Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate.
Epidemiological studies suggest that people who consume more than one portion of cruciferous vegetables per week are at lower risk of both the incidence of prostate cancer and of developing aggressive prostate cancer but there is little understanding of the underlying mechanisms. In this study, we q...
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| author | Maria Traka Amy V Gasper Antonietta Melchini James R Bacon Paul W Needs Victoria Frost Andrew Chantry Alexandra M E Jones Catharine A Ortori David A Barrett Richard Y Ball Robert D Mills Richard F Mithen |
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| description | Epidemiological studies suggest that people who consume more than one portion of cruciferous vegetables per week are at lower risk of both the incidence of prostate cancer and of developing aggressive prostate cancer but there is little understanding of the underlying mechanisms. In this study, we quantify and interpret changes in global gene expression patterns in the human prostate gland before, during and after a 12 month broccoli-rich diet.Volunteers were randomly assigned to either a broccoli-rich or a pea-rich diet. After six months there were no differences in gene expression between glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) positive and null individuals on the pea-rich diet but significant differences between GSTM1 genotypes on the broccoli-rich diet, associated with transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFbeta1) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) signalling pathways. Comparison of biopsies obtained pre and post intervention revealed more changes in gene expression occurred in individuals on a broccoli-rich diet than in those on a pea-rich diet. While there were changes in androgen signalling, regardless of diet, men on the broccoli diet had additional changes to mRNA processing, and TGFbeta1, EGF and insulin signalling. We also provide evidence that sulforaphane (the isothiocyanate derived from 4-methylsuphinylbutyl glucosinolate that accumulates in broccoli) chemically interacts with TGFbeta1, EGF and insulin peptides to form thioureas, and enhances TGFbeta1/Smad-mediated transcription.These findings suggest that consuming broccoli interacts with GSTM1 genotype to result in complex changes to signalling pathways associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis in the prostate. We propose that these changes may be mediated through the chemical interaction of isothiocyanates with signalling peptides in the plasma. This study provides, for the first time, experimental evidence obtained in humans to support observational studies that diets rich in cruciferous vegetables may reduce the risk of prostate cancer and other chronic disease.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00535977. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df0dbabdba7a4c4f89a2615f4c02582b2022-12-22T03:41:24ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032008-07-0137e256810.1371/journal.pone.0002568Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate.Maria TrakaAmy V GasperAntonietta MelchiniJames R BaconPaul W NeedsVictoria FrostAndrew ChantryAlexandra M E JonesCatharine A OrtoriDavid A BarrettRichard Y BallRobert D MillsRichard F MithenEpidemiological studies suggest that people who consume more than one portion of cruciferous vegetables per week are at lower risk of both the incidence of prostate cancer and of developing aggressive prostate cancer but there is little understanding of the underlying mechanisms. In this study, we quantify and interpret changes in global gene expression patterns in the human prostate gland before, during and after a 12 month broccoli-rich diet.Volunteers were randomly assigned to either a broccoli-rich or a pea-rich diet. After six months there were no differences in gene expression between glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) positive and null individuals on the pea-rich diet but significant differences between GSTM1 genotypes on the broccoli-rich diet, associated with transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFbeta1) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) signalling pathways. Comparison of biopsies obtained pre and post intervention revealed more changes in gene expression occurred in individuals on a broccoli-rich diet than in those on a pea-rich diet. While there were changes in androgen signalling, regardless of diet, men on the broccoli diet had additional changes to mRNA processing, and TGFbeta1, EGF and insulin signalling. We also provide evidence that sulforaphane (the isothiocyanate derived from 4-methylsuphinylbutyl glucosinolate that accumulates in broccoli) chemically interacts with TGFbeta1, EGF and insulin peptides to form thioureas, and enhances TGFbeta1/Smad-mediated transcription.These findings suggest that consuming broccoli interacts with GSTM1 genotype to result in complex changes to signalling pathways associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis in the prostate. We propose that these changes may be mediated through the chemical interaction of isothiocyanates with signalling peptides in the plasma. This study provides, for the first time, experimental evidence obtained in humans to support observational studies that diets rich in cruciferous vegetables may reduce the risk of prostate cancer and other chronic disease.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00535977.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2430620?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Maria Traka Amy V Gasper Antonietta Melchini James R Bacon Paul W Needs Victoria Frost Andrew Chantry Alexandra M E Jones Catharine A Ortori David A Barrett Richard Y Ball Robert D Mills Richard F Mithen Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. PLoS ONE |
| title | Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. |
| title_full | Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. |
| title_fullStr | Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. |
| title_short | Broccoli consumption interacts with GSTM1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate. |
| title_sort | broccoli consumption interacts with gstm1 to perturb oncogenic signalling pathways in the prostate |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2430620?pdf=render |
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