Cancer causes considerable morbidity and mortality across the world. Socioeconomic,
environmental, and lifestyle factors contribute to the increasing cancer prevalence …

Two risk factors for the development and progression of cancers that are amenable to life
style modification are chronic inflammation and the metabolic syndrome. This review …

Objectives To assess the independent and joint associations of major chronic diseases and
disease markers with cancer risk and to explore the benefit of physical activity in reducing …

Human xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) catalyzes the last two steps of purine catabolism
and is present in two interconvertible forms, which may utilize O2 or NAD+ as electron …

Background: It has long been proposed that albumin, bilirubin and uric acid may inhibit
cancer development due to their anti-oxidative properties. However, there is a lack of …

High uric acid (UA) levels can cause gout, urolithiasis and acute and chronic nephropathy,
all of which are due to the deposit of urate crystals. There is also increasing evidence of …

SUA is a potent antioxidant and thus may play a protective role against cancer. Many
epidemiological studies have investigated this hypothesis but provided inconsistent and …

Although several epidemiologic studies have shown that γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is
independently associated with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, its …

Mechanisms underlying abnormal uric acid (UA) levels from exposure to toxic
metals/metalloids have not been not fully elucidated, especially in the context of mixtures …

Introduction Circulating concentrations of uric acid may be affected by dietary components
such as meat, fish and dairy products, but only a few studies have compared uric acid …