Maximilian Andreas Storz, Carla Schmidt, Alvaro Luis Ronco
{"title":"Nutrient Intakes in Prostate Cancer Survivors in the United States: A Nationally Representative Study.","authors":"Maximilian Andreas Storz, Carla Schmidt, Alvaro Luis Ronco","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408766","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408766","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are currently more than 3.3 million prostate cancer (PC) survivors in the United States. Conformance with national dietary guidelines and a good diet quality may lower the risk for Gleason grade progression in PC patients. Assessing the nutritional status of PC survivors is thus of paramount importance from a public health nutrition perspective. We used 24-h dietary recall data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to systematically estimate nutrient intakes in <i>n</i> = 360 PC survivors (which may be extrapolated to represent <i>n</i> = 1,841,030 PC survivors) aged 70.69 years on average, and contrasted the results to the daily nutritional goals (DNG) in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). Diet quality in PC survivors was found to be generally poor, and the DNG as specified in the DGA were not met for many micronutrients, including calcium, magnesium and potassium. PC survivors had an insufficient intake of many vitamins (including vitamins A, C, D and E), and did not meet the intake recommendations for dietary fiber. Racial disparities in PC were reflected in the lower overall DQ in Non-Hispanic Black participants. Our results reiterate the need for nutritional assessment and counseling to improve DQ in PC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"188-199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Body Composition Parameters with the Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer.","authors":"Bingyan Cao, Peifang Zhang, Zhanying Shi","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2455762","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2455762","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Immunotherapy has become a prevalent strategy in the neoadjuvant treatment of advanced gastric cancer (AGC). This study investigates the predictive value of computed tomography (CT)-derived body composition parameters on the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for AGC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on 103 patients with resectable AGC who received neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy at a teaching hospital between March 2020 and August 2022 were collected. Body composition parameters, including the subcutaneous adipose index (SAI), visceral adipose index (VAI), and skeletal muscle index (SMI), were calculated from pretreatment CT images. Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models assessed the impact of these parameters on pathological responses and survival outcomes following treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the patients, 34 (33.0%) achieved a major pathological response (MPR). Higher SAI, VAI, and SMI values were significantly linked to an increased likelihood of achieving MPR (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that only SAI independently predicted MPR (OR 1.042, 95% CI 1.009-1.077, <i>p</i> = 0.013). Furthermore, patients with a high SAI had significantly improved 2-year overall survival (76.9% vs. 54.9%, log-rank <i>p</i> = 0.012) and 2-year event-free survival (71.2% vs. 51.0%, log-rank <i>p</i> = 0.022) compared to those with low SAI. The survival benefit associated with high SAI was partly due to its higher MPR rate (mediating proportion: 37.5%, 95% CI: 12%-110%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pretreatment SAI independently correlates with MPR and better oncological outcomes in patients with AGC receiving neoadjuvant immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"455-464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potentiation of Sorafenib's Action by Berberine via Suppression of the mTOR Signaling Pathway in Human Hepatoma Cells.","authors":"Rongrong Zhang, Na Wang, Bo Fan, Juan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2466233","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2466233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sorafenib (SOR) is the first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while its therapeutic efficacy is unsatisfactory. Clinical studies suggest that combination therapy holds significant therapeutic potential to enhance SOR's efficacy. Berberine (BBR), a multiple-targeted agent, shows great promise in combination therapy. This study aims to investigate whether BBR can enhance SOR's effect <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>, and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. We selected BEL-7402 cells and Huh7 cells for our investigation and explored the effect of BBR on the sensitivity of SOR using the cell counting kit-8 assay, cell cycle analysis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection assay, Annexin V/PI staining, western blotting, and the construction of tumor xenograft models. Our findings demonstrate that BBR not only enhances the proliferation-inhibitory effects, apoptosis, and ROS generation induced by SOR, but also sensitizes tumor xenograft models to SOR. Notably, this synergistic effect is found to depend on AMPK activation and the inhibition of the mTOR signaling pathway, a mechanism coincident with that of metformin (MET). Furthermore, our results reveal that BBR exhibits a stronger synergistic effect with SOR compared to MET. These results may contribute to developing innovative combination strategies for the treatment of advanced HCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"553-565"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Rita Pereira da Silva Garcia, Ana Beatriz Rechinelli, Deborah Minto Dos Santos, Julia Abdala Nogueira Souza, Luisa Barcellos Leite da Silva, Janine Martins Machado, Ben-Hur Albergaria, José Luiz Marques-Rocha, Valdete Regina Guandalini
{"title":"Low Serum Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Reduced Muscle Strength in Women with Breast Cancer.","authors":"Maria Rita Pereira da Silva Garcia, Ana Beatriz Rechinelli, Deborah Minto Dos Santos, Julia Abdala Nogueira Souza, Luisa Barcellos Leite da Silva, Janine Martins Machado, Ben-Hur Albergaria, José Luiz Marques-Rocha, Valdete Regina Guandalini","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2471621","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2471621","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vitamin D insufficiency has been frequent in women with breast cancer (BC), as well as impaired muscle strength (MS), and a possible relationship between these conditions has been investigated in different populations, except in women with BC. This study aimed to analyze the association between serum vitamin D levels and MS in women with BC. Observational cross-sectional study carried out with adult women with BC, without metastasis/recurrence, with up to 12 months of diagnosis. Serum 25(OH)D concentration was categorized as insufficient (<30 ng/mL) or sufficient (≥30 ng/mL). MS was assessed by the Handgrip Strength test and divided into strength tertiles of the population itself: 1st tertile (6-21 kg), 2nd tertile (22-26 kg), and 3rd tertile (27-39 kg). Adjusted multinomial logistic regression models verified the association of serum vitamin D levels in MS tertiles, with a significance of 5%. A total of 151 women were evaluated. Most women had insufficient levels of vitamin D (70%). Insufficient serum vitamin D levels were associated with the 1st and 2nd tertile of MS (odds ratio [OR]: 5.74, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.77-18.64, <i>P</i> = 0.004; OR: 4.48, 95% CI: 1.34-14.97, <i>P</i> = 0.015, respectively). Serum vitamin D insufficiency incresed the probability to present lower tertiles of MS in women with BC.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"465-473"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143517462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yue Li, Jun Liu, Guosheng Li, Guanqiang Yan, Xiang Gao, Longqian Wei, Guiyu Feng, Zhanyu Xu, Nuo Yang, Huafu Zhou
{"title":"Causal Relationship between Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study Base on A European Cohort.","authors":"Yue Li, Jun Liu, Guosheng Li, Guanqiang Yan, Xiang Gao, Longqian Wei, Guiyu Feng, Zhanyu Xu, Nuo Yang, Huafu Zhou","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2486151","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2486151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to elucidate the causal relationship between Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio and the risk of lung cancer by using Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio data from the IEU database and lung cancer patient data from the International Lung Cancer Consortium were collected for this MR analyses. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio were collected as instrumental variables (IVs) with criteria of <i>P</i> < 5E-8, linkage disequilibrium <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> > 0.001 and clump distance < 10,000 kb. We used the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method as the primary method of MR analyses to evaluate the causal relationship between Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio and lung cancer risk. Heterogeneity of the analyses was assessed by Cochran's Q test. Horizontal pleiotropy was evaluated by the intercept with the MR-Egger test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>28 SNPs related to Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio were selected as IVs in total. The MR analyses results showed that higher Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio was associated with lower risk of lung cancer (<i>P</i> = 0.009). No statistical significance was observed for MR-Egger and simple mode methods (<i>P</i> > 0.05). No significant horizontal pleiotropy was detected by MR-Egger regression test (<i>P</i> = 0.73). Conclusion: Higher Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio was associated with lower lung cancer risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"666-674"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deniz Sül Yaprak, Bilgehan Yalçın, Münevver Büyükpamukçu
{"title":"Prospective Analysis of Serum Zinc and Selenium Levels in Children with Cancer.","authors":"Deniz Sül Yaprak, Bilgehan Yalçın, Münevver Büyükpamukçu","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2481655","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2481655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serum zinc and selenium concentrations might be altered by various disease conditions including malignancies. We aimed to prospectively investigate the serum levels of both elements in pediatric cancers. Children <18 years with newly diagnosed cancers were eligible. Data regarding demographics, histopathological diagnoses, tumor sites, disease extent, treatments given and outcomes were recorded. Serum samples were obtained at diagnosis and in the 3-4 months after diagnosis to determine the serum concentrations of zinc and selenium using \"inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry\" (ICP-MS) method. Serum levels were compared to normal references and also in the subgroups according to tumor types, tumor sites and disease extent. Eighty-one children were included (Male/female: 50/31, median age 7.5-years). Twenty-five patients had lymphomas and 56 had solid tumors. For all patients, median serum levels of zinc and selenium were 69.5 mcg/dL and 114.3 mcg/L, respectively, which were comparable to normal reference values. In patients with lymphomas, mean and median initial zinc levels were significantly lower compared to solid tumors, which increased following treatment. No significant difference was detected in initial selenium concentrations of all patients and also in the subgroups. In the 3.-4. months following treatment, selenium levels decreased significantly in solid tumors. No significant difference was detected in the survival rates according to Zn and Se levels. Lower zinc levels at diagnosis in lymphomas was remarkable. The decline in Se levels after treatment may reflect the selenophilic nature of solid tumors and could also be linked to reduced appetite and dietary intake. Suppression of hepatic biosynthesis of selenoprotein by some chemotherapeutics might also contribute to diminished selenium levels after treatment. Further studies are needed to explore the implications of deficiencies in both elements.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"658-665"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimia Rostampour, Kimia Alipour, Fatemeh Mirjalili, Bita Forootani, Hooman Yekrang Safakar, Sara Beigrezaei, Scott C Forbes, Amin Salehi-Abargouei
{"title":"Dietary Flavonoids and Lung Cancer: A GRADE-Assessed Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.","authors":"Kimia Rostampour, Kimia Alipour, Fatemeh Mirjalili, Bita Forootani, Hooman Yekrang Safakar, Sara Beigrezaei, Scott C Forbes, Amin Salehi-Abargouei","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2417457","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2417457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individual observational studies examining the association between polyphenols and the risk of lung cancer have reported mixed findings. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the pooled effects between polyphenol intake and lung cancer risk. A systematic search was performed on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases in April 2023. Random-effect models were used to estimate odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). In total, 20 studies were included in the systematic review. The pooled analyses indicated that a higher intake of flavonoids (OR = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.67,0.98; <i>p</i> = 0.03) and isoflavone (OR = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.74,0.92; <i>p</i> < 0.001) were associated with lower odds of lung cancer. In addition, the ingestion of anthocyanidin (OR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.65,0.98; <i>p</i> = 0.04), kaempferol (OR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.64,0.96; <i>p</i> = 0.02), quercetin (OR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.48,0.91; <i>p</i> = 0.01) and flavanones (OR = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.59,0.85; <i>p</i> < 0.001) reduced the likelihood of developing lung cancer. Overall, our findings suggest that flavonoids, isoflavones, anthocyanidin, kaempferol, quercetin, and flavanones may protect against lung cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"164-178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Prognostic Utility of the Triceps Skinfold Thickness Albumin Index in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Cachexia.","authors":"Xiao-Yue Liu, Shi-Qi Lin, Guo-Tian Ruan, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, He-Yang Zhang, Tong Liu, Hai-Lun Xie, Han-Ping Shi","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416250","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To develop a simple and convenient inflammation-nutrition-adiposity biomarker to complement the TNM staging system, further assess the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer cachexia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a multi-centre cohort study. The triceps skinfold thickness-albumin index (TA) was calculated by combining the triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) and serum albumin levels. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional risk regression models were used to assess the relationship between the TA and all-cause mortality. Internal validation was carried out.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 1025 patients with colorectal cancer cachexia, 61.2% of whom were male, with a mean age of 58.91 (12.45) years. As the TA increased, overall mortality decreased in female patients (hazard ratio [HR], 0.95) but not in male patients (HR, 0.99). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that patients in the normal TA group had a significantly lower risk of death than those in the low TA group (HR, 0.53, 95% CI, 0.40-0.72). Patients with a normal TA had a lower risk of malnutrition, poor quality of life, and poor short-term prognosis than those with a low TA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TA index enables clinicians to assess the prognosis of patients as early as possible to improve the survival of patients with colorectal cancer cachexia.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"265-275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142481158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renhua Na, Christina M Nagle, Stefanie Bartsch, Torukiri I Ibiebele, Merran Williams, Peter Grant, Michael L Friedlander, Penelope M Webb
{"title":"Use of Dietary Supplements Before, During and After Treatment for Ovarian Cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Prognosis and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study.","authors":"Renhua Na, Christina M Nagle, Stefanie Bartsch, Torukiri I Ibiebele, Merran Williams, Peter Grant, Michael L Friedlander, Penelope M Webb","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408775","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of dietary supplements by cancer patients is common but contentious, particularly during chemotherapy. Few studies have investigated this for ovarian cancer. In a prospective study of women with ovarian cancer, dietary supplement use was collected through questionnaires. Data on the use of supplements were available for 421 women before diagnosis, during chemotherapy, and after chemotherapy completion. Predictors of changes in supplement use were investigated using logistic regression. The use of ≥1 supplement pre-diagnosis, during, and after chemotherapy completion was reported by 72%, 57%, and 68% of women, respectively. Multivitamins, vitamin D, and fish oils were the most commonly used supplements at all time points. The supplements most commonly discontinued during treatment were fish oils (69% of pre-diagnosis users) and multivitamins (53% of users); while 9%-10% of pre-diagnosis non-users initiated vitamin D and multivitamins. Predictors of supplement initiation during chemotherapy included pre-diagnosis use of medications, such as statins (Odds Ratio, OR = 4.12, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.28-13.3), antidepressants (5.39, 1.18-24.7), acetaminophen (3.13, 1.05-9.33), and NSAIDs (2.15, 0.81-5.72). Other factors included younger age, university education, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and/or experiencing fatigue during treatment, although not statistically significant. In conclusion, a high proportion of women with ovarian cancer reported using supplements at all time points.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"200-209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142395334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isoquercitrin Inhibits Lung Cancer Cell Growth Through Triggering Pyroptosis and Ferroptosis.","authors":"Haiyin Fan, Pengfei Xu, Bin Zou, Huanyuan Wang, Chao Li, Jian Huang","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416246","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Isoquercitrin possesses anti-tumor activity in several types of cancers, however, its effects and underlying mechanisms on lung cancer have not been reported. Human lung cancer cell lines as well as normal lung epithelial BEAS-2B cells were treated with isoquercitrin. The influences of isoquercitrin <i>in vitro</i> were evaluated by determining cell viability, apoptosis, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis. Additionally, A549 tumor-bearing mice were generated to explore the anti-cancer effect of isoquercitrin <i>in vivo</i>. We found that isoquercitrin dose-dependently reduced lung cancer cells' viability, with no toxicity against BEAS-2B cells. Isoquercitrin at 40 μM and 80 μM was used <i>in vitro</i>. Isoquercitrin increased apoptosis, elevated NLRP3 inflammasome activation-mediated pyroptosis, and promoted ferroptosis in lung cancer cells. NLRP3 knockdown and caspase-1 selective inhibitor VX-765 attenuated isoquercitrin-induced pyroptosis and ferroptosis, but not apoptosis. Furthermore, isoquercitrin accelerated ROS generation, while ROS inhibitor N-acetylcysteine abrogated isoquercitrin-induced apoptosis, NLRP3 related-pyroptosis and ferroptosis. <i>In vivo</i>, isoquercitrin (1 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg) inhibited tumor growth, increased apoptosis, NLRP3-related pyroptosis, ferroptosis and ROS generation in tumors. Taken together, isoquercitrin inhibits lung cancer growth by triggering ROS/NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis and ferroptosis, with ROS also directly inducing apoptosis. This suggests that isoquercitrin might be a potential therapeutic agent for lung cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"299-310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142481157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}