O, Vollset SE, Bjørge T, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Boutron-Ruault M, Racine A, Cottet V, Kaaks R, Kühn T, Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Naska A, Grioni S, Palli D, Panico S, Tumino R, Vineis P, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, van Kranen H, Peeters PH, Weiderpass E, Dorronsoro M, Jakszyn P, Sánchez M, Argüelles M, Huerta JM, Barricarte A, Johansson M, Ljuslinder I, Khaw K, Wareham N, Freisling H, Duarte-Salles T, Stepien M, Gunter MJ, Riboli E. Plasma methionine, choline, betaine, and dimethylglycine in relation to colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Ann Oncol 2014; 25:1609-15. [PMID: 24827130 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Disturbances in one carbon metabolism may contribute to carcinogenesis by affecting methylation and synthesis of DNA. Choline and its oxidation product betaine are involved in this metabolism and can serve as alternative methyl group donors when folate status is low. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), to investigate plasma concentrations of the methyl donors methionine, choline, betaine (trimethylglycine), and dimethylglycine (DMG) in relation to colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Our study included 1367 incident CRC cases (965 colon and 402 rectum) and 2323 controls matched by gender, age group, and study center. Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for CRC risk were estimated by conditional logistic regression, comparing the fifth to the first quintile of plasma concentrations. RESULTS Overall, methionine (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.63-0.99, P-trend = 0.05), choline (OR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.60-0.99, P-trend = 0.07), and betaine (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.66-1.09, P-trend = 0.06) concentrations were inversely associated with CRC risk of borderline significance. In participants with folate concentration below the median of 11.3 nmol/l, high betaine concentration was associated with reduced CRC risk (OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.50-1.00, P-trend = 0.02), which was not observed for those having a higher folate status. Among women, but not men, high choline concentration was associated with decreased CRC risk (OR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.43-0.88, P-trend = 0.01). Plasma DMG was not associated with CRC risk. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with high plasma concentrations of methionine, choline, and betaine may be at reduced risk of CRC.
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- M Nitter
- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care Clinical Science, Section for Pharmacology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Epidemiology, School for Public Health and Primary Care, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Science, Section for Pharmacology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Section of Cardiology, University of Bergen, Bergen Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
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- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Departments of Global Public Health and Primary Care Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- INSERM, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif Paris South University, Villejuif IGR, Villejuif
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- INSERM, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif Paris South University, Villejuif IGR, Villejuif
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- INSERM, Research Centre 'Lipids, Nutrition, Cancer', Dijon, France
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute-ISPO, Florence
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Federico II University, Naples
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, 'Civile - M.P. Arezzo' Hospital, ASP, Ragusa
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- School of Public Health and HuGeF Foundation, Torino, Italy The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Samfundet Folkhälsan, Helsinki, Finland
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- Basque Regional Health Department, Public Health Direction and Biodonostia Research Institute (CIBERESP), San Sebastian
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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- Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (Granada.ibs), Granada
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid Department of Epidemiology, Regional Health Council, Murcia
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- Public Health Institute of Navarra, Pamplona Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biobank Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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de Vogel S, Meyer K, Fredriksen Å, Ulvik A, Ueland PM, Nygård O, Vollset SE, Tell GS, Tretli S, Bjørge T. Serum folate and vitamin B12 concentrations in relation to prostate cancer risk--a Norwegian population-based nested case-control study of 3000 cases and 3000 controls within the JANUS cohort. Int J Epidemiol 2013; 42:201-10. [PMID: 23508410 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although individual studies have been inconsistent, meta-analyses of epidemiological data suggest that high folate and vitamin B12 levels may be associated with increased prostate cancer risk. METHODS Within JANUS, a prospective cohort in Norway (n = 317 000) with baseline serum samples, we conducted a nested case-control study among 3000 prostate cancer cases and 3000 controls, matched on age and time at serum sampling, and county of residence. Using conditional logistic regression, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for prostate cancer risk were estimated according to quintiles of serum folate, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid (MMA), total homocysteine (tHcy) and methionine, and according to MTHFR 677C→T genotypes. To correct for degradation during sample storage, folate concentration was measured as p-aminobenzoylglutamate (pABG) equivalents following oxidation and acid hydrolysis. RESULTS We observed a weak positive association between folate concentration and prostate cancer risk [OR highest vs lowest quintile = 1.15 (0.97-1.37), P-trend = 0.04], which was more pronounced among individuals ≥ 50 years at inclusion [OR 1.40 (1.07-1.84), P-trend = 0.02]. tHcy showed an inverse trend with risk [OR 0.92 (0.77-1.10), P-trend = 0.03]. Vitamin B12, MMA and methionine concentrations were not associated with prostate cancer risk. Compared with the MTHFR 677CC genotype, the CT and TT variants, both of which were related to lower folate concentrations, were associated with reduced prostate cancer risk [OR 0.82 (0.72-0.94) and OR 0.78 (0.64-0.94), respectively]. CONCLUSION This large-scale population-based study suggests that high serum folate concentration may be associated with modestly increased prostate cancer risk. We did not observe an association between vitamin B12 status and prostate cancer risk.
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- Stefan de Vogel
- Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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de Vogel S, Ulvik A, Meyer K, Ueland PM, Nygård O, Vollset SE, Tell GS, Gregory JF, Tretli S, Bjørge T. Sarcosine and other metabolites along the choline oxidation pathway in relation to prostate cancer--a large nested case-control study within the JANUS cohort in Norway. Int J Cancer 2013; 134:197-206. [PMID: 23797698 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Methyl group donors and intermediates of one-carbon metabolism affect DNA synthesis and DNA methylation, and may thereby affect prostate carcinogenesis. Choline, the precursor of betaine, and the one-carbon metabolite sarcosine have been associated with increased prostate cancer risk. Within JANUS, a prospective cohort in Norway (n = 317,000) with baseline serum samples, we conducted a nested case-control study among 3,000 prostate cancer cases and 3,000 controls. Using conditional logistic regression, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for prostate cancer risk were estimated according to quintiles of circulating betaine, dimethylglycine (DMG), sarcosine, glycine and serine. High sarcosine and glycine concentrations were associated with reduced prostate cancer risk of borderline significance (sarcosine: highest vs. lowest quintile OR = 0.86, CI = 0.72-1.01, p(trend) = 0.03; glycine: OR = 0.83, CI = 0.70-1.00, p(trend) = 0.07). Serum betaine, DMG and serine were not associated with prostate cancer risk. However, individuals with a high glycine/serine ratio were at decreased prostate cancer risk (OR = 0.74, CI = 0.69-0.85, p(trend) < 0.001). This population-based study suggested that men with high serum sarcosine or glycine concentrations have modestly reduced prostate cancer risk. Ratios of metabolites reflecting one-carbon balance may be associated with prostate cancer risk, as demonstrated for the glycine/serine ratio, and should be explored in future studies.
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- Stefan de Vogel
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Ulrich CM, Toriola AT, Koepl LM, Sandifer T, Poole EM, Duggan C, McTiernan A, Issa JPJ. Metabolic, hormonal and immunological associations with global DNA methylation among postmenopausal women. Epigenetics 2012; 7:1020-8. [PMID: 22869041 DOI: 10.4161/epi.21464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification essential for the regulation of gene expression that has been implicated in many diseases, including cancer. Few studies have investigated the wide range of potential predictors of global DNA methylation, including biomarkers. Here, we investigated associations between DNA methylation and dietary factors, sex-steroid hormones, metabolic, lipid, inflammation, immune and one-carbon biomarkers. Data and baseline biomarker measurements were obtained from 173 overweight/obese postmenopausal women. Global DNA methylation in lymphocyte DNA was measured using the pyrosequencing assay for LINE-1 repeats. We used correlations and linear regression analyses to investigate associations between continuous data and DNA methylation, while t-tests were used for categorical data. Secondary analyses stratified by serum folate levels and multivitamin use were also conducted. There was little variability in LINE-1 methylation (66.3-79.5%). Mean LINE-1 methylation was significantly higher among women with elevated glucose levels. Mean LINE-1 methylation was also higher among women with high CD4+/CD8+ ratio, and lower among women with elevated vitamin B6, but neither reached statistical significance. In analyses stratified by folate status, DNA methylation was negatively associated with sex hormone concentrations (estrone, estradiol, testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin) among women with low serum folate levels (n = 53). Conversely, among women with high serum folate levels (n = 53), DNA methylation was positively associated with several immune markers (CD4/CD8 ratio, NK1656/lymphocytes and IgA). Results from this screening suggest that global DNA methylation is generally stable, with differential associations for sex hormones and immune markers depending on one-carbon status.
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- Cornelia M Ulrich
- Division of Preventive Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Epigenomic diversity of colorectal cancer. Epigenomics 2012. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511777271.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Genome-scale DNA methylation analyses of cancer in children. Epigenomics 2012. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511777271.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Jing C, Huang Z, Duan Y, Xiao X, Zhang R, Jiang J. Folate intake, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphisms in Association with the Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012; 13:647-51. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.2.647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kawakita D, Matsuo K, Sato F, Oze I, Hosono S, Ito H, Watanabe M, Yatabe Y, Hanai N, Hasegawa Y, Tajima K, Murakami S, Tanaka H. Association between dietary folate intake and clinical outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:186-192. [PMID: 21460376 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between dietary folate intake, two polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and thymidylate synthase (TYMS), and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients is not clarified. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 437 HNSCC patients treated at Aichi Cancer Center. We evaluated the survival impact of pretreatment dietary folate intake, which was estimated using a food-frequency questionnaire, and two polymorphisms, MTHFR C677T and a 6-bp insertion/deletion in the 3'-untranslated region of TYMS, using multivariate proportional hazard models. RESULTS Patients with high folate intake (≥320 μg/day; n=144) had significantly higher survival than patients with low or medium folate intake (<320 μg/day; n=278; 79.1% versus 68.2%, respectively, P=0.020). This association was consistent with multivariate analyses adjusted for established prognostic factors (hazard ratio 0.56; 95% confidence interval 0.37-0.84). MTHFR and TYMS polymorphisms did not show significant association with survival, although the TYMS 6-bp insertion allele showed potential association with a reduced risk of death. Notably, no significant interaction was observed between folate intake and the two examined polymorphisms. CONCLUSIONS High pretreatment dietary folate intake was identified as an independent prognostic factor associated with improved clinical outcomes in HNSCC patients. Further study is warranted.
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- D Kawakita
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya; Department of Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Departments of Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis
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- Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya; Department of Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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Xu X, Gammon MD, Jefferson E, Zhang Y, Cho YH, Wetmur JG, Teitelbaum SL, Bradshaw PT, Terry MB, Garbowski G, Hibshoosh H, Neugut AI, Santella RM, Chen J. The influence of one-carbon metabolism on gene promoter methylation in a population-based breast cancer study. Epigenetics 2011; 6:1276-83. [PMID: 22048254 DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.11.17744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Abnormal methylation in gene promoters is a hallmark of the cancer genome; however, factors that may influence promoter methylation have not been well elucidated. As the one-carbon metabolism pathway provides the universal methyl donor for methylation reactions, perturbation of this pathway might influence DNA methylation and, ultimately, affect gene functions. Utilizing approximately 800 breast cancer tumor tissues from a large population-based study, we investigated the relationships between dietary and genetic factors involved in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and promoter methylation of a panel of 13 breast cancer-related genes. We found that CCND2, HIN1 and CHD1 were the most "dietary sensitive" genes, as methylation of their promoters was associated with intakes of at least two out of the eight dietary methyl factors examined. On the other hand, some micronutrients (i.e., B 2 and B 6) were more "epigenetically active" as their intake levels correlated with promoter methylation status in 3 out of the 13 breast cancer genes evaluated. Both positive (hypermethylation) and inverse (hypomethylation) associations with high micronutrient intake were observed. Unlike what we saw for dietary factors, we did not observe any clear patterns between one-carbon genetic polymorphisms and the promoter methylation status of the genes examined. Our results provide preliminary evidence that one-carbon metabolism may have the capacity to influence the breast cancer epigenome. Given that epigenetic alterations are thought to occur early in cancer development and are potentially reversible, dietary modifications may offer promising venues for cancer intervention and prevention.
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- Xinran Xu
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital of Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Lee YC, Wang HP, Wang CP, Ko JY, Lee JM, Chiu HM, Lin JT, Yamashita S, Oka D, Watanabe N, Matsuda Y, Ushijima T, Wu MS. Revisit of Field Cancerization in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Upper Aerodigestive Tract: Better Risk Assessment with Epigenetic Markers. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2011; 4:1982-92. [DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-11-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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