Valentina Pita-Grisanti, Ericka Vélez-Bonet, Kaylin Chasser, Zachary Hurst, Alexus Liette, Grace Vulic, Kelly Dubay, Ali Lahooti, Niharika Badi, Olivia Ueltschi, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Hsiang-Yin Hsueh, Ila Lahooti, Myrriah Chavez-Tomar, Samantha Terhorst, Sue E Knoblaugh, Lei Cao, Wei Huang, Christopher C Coss, Thomas A Mace, Fouad Choueiry, Alice Hinton, Stacey Culp, Jennifer M Mitchell, Rosemarie Schmandt, Michaela Onstad Grinsfelder, Karen Basen-Engquist, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate
Obesity is a risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a deadly disease with limited preventive strategies. Lifestyle interventions to decrease obesity represent a potential approach to prevent obesity-associated PDAC. Here, we examined whether decreasing obesity through physical activity (PA) and/or dietary changes could decrease inflammation in humans and prevent obesity-associated PDAC in mice. Comparison of circulating inflammatory-associated cytokines in subjects (overweight and obese) before and after a PA intervention revealed PA lowered systemic inflammatory cytokines...
May 22, 2024: Cancer Research