A possible link between iron deficiency and gastrointestinal carcinogenesis

D Prá, SI Rech Franke, JA Pegas Henriques… - Nutrition and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
There is definitive evidence that iron overload induces oxidative stress and DNA damage,
which can enhance carcinogenic risk. However, other evidence suggests that iron deficiency …

Chronic hyperhomocysteinemia alters antioxidant defenses and increases DNA damage in brain and blood of rats: protective effect of folic acid

C Matté, V Mackedanz, FM Stefanello… - Neurochemistry …, 2009 - Elsevier
We have previously demonstrated that acute hyperhomocysteinemia induces oxidative
stress in rat brain. In the present study, we initially investigated the effect of chronic …

Telomere length in lymphocytes of older South Australian men may be inversely associated with plasma homocysteine

CF Bull, NJ O'Callaghan, G Mayrhofer… - Rejuvenation …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Deficiencies in folate (FOL) and vitamin B12 (B12) result in increased chromosomal
aberrations, a validated biomarker of cancer risk. Telomeres, the regions of DNA that cap the …

Effects of lifestyle on micronuclei frequency in human lymphocytes in Japanese hard-metal workers

P Huang, B Huang, H Weng, K Nakayama… - Preventive …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other major causes of
mortality are largely attributable to lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol drinking, hours …

High protein–high red meat versus high carbohydrate weight loss diets do not differ in effect on genome stability and cell death in lymphocytes of overweight men

B Benassi-Evans, PM Clifton, M Noakes… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The importance of diet in DNA damage prevention is well established; however, the
comparison of weight loss diets with different micronutrient and macronutrient profiles on …

Mixed chemical-induced oxidative stress in occupational exposure in Nigerians

JI Anetor, SA Yaqub, GO Anetor, AC Nsonwu… - African Journal of …, 2009 - ajol.info
Mixed chemical-induced oxidative stress in occupational exposure in Nigerians Page 1 African
Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (5), pp. 821-826, 6 March, 2009 Available online at …

Evaluation of radiation-induced chromosome instability in subjects with a family history of gastric cancer

F Marcon, D Palli, A Zufferli, E Mazzoli, E Siniscalchi… - Biomarkers, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Gastric cancer (GC) shows a familiar predisposition which is largely unexplained. In this
study the hypothesis that radiation sensitivity is implicated in the familiar predisposition to …

The personal and the public in nutrigenomics

D Castle - Nutrition and Genomics, 2009 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Nutrigenomics is the study of the intersection of nutrition and genetics.
Nutrigenomics presents an interesting, real-life case for considering persistent themes in …

[PDF][PDF] Folate and Vitamins B2, B6, and B12

P Thomas, M Fenech - … of cancer and DNA damage by dietary …, 2009 - researchgate.net
The B vitamins are a group of eight water-soluble vitamins that play crucial roles in cellular
metabolism. Deficiency in some of these micronutrients can lead to genome and epigenome …

Genomprotektive Wirkung der Vitamine Folsäure und Vitamin B12 in Dialysepatienten

AT Treutlein - 2009 - opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de
Bei Dialysepatienten sind vermehrte Genomschäden bekannt, sie unterliegen auch einer
erhöhten Karzinominzidenz. Erhöhte Genomschäden können in vivo durch die Substitution …