2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A basic study on hormone-dependent cancer preventive effects of food factors focuses on estrogen metabolism
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24501003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Eating habits, studies on eating habits
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| Research Institution | Aichi Gakusen University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMOI Kayoko 静岡県立大学, 大学院生活健康科学研究科, 教授 (10162728)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ホルモン依存性がん / エストロゲン代謝 / がん化学予防 / フラボノイド / DNA損傷 / カテコールエストロゲン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A principal factor of common to all endocrine-related risk factors is the prolonged exposure to estrogens. In particular, estrogens play a crucial role in the development and evolution of human breast cancer. In the metabolism of estrogens, hydroxylation is mediated by cytochrome P450, such as CYP1A1, 1A2 and 1B1. Quinone intermediates derived by oxidation of 4-hydroxy-estrogens have been reported to react with purine bases of DNA to form depurinating adducts that generate highly mutagenic apurinic sites. Futhermore, the metabolites of hydroxy-estrogens may also generate potentially mutagenic oxygen radicals.
A dietary methoxyflavonoid inhibited DNA damage induced by the carcinogenic endogenous estrogen metabolite, 4-hydroxy-estrogen. In this study, methoxyflavonoid showed inhibitory effects on DNA damage derived from estrogen metabolites. This indicates that such methoxyflavonoids may be a chemopreventive modulator involved in carcinogenesis such as in breast cancer.
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| Free Research Field |
食品栄養科学
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