Display options
Share it on

Genes Nutr. 2015 Jan;10(1):447. doi: 10.1007/s12263-014-0447-x. Epub 2014 Dec 09.

Dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory gene interactions in relation to colorectal cancer risk in the Bellvitge colorectal cancer case-control study.

Genes & nutrition

Raul Zamora-Ros, Nitin Shivappa, Susan E Steck, Federico Canzian, Stefano Landi, M Henar Alonso, James R Hébert, Victor Moreno

Affiliations

  1. Biomarkers Group, Nutrition and Metabolism Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France.

PMID: 25488145 PMCID: PMC4259879 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0447-x

Abstract

Chronic inflammation is an important factor in colorectal carcinogenesis. However, evidence on the effect of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory foods and nutrients is scarce. Moreover, there are few studies focusing on diet-gene interactions on inflammation and colorectal cancer (CRC). This study was designed to investigate the association between the novel dietary inflammatory index (DII) and CRC and its potential interaction with polymorphisms in inflammatory genes. Data from the Bellvitge Colorectal Cancer Study, a case-control study (424 cases with incident colorectal cancer and 401 hospital-based controls), were used. The DII score for each participant was obtained by multiplying intakes of dietary components from a validated dietary history questionnaire by literature-based dietary inflammatory weights that reflected the inflammatory potential of components. Data from four important single nucleotide polymorphisms located in genes thought to be important in inflammation-associated CRC: i.e., interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-8, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARG) were analyzed. A direct association was observed between DII score and CRC risk (ORQ4 vs. Q1 1.65, 95 % CI 1.05-2.60, and P trend 0.011). A stronger association was found with colon cancer risk (ORQ4 vs. Q1 2.24, 95 % CI 1.33-3.77, and P trend 0.002) than rectal cancer risk (ORQ4 vs. Q1 1.12, 95 % CI 0.61-2.06, and P trend 0.37). DII score was inversely correlated with SNP rs2243250 in IL-4 among controls, and an interaction was observed with CRC risk. Neither correlation nor interaction was detected for other inflammatory genes. Overall, high-DII diets are associated with increased risk of CRC, particularly for colon cancer, suggesting that dietary-mediated inflammation plays an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis.

References

  1. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Mar;24(3):549-57 - PubMed
  2. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Nov;23(11):2383-92 - PubMed
  3. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Aug;17 (8):1825-33 - PubMed
  4. Annu Rev Med. 2013;64:131-44 - PubMed
  5. Bioinformatics. 2006 Aug 1;22(15):1928-9 - PubMed
  6. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;89(5):1441-52 - PubMed
  7. Cytokine. 2012 Aug;59(2):364-9 - PubMed
  8. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Jan 15;157(2):176-82 - PubMed
  9. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 15;172(4):407-18 - PubMed
  10. Tumour Biol. 2013 Aug;34(4):2215-24 - PubMed
  11. Br J Cancer. 2013 May 14;108(9):1891-8 - PubMed
  12. Curr Nutr Rep. 2012 Jul 10;1:132-141 - PubMed
  13. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Dec;98(6):1533-42 - PubMed
  14. Br J Nutr. 2013 Apr 28;109(8):1498-507 - PubMed
  15. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Apr;15(4):576-83 - PubMed
  16. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan 28;20(4):908-22 - PubMed
  17. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e39361 - PubMed
  18. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Aug;17 (8):1689-96 - PubMed
  19. Nature. 2002 Dec 19-26;420(6917):860-7 - PubMed
  20. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jun;99(6):1520 - PubMed
  21. J Nutr. 2009 Dec;139(12):2365-72 - PubMed
  22. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Oct;6(10):1633-8 - PubMed
  23. Int J Epidemiol. 1997;26 Suppl 1:S100-9 - PubMed
  24. Eur J Cancer. 2007 Mar;43(4):762-8 - PubMed
  25. DNA Cell Biol. 2013 Aug;32(8):443-50 - PubMed
  26. Cytokine. 2012 Jan;57(1):113-9 - PubMed
  27. Int J Cancer. 2004 Jan 20;108(3):433-42 - PubMed
  28. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;61(9):1037-56 - PubMed
  29. Int J Epidemiol. 1997;26 Suppl 1:S91-9 - PubMed
  30. Cancer Res. 2003 Jul 1;63(13):3560-6 - PubMed
  31. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Dec;34(12):2799-803 - PubMed
  32. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2001 Dec;10(12):1239-48 - PubMed
  33. Clin Exp Allergy. 2015 Jan;45(1):177-83 - PubMed

Publication Types

Grant support