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Vitamin D in cancer chemoprevention
Marco GiammancoFrancesca Maria TumminelloDanila Di MajoGaetano LetoMaurizio La GuardiaStefania AielloCarla FlandinaMarilena Crescimannnosubject
OncologyMalemedicine.medical_specialtyColorectal cancerPharmaceutical ScienceAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsPharmacologyChemopreventionMalignant transformationProstate cancerImmune systemBreast cancerInternal medicineNeoplasmsDrug DiscoverymedicineVitamin D and neurologyAnimalsHumansImmunologic FactorsVitamin DPharmacologyClinical Trials as TopicCancer preventionbusiness.industryCancerProstatic NeoplasmsGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseCancer cancer prevention calcitriol vitamin D vitamin D analoguesGrowth InhibitorsComplementary and alternative medicineSettore BIO/14 - FarmacologiaMolecular MedicineFemalebusinessColorectal Neoplasmsdescription
Context: There is increasing evidence that Vitamin D (Vit D) and its metabolites, besides their well-known calcium-related functions, may also exert antiproliferative, pro-differentiating, and immune modulatory effects on tumor cells in vitro and may also delay tumor growth in vivo. Objective: The aim of this review is to provide fresh insight into the most recent advances on the role of Vit D and its analogues as chemopreventive drugs in cancer therapy. Methods: A systematic review of experimental and clinical studies on Vit D and cancer was undertaken by using the major electronic health database including ISI Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar. Results and conclusion: Experimental and clinical observations suggest that Vit D and its analogues may be effective in preventing the malignant transformation and/or the progression of various types of human tumors including breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and some hematological malignances. These findings suggest the possibility of the clinical use of these molecules as novel potential chemopreventive and anticancer agents
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-09 |