The number of colon cancer cases is increasing worldwide, and type II diabetes patients have an increased risk of developing colon cancer. Diet-borne advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) may promote neoplastic transformation; however, the mechanisms involved remain elusive. The present study helped to define the relationship between dietary AGEs and cancer progression. C2BBe1 adenocarcinoma enterocytes were exposed to 200 µg/mL glycated casein (AGEs-Csn) for up to 24 h. AGEs-Csn exposure resulted in increased cell proliferation, maladaptative changes in SOD and CAT activity and moderate levels of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 o 2 ) intracellular accumulation. AGEs-Csn activated pro-survival and proliferation signalling, such as the phosphorylation of mTOR (Ser2448) and Akt (Ser473). GSK-3β phosphorylation also increased, potentially inducing extracellular matrix remodelling and thus enabling metastasis. Moreover, AGEs-Csn induced MMP-1, -3, -7, -9 and -10 expression and activated MMP-2 and MMP-9, which are regulators of the extracellular matrix and cytokine functions. AGEs-Csn induced inflammatory responses that included extracellular IL-1β at 6 h; time-dependent increases in IL-8; RAGE and NF-κB p65 upregulation; and IκB inhibition. Co-treatment with anti-RAGE or anti-TNF-α blocking antibodies and AGEs-Csn partially counteracted these changes; however, IL-8, MMP-1 and -10 expression and MMP-9 activation were difficult to prevent. AGEs-Csn perpetuated signalling that led to cell proliferation and matrix remodelling, strengthening the link between AGEs and colorectal cancer aggressiveness.Worldwide, the annual cumulative number of deaths related to diabetes and colon cancer that were recorded in the last 20 years has increased by 90%, while in developed countries, it rose by 57%. The risk of developing colon cancer was estimated to be 27% greater in patients with type II diabetes than in those not afflicted by this disease 1 . This association is thought to be strengthened by lifestyle choices such as a diet rich in carbohydrates and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) compounds; however, the molecular mechanisms responsible for this association remain elusive. A growing body of data has indicated that colon cancer and type II diabetes may involve shared signalling pathways, such as the activation of the inflammatory response via NF-κB, the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, iron homeostasis imbalances and increased oxidative stress 2,3 . Research has also shown that tumours tolerated higher levels of ROS than healthy tissue, most likely due to increased basal activity of antioxidative enzymes 4 . Surprisingly, this state may also be linked to increased cell proliferation and differentiation 5 and even to increased invasiveness and drug tolerance in certain tumours 6 .In cancerous cells, RAGE, which is sometimes referred to as the tumour receptor, is typically overexpressed 7-9 . The perpetuation of signalling involving the AGEs ligands, their receptor RAGE and the NF-κB transcription factor has recently been ...