ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2010
Zinc: a promising agent in dietary chemoprevention of cancer.
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- Micro- and Macronutrients in Endometrial Cancer-From Metallomic Analysis to Improvements in Treatment Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Zinc and Its Antioxidant Properties: The Potential Use of Blood Zinc Levels as a Marker of Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Phytosynthesis, Characterization, Phenolic and Biological Evaluation ofInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Zinc dampens antitumor immunity by promoting Foxp3Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Zinc Acts Synergistically with Berberine for Enhancing Its Efficacy as an Anti-cancer Agent by Inducing Clusterin-Dependent Apoptosis in HT-29 Colorectal Cancer Cells.Biological trace element research · 2023Article
- ComparativeACS omega · 2023Article
- Zinc: From Biological Functions to Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Human papillomavirus infection, cervical cancer and the less explored role of trace elements.Biological trace element research · 2023Review
- Effect of Polyphenols and Zinc Co-Supplementation on the Development of Neoplasms in Rats with Breast Cancer.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A compendium of Androgen Receptor Variant 7 target genes and their role in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Systemic Essential Metal and Metalloid Levels in Patients with Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer.Biological trace element research · 2022Article
- The Impact of NRF2 Inhibition on Drug-Induced Colon Cancer Cell Death and p53 Activity: A Pilot Study.Biomolecules · 2022Article
- Zinc Prevents DNA Damage in Normal Cells but Shows Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Synergistic Effects of Selenium and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Growth Performance, Hemato-biochemical Profile, Immune and Oxidative Stress Responses, and Intestinal Morphometry of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).Biological trace element research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Proper intake of dietary nutrients is considered crucial for preventing the initiation of events leading to the development of carcinoma. Many dietary compounds have been considered to contribute in cancer prevention including zinc, which plays a pivotal role in host defense against the initiation and promotion of several malignancies. Zinc is an essential element that is integral to many proteins and transcription factors which regulate key cellular functions such as the response to oxidative stress, DNA replication, DNA damage repair, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis. Zinc has been ascribed roles in the metabolism and interaction of malignant cells, particularly in apoptosis. Zinc is involved in structural stabilization and activation of the p53 that appears to be an important component of the apoptotic process and also in activation of certain members of the caspase family of proteases. Zinc exerts a positive beneficial effect against chemically induced preneoplastic progression in rats and provides an effective dietary chemopreventive approach to disease in vulnerable section of population with family history of carcinoma. The present review provides an insight into the research conducted on animals as well as on human subjects for providing the concept that zinc deficiency is an important factor in the development and progression of malignancy and that zinc could be efficacious in the prevention and treatment of several cancers viz., colon, pancreas, oesophageal and head and neck. However, it needs further exploration with regard to other definitive bioassays including protein expression and documentation of specific molecular markers to establish the exact mechanism for zinc-mediated cancer chemoprevention. Preclinical trials need to investigate the genetic and epigenetic pathways of chemoprevention by zinc.
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