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Dong H, Sun Y, Nie L, Cui A, Zhao P, Leung WK, Wang Q. Metabolic memory: mechanisms and diseases. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:38. [PMID: 38413567 PMCID: PMC10899265 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01755-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Metabolic diseases and their complications impose health and economic burdens worldwide. Evidence from past experimental studies and clinical trials suggests our body may have the ability to remember the past metabolic environment, such as hyperglycemia or hyperlipidemia, thus leading to chronic inflammatory disorders and other diseases even after the elimination of these metabolic environments. The long-term effects of that aberrant metabolism on the body have been summarized as metabolic memory and are found to assume a crucial role in states of health and disease. Multiple molecular mechanisms collectively participate in metabolic memory management, resulting in different cellular alterations as well as tissue and organ dysfunctions, culminating in disease progression and even affecting offspring. The elucidation and expansion of the concept of metabolic memory provides more comprehensive insight into pathogenic mechanisms underlying metabolic diseases and complications and promises to be a new target in disease detection and management. Here, we retrace the history of relevant research on metabolic memory and summarize its salient characteristics. We provide a detailed discussion of the mechanisms by which metabolic memory may be involved in disease development at molecular, cellular, and organ levels, with emphasis on the impact of epigenetic modulations. Finally, we present some of the pivotal findings arguing in favor of targeting metabolic memory to develop therapeutic strategies for metabolic diseases and provide the latest reflections on the consequences of metabolic memory as well as their implications for human health and diseases.
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- Hao Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Periodontology and Implant Dentistry Division, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Periodontology and Implant Dentistry Division, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Garczorz W, Kosowska A, Francuz T. Antidiabetic Drugs in Breast Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:299. [PMID: 38254789 PMCID: PMC10813754 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Diabetes is one of the leading chronic conditions worldwide, and breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide. The linkage between diabetes and its ability to increase the risk of breast cancer should always be analyzed in patients. This review focuses on the impact of antihyperglycemic therapy in breast cancer patients. Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of developing cancer than the general population. Moreover, diabetes patients have a higher incidence and mortality of breast cancer. In this review, we describe the influence of antidiabetic drugs from insulin and metformin to the current and emerging therapies, incretins and SGLT-2 inhibitors, on breast cancer prognosis. We also emphasize the role of obesity and the metastasis process in breast cancer patients who are treated with antidiabetic drugs.
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- Wojciech Garczorz
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-055 Katowice, Poland; (A.K.); (T.F.)
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Wu X, Peng L, Luo H, Xu Z, Wang J, Gu H, Wang Y, Xiao Y, Zhang C, Xiang L. Adherence to diabetes risk reduction diet and the risk of head and neck cancer: a prospective study of 101,755 American adults. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1218632. [PMID: 37810918 PMCID: PMC10556244 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1218632] [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: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background Adherence to the diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) may potentially reduce the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNC) as the diet includes fruits and limits red and processed meats, known risk factors for HNC. However, there is currently no epidemiological research to investigate this potential association. Methods The present study utilized data on demographics, lifestyles, medications, and diets of participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial to explore the potential association between adherence to DRRD and the risk of HNC. We used a DRRD score to evaluate adherence to the dietary pattern and employed Cox regression analysis to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for HNC risk. Several subgroup analyses were carried out to identify potential effect modifiers, and multiple sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate the stability of the correlation. The nine components of the DRRD was assessed separately for its association with the risk of HNC. Results During a mean follow up of 8.84 years, 279 cases of HNC were observed. DDRD score was found to be inversely associated with the risk of HNC (HR Q4 vs. Q1: 0.582; 95% CI: 0.396, 0.856; p = 0.005 for trend) in a linear dose-response manner (p = 0.211 for non-linearity). Subgroup analysis indicated this inverse correlation was more pronounced among participants who had never smoked (HRQ4 vs. Q1: 0.193; 95% CI: 0.073, 0.511; p < 0.001 for trend) compared to current or former smokers (p = 0.044 for interaction). The primary association of DDRD and HNC risk remained robust after several sensitivity analyses. Regarding the individual components of DRRD, an inverse association was also observed between the risk of HNC and increased intake of cereal fiber and whole fruit (all p < 0.05 for trend). Conclusion Our findings provide evidence that following the DRRD pattern may reduce the risk of NHC, especially for non-smokers.
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- Xia Wu
- Department of Health Management Centre, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Singhal SS, Garg R, Horne D, Singhal S, Awasthi S, Salgia R. RLIP: A necessary transporter protein for translating oxidative stress into pro-obesity and pro-carcinogenic signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022; 1877:188803. [PMID: 36150564 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188803] [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: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previously, we showed that knockout mice homozygous for deficiency of the mercapturic acid pathway (MAP) transporter protein, RLIP (RLIP-/-), are resistant to chemical carcinogenesis, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). We also found that RLIP-/- mice are highly resistant to obesity caused by a high-fat diet (HFD). Interestingly, these studies showed that kinase, cytokine, and adipokine signaling that are characteristics of obesity were blocked despite the presence of increased oxidative stress in RLIP-/- mice. The deficiencies in obesity-inducing kinase, cytokine, and adipokine signaling were attributable to a lack of clathrin-dependent endocytosis (CDE), a process that is severely deficient in RLIP-/- mice. Because CDE is also necessary for carcinogenic signaling through EGF, WNT, TGFβ and other cancer-specific peptide hormones, and because RLIP-/- mice are cancer-resistant, we reasoned that depletion of RLIP by an antisense approach should cause cancer regression in human cancer xenografts. This prediction has been confirmed in studies of xenografts from lung, kidney, prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancers and melanoma. Because these results suggested an essential role for RLIP in carcinogenesis, and because our studies have also revealed a direct interaction between p53 and RLIP, we reasoned that if RLIP played a central role in carcinogenesis, that development of lymphoma in p53-/- mice, which normally occurs by the time these mice are 6 months old, could be delayed or prevented by depleting RLIP. Recent studies described herein have confirmed this hypothesis, showing complete suppression of lymphomagenesis in p53-/- mice treated with anti-RLIP antisense until the age of 8 months. All control mice developed lymphoma in the thymus or testis as expected. These findings lead to a novel paradigm predicting that under conditions of increased oxidative stress, the consequent increased flux of metabolites in the MAP causes a proportional increase in the rate of CDE. Because CDE inhibits insulin and TNF signaling but promotes EGF, TGFβ, and Wnt signaling, our model predicts that chronic stress-induced increases in RLIP (and consequently CDE) will induce insulin-resistance and enhance predisposition to cancer. Alternatively, generalized depletion of RLIP would antagonize the growth of malignant cells, and concomitantly exert therapeutic insulin-sensitizing effects. Therefore, this review focuses on how targeted depletion or inhibition of RLIP could provide a novel target for treating both obesity and cancer.
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- Sharad S Singhal
- Departments of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Comprehensive Cancer Center and National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America.
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- Departments of Surgery, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Comprehensive Cancer Center and National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- Departments of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Comprehensive Cancer Center and National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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- College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, United States of America
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- Cayman Health, CTMH Doctors Hospital in Cayman Islands, George Town, Cayman Islands
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- Departments of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Comprehensive Cancer Center and National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, United States of America
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Zhang Y, Zhong G, Zhu M, Chen L, Wan H, Luo F. Association Between Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Lung Cancer Risk in 98,159 Participants: Results From a Prospective Study. Front Oncol 2022; 12:855101. [PMID: 35574372 PMCID: PMC9097267 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.855101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the association between diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) score and the risk of lung cancer in a large population. Methods Data of participants in this study were collected from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in the Cox proportional hazards regression model for the association of DRRD score and lung cancer incidence in all included participants. Prespecified subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate whether the observed association was modified by age, sex, BMI, race/ethnicity, family history of lung cancer, smoking status and history of diabetes. Results A total of 98,159 participants were included in this study. The mean (SD) age of the study participants cohort at baseline was 65.5 (5.73) years old. The mean (SD) follow-up time was 8.83 (1.96) years. The mean (SD) score of DRRD was 26.82 (5.19), and ranged from 20.47 (2.3) to 33.65 (2.42) from the lowest quartile to the highest quartile of the DRRD score, inferring the possibility of highest through the lowest risk of type 2 diabetes. The calculated HRs showed there was a trend that higher quartile indicated lower risk of lung cancer after adjusted for covariates (HRQ4vsQ1: 0.85; 95% CI:0.73,0.98; p for trend =0.036). The inverse trend between higher DRRD score and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma was more evident (HRQ4vsQ1: 0.50; 95% CI:0.34,0.73; p for trend =0.002). The inverse association between DRRD score and the incidence of lung cancer was more pronounced in participants who had a clear family history of lung cancer (p for interaction=0.016). Conclusion A protective association between DRRD score and risk of lung cancer is obtained. People are encouraged to adhere to higher DRRD score in their daily diet. Further studies should be conducted to confirm the result and explore the mechanism.
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- Yin Zhang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wang J, Si R, Zhang Q, Lu W, Zhang J. Discovery of Imaging and Therapeutic Integration Bifunctional Molecules Based on Bio-Orthogonal Reaction and Releasable Disulfide Bond. Bioconjug Chem 2022; 33:918-928. [PMID: 35504859 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The application of conventional fluorescent probes in living cells has been limited by excess fluorescence interference, reduced selectivity, and poor permeability. Herein, we describe a convenient solution for overcoming the above limitations based on bio-orthogonal reactions and releasable linkers that provide bifunctional molecules for imaging and therapeutic integration. To reduce the interference of excess fluorescent moieties, a bio-orthogonal reaction was applied to activate the fluorescence of the active parent drugs without fluorophores. Moreover, disulfide bonds were incorporated as releasable linkers. After imaging the target protein, the newly yielded fluorophore could be released from the active drugs based on the highly reducing conditions of the tumor. Thus, these bifunctional molecules are comparable in therapeutic activity to the parent drug. These novel imaging and therapeutic integration molecules could be used to realize imaging-aided diagnosis and perform efficient real-time monitoring of cancer cells. Our findings are expected to enable efficient and specific imaging and real-time in vivo prognostic monitoring in the clinic.
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- Jin Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China
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Effect of Chrysophyllum albidum fruit pulp powder on antioxidant and proinflammatory genes in non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic rats. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2021; 20:1663-1674. [PMID: 34900818 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-021-00921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from insulin deficiency or dysfunction. The imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants known as oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis and complications associated with DM. Chrysophyllum albidum is a seasonal fruit found to be rich in natural antioxidants. Methods DM was induced by high-fat diet dietary supplementation for 14 days followed by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (35 mg/kg). Thirty-five experimental rats were then divided into seven groups viz.: non-diabetic control; diabetic control; metformin; diabetic and non-diabetic fed with 5 and 10% C. albidum fruit pulp powder (CAFPP). Fasting blood glucose was done with an automatic auto-analyzer and weights were monitored at three-day intervals. The expressions of Nrf2, SOD, CAT, GST, TNF-α, DPP4, and insulin were investigated using RT-PCR. Schrödinger suites was used for docking of C. albidum phytocompounds with insulin. Results Diabetic rats fed with CAFPP for thirteen days have their blood glucose lowered significantly (p < 0.05) and gained weight compared to diabetic control. CAFPP significantly (p < 0.05) up-regulated Nrf2, CAT, GST, SOD, and insulin genes expression in the diabetic group relative to diabetic control with concomitant down-regulation of TNF-α and DPP4 genes expression. Molecular docking of compounds previously characterized from C. albidum revealed that they are potent ligands of insulin receptors. Conclusion The study revealed that CAFPP could be effective in the management of DM-related oxidative stress by up-regulating antioxidant and down-regulating pro-inflammatory genes expression. It also positively modulates genes associated with glucose metabolism. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-021-00921-0.
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Despite the evidence supporting the relevance of obesity and obesity‐associated disorders in the development, management, and prognosis of various cancers, obesity rates continue to increase worldwide. Growing evidence supports the involvement of obesity in the development of gynecologic malignancies. This article explores the molecular basis governing the alteration of hallmarks of cancer in the development of obesity‐related gynecologic malignancies encompassing cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers. We highlight specific examples of how development, management, and prognosis are affected for each cancer, incorporate current knowledge on complementary approaches including lifestyle interventions to improve patient outcomes, and highlight how new technologies are helping us better understand the biology underlying this neglected pandemic. This review focuses on how obesity impacts cancer hallmarks in gynecologic malignancies, thus affecting the diagnosis, management, treatment, and prognosis of these diseases.
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- Ignacio A. Wichmann
- Division of Gynecology and ObstetricsSchool of MedicinePontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
- Department of ObstetricsSchool of MedicinePontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
- Advanced Center for Chronic DiseasesPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Division of Gynecology and ObstetricsSchool of MedicinePontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
- Department of GynecologySchool of MedicinePontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
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Франциянц ЕМ, Сурикова ЕИ, Каплиева ИВ, Бандовкина ВA, Нескубина ИВ, Шейко ЕА, Морозова МИ, Котиева ИМ. [Diabetes mellitus and cancer: a system of insulin-like growth factors]. PROBLEMY ENDOKRINOLOGII 2021; 67:34-42. [PMID: 34766488 PMCID: PMC9112852 DOI: 10.14341/probl12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus and malignant tumors are among the most common and complex diseases. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong relationship between these pathologies. The causality of this relationship has not yet been unambiguously established, but a number of probable biological mechanisms have been proposed to explain it through the effects of hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia on the process of oncogenesis. An important role in this is played by the axis of insulin-like growth factors, their receptors and binding proteins (IGF / IGFR / IGFBP). The review provides data on the structural elements of the insulin / IGF / IGFR / IGFBP signaling axis and their internal relationships in diabetes mellitus and in the development of malignant tumors. Significant changes in the axis that occur during the formation of the diabetic environment prepare the background, which, under certain conditions, can lead to the stimulation or inhibition of tumor development. The considered signaling system, playing a significant role in the physiology of normal cells, often functions as a decisive factor in the survival of tumor cells, providing fine context-dependent regulation of many cellular processes associated with oncogenesis. However, despite many years of in-depth studies of the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and malignant tumors, the molecular mechanisms of the relationship between these pathologies are still largely unclear, and the internal heterogeneity of pathologies complicates research and interpretation of the results, leaving many questions.
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- Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр онкологии
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- Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр онкологии
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- Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр онкологии
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- Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр онкологии
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- Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр онкологии
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Eddy K, Chen S. Glutamatergic Signaling a Therapeutic Vulnerability in Melanoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3874. [PMID: 34359771 PMCID: PMC8345431 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13153874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Like other cancers, melanomas are associated with the hyperactivation of two major cell signaling cascades, the MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways. Both pathways are activated by numerous genes implicated in the development and progression of melanomas such as mutated BRAF, RAS, and NF1. Our lab was the first to identify yet another driver of melanoma, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 1 (protein: mGluR1, mouse gene: Grm1, human gene: GRM1), upstream of the MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways. Binding of glutamate, the natural ligand of mGluR1, activates MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways and sets in motion the deregulated cellular responses in cell growth, cell survival, and cell metastasis. In this review, we will assess the proposed modes of action that mediate the oncogenic properties of mGluR1 in melanoma and possible application of anti-glutamatergic signaling modulator(s) as therapeutic strategy for the treatment of melanomas.
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- Kevinn Eddy
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;
- Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;
- Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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