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ArticleJournal of proteome research2015

Modulation of colon cancer by nutmeg.

Fei Li, Xiu-Wei Yang, Kristopher W Krausz, Robert G Nichols, Wei Xu, Andrew D Patterson, Frank J Gonzalez

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Article in Journal of proteome research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Metabolic map of osthole and its effect on lipids.Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems · 2018
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  20. Human Gut Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Cancer.Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fei Li†Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States.
Xiu-Wei Yang§State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Kristopher W Krausz†Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States.
Robert G Nichols∥Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
Wei Xu§State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Andrew D Patterson∥Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
Frank J Gonzalez†Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States.
Center for Cancer Research · USPeking University · CNPennsylvania State University · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Xenobiotic receptorsZIABC005562 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GONZALEZ, FRANK J · 2009 to 2025
$26.9M
Xenobiotic ReceptorsZIABC005708 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GONZALEZ, FRANK J · 2009 to 2025
$16.4M
Xenobiotic-Metabolizing EnzymesZ01BC005562 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GONZALEZ, FRANK J · 1996 to 2008
$1.3M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC005562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colon cancer is the most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer mortality in humans. Using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, the current study revealed the accumulation of four uremic toxins (cresol sulfate, cresol glucuronide, indoxyl sulfate, and phenyl sulfate) in the serum of mice harboring adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutation-induced colon cancer. These uremic toxins, likely generated from the gut microbiota, were associated with an increase in the expression of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 and a disorder of lipid metabolism. Nutmeg, which exhibits antimicrobial activity, attenuated the levels of uremic toxins and decreased intestinal tumorigenesis in Apc(min/+) mice. Nutmeg-treated Apc(min/+) mice had decreased IL-6 levels and normalized dysregulated lipid metabolism, suggesting that uremic toxins are responsible, in part, for the metabolic disorders that occur during tumorigenesis. These studies demonstrate a potential biochemical link among gut microbial metabolism, inflammation, and metabolic disorders and suggest that modulation of gut microbiota and lipid metabolism using dietary intervention or drugs may be effective in colon cancer chemoprevention strategies.

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Adenomatous Polyposis ColiAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBlood Chemical AnalysisCaco-2 CellsCresolsDNA PrimersGene Expression ProfilingGlucuronidesHumansIndicanInterleukin-6Lipid MetabolismMaleMass SpectrometryMetabolomicsCresolsDNA PrimersGlucuronidesIndicanInterleukin-6phenylsulfatePlant ExtractsSulfuric Acid EstersToxins, Biologicaluremia middle molecule toxinsColon cancerinflammationmass spectrometrymetabolomicsnutmeguremic toxin

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PMID25712450
PMCPMC6334305
OpenAlexW45822182

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