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- Title
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Early Pancreatic Carcinogenesis via Repression of the AKT Pathway.
- Authors
Ding, Yongzeng; Mullapudi, Bhargava; Barron, Morgan; Heiferman, Michael; Wojtanek, Mireille; Adrian, Kevin; Bentrem, David J.; Mascariñas, Emman; Schultz, Michelle; DeCant, Brian; Grippo, Paul J.; Torres, Carolina; Mancinelli, Georgina; Diaz, Andrew M.; McKinney, Ronald; Rao, Sambasiva; Ouellette, Michel; Tsao, Ming-Sound
- Abstract
Pancreatic cancer remains a daunting foe despite a vast number of accumulating molecular analyses regarding the mutation and expression status of a variety of genes. Indeed, most pancreatic cancer cases uniformly present with a mutation in the KRAS allele leading to enhanced RAS activation. Yet our understanding of the many epigenetic/environmental factors contributing to disease incidence and progression is waning. Epidemiologic data suggest that diet may be a key factor in pancreatic cancer development and potentially a means of chemoprevention at earlier stages. While diets high in ω3 fatty acids are typically associated with tumor suppression, diets high in ω6 fatty acids have been linked to increased tumor development. Thus, to better understand the contribution of these polyunsaturated fatty acids to pancreatic carcinogenesis, we modeled early stage disease by targeting mutant KRAS to the exocrine pancreas and administered diets rich in these fatty acids to assess tumor formation and altered cell-signaling pathways. We discovered that, consistent with previous reports, the ω3-enriched diet led to reduced lesion penetrance via repression of proliferation associated with reduced phosphorylated AKT (pAKT), whereas the ω6-enriched diet accelerated tumor formation. These data provide a plausible mechanism underlying previously observed effects of fatty acids and suggest that administration of ω3 fatty acids can reduce the pro-survival, pro-growth functions of pAKT. Indeed, counseling subjects at risk to increase their intake of foods containing higher amounts of ω3 fatty acids could aid in the prevention of pancreatic cancer.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of omega-3 fatty acids; CELL proliferation; CELLULAR signal transduction; GENE expression; GENETIC mutation; PANCREATIC tumors; REPRESSION (Psychology); TRANSFERASES; TUMOR classification; PREVENTION
- Publication
Nutrients, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1289
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu10091289