• Circulating copper and zinc levels and risk of hepatobiliary cancers in Europeans 

      Stepien, Magdalena; Hughes, David J.; Hybsier, Sandra; Bamia, Christina; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Affret, Aurélie; His, Mathilde; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Katzke, Verena; Kühn, Tilman; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Orfanos, Phlippos; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Lasheras, Cristina; Bonet Bonet, Catalina; Molina-Portillo, Elena; Dorronsoro, Miren; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Ohlsson, Bodil; Sjöberg, Klas; Werner, Mårten; Shungin, Dmitry; Wareham, Nick; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Travis, Ruth C.; Freisling, Heinz; Cross, Amanda J.; Schomburg, Lutz; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-02)
      Background:<br>Copper and zinc are essential micronutrients and cofactors of many enzymatic reactions that may be involved in liver-cancer development. We aimed to assess pre-diagnostic circulating levels of copper, zinc and their ratio (Cu/Zn) in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic bile duct (IHBD) and gall bladder and biliary tract (GBTC) cancers.<br>Methods:<br>A nested ...
    • Exposure to bacterial products lipopolysaccharide and flagellin and hepatocellular carcinoma: A nested case-control study 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Tran, Hao Quang; Gewirtz, Andrew T.; Stepien, Magdalena; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Carbonnel, Franck; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Boeing, Heiner; Bamia, Christina; Lagiou, Pagona; Grioni, Sara; Panico, Salvatore; Palli, Domenico; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Peeters, Petra H.; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Castaño, José María Huerta; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sánchez, María-José; Dorronsoro, Miren; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sjöberg, Klas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Hemmingsson, Oskar; Werner, Mårten; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Aune, Dagfinn; Scalbert, Augustin; Romieu, Isabelle; Riboli, Elio; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-04)
      Background:<br>Leakage of bacterial products across the gut barrier may play a role in liver diseases which often precede the development of liver cancer. However, human studies, particularly from prospective settings, are lacking.<br>Methods:<br>We used a case-control study design nested within a large prospective cohort to assess the association between circulating levels of anti-lipopolysaccharide ...
    • Hepcidin levels and gastric cancer risk in the EPIC-EurGast study 

      Jakszyn, Paula; Fonseca-Nunes, Ana; Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Aranda, Núria; Tous, Monica; Arija, Victoria; Cross, Amanda; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Sjöberg, Klas; Tumino, Rosario; Palli, Domenico; Ricceri, Fulvio; Fasanelli, Francesca; Krogh, Vittorio; Mattiello, Amalia; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Peppa, Eleni; Vasilopoulou, Effie; Boeing, Heiner; Sánchez-Cantalejo, Emilio; Dorronsoro, Miren; Barricarte, Aurelio; Quiros, Jose Maria; Peeters, Petra H; Agudo, Antonio (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017-06-21)
      Hepcidin is the main regulator of iron homeostasis and dysregulation of proteins involved in iron metabolism has been associated with tumorogenesis. However, to date, no epidemiological study has researched the association between hepcidin levels and gastric cancer risk. To further investigate the relationship between hepcidin levels and gastric cancer risk, we conducted a nested case-control study ...
    • Prediagnostic alterations in circulating bile acid profiles in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma 

      Stepien, Magdalena; Lopez-Nogueroles, Marina; Lahoz, Agustın; Kühn, Tilman; Perlemuter, Gabriel; Voican, Cosmin; Ciocan, Dragos; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Jansen, Eugéne H.J.M.; Viallon, Vivian; Leitzmann, Michael; Tjønneland, Anne; Severi, Gianluca; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Dong, Catherine; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T.; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Skeie, Guri; Merino, Susana; Zamora-Ros, Raúl; Sánchez, Maria Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sjöberg, Klas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Nyström, Hanna; Werner, Mårten; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Schmidt, Julie A.; Freisling, Heinz; Scalbert, Augustin; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Christakoudi, Sofia; Gunter, Marc; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-29)
      Bile acids (BAs) play different roles in cancer development. Some are carcinogenic and BA signaling is also involved in various metabolic, inflammatory and immune-related processes. The liver is the primary site of BA synthesis. Liver dysfunction and microbiome compositional changes, such as during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, may modulate BA metabolism increasing concentration of ...