Global aetiology and epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications

Y Zheng, SH Ley, FB Hu - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
Globally, the number of people with diabetes mellitus has quadrupled in the past three
decades, and diabetes mellitus is the ninth major cause of death. About 1 in 11 adults …

Metformin as an anticancer agent

A Vancura, P Bu, M Bhagwat, J Zeng… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2018 - cell.com
Metformin has been a frontline therapy for type 2 diabetes (T2D) for many years. Its
effectiveness in T2D treatment is mostly attributed to its suppression of hepatic …

Trends in cause-specific mortality among adults with and without diagnosed diabetes in the USA: an epidemiological analysis of linked national survey and vital …

EW Gregg, YJ Cheng, M Srinivasan, J Lin, LS Geiss… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Large reductions in diabetes complications have altered diabetes-related
morbidity in the USA. It is unclear whether similar trends have occurred in causes of death …

Glucose-regulated phosphorylation of TET2 by AMPK reveals a pathway linking diabetes to cancer

D Wu, D Hu, H Chen, G Shi, IS Fetahu, F Wu… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Diabetes is a complex metabolic syndrome that is characterized by prolonged high blood
glucose levels and frequently associated with life-threatening complications …

[HTML][HTML] Retracted: Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index: a comparative risk assessment

J Pearson-Stuttard, B Zhou, V Kontis… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Diabetes and high body-mass index (BMI) are associated with increased risk of
several cancers, and are increasing in prevalence in most countries. We estimated the …

Diabetes, obesity, and breast cancer

C Kang, D LeRoith, EJ Gallagher - Endocrinology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The rates of obesity and diabetes are increasing worldwide, whereas the age of onset for
both obesity and diabetes are decreasing steadily. Obesity and diabetes are associated with …

Physical activity and cancer: an umbrella review of the literature including 22 major anatomical sites and 770 000 cancer cases

LFM de Rezende, TH de Sá, G Markozannes… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To provide an overview of the breadth and validity of claimed associations
between physical activity and risk of developing or dying from cancer. Design Umbrella …

[PDF][PDF] Hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α/interleukin‐1β signaling enhances hepatoma epithelial–mesenchymal transition through macrophages in a hypoxic‐inflammatory …

J Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Lou, Q Fu, Q Chen, T Wei… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are dependent on its
local microenvironment. Hypoxia and inflammation are two critical factors that shape the …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of diet on anti-cancer immune responsiveness

L Soldati, L Di Renzo, E Jirillo, PA Ascierto… - Journal of translational …, 2018 - Springer
Immunotherapy has matured into standard treatment for several cancers, but much remains
to be done to extend the reach of its effectiveness particularly to cancers that are resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of Nrf2 signaling by natural products-can it alleviate diabetes?

M Matzinger, K Fischhuber, EH Heiss - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached pandemic proportions and effective prevention
strategies are wanted. Its onset is accompanied by cellular distress, the nuclear factor …