Protection Against Dimethylbenz[a] Anthracene-Induced Breast Cancer in Female Rats by α-Lactalbumin

Roy, Somdutta Sinha; Mukherjee, Sanjoy; Ballard, Billy R.; Das, Salil K.

doi:10.15436/2377-0902.16.026

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“…Next, the consumption of α-lactalbumin (including in milk) as a dietary protein has been reported to have a beneficial effect in controlling breast cancer aggressiveness in comparison to casein fed animals [ 46 ]. α-Lactalbumin was also reported to exhibit inherent antiproliferative potential in multiple cancer cells [ 47 ].…”

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The effect of the type of dietary protein on the development of ovarian cancer

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We evaluated whether different dietary protein qualities (isocaloric diets involving animal (casein) or plant protein (soy protein) could inhibit the ovarian cancer growth in mice and improve their prognosis and whether chemotherapy had different tumor reducing effects on these mice. In the mice of the 20% plant protein group, the ovarian cancer growth at 5 weeks after tumor implantation was clearly reduced in comparison to the mice in the 20% animal protein group (p< 0.001). The serum levels of insulin and IGF-1 levels were both lower in the mice of the 20% plant protein group than in the mice of the 20% animal protein group (p<0.001 and p<0.01, respectively). Immunohistochemistry revealed that the level of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (p-4EBP1) activity―one of the major downstream effectors of the mTOR pathway ―of the plant protein group was significantly weaker than that of the animal protein group (p<0.001). The prognosis of the 20% plant protein group was better than that of the 20% animal protein group (log-rank test, p=0.0062). The ovarian cancer growth in the 20% plant protein plus cisplatin treatment group was not significantly reduced in comparison to the 20% animal protein plus cisplatin treatment group. Our findings suggest that a diet high in plant protein reduces the growth of human ovarian cancer cells in mice compared to a diet high in animal protein, ―possibly through the lack of activation of the IGF/Akt/mTOR pathway, and leads to a better prognosis with or without cisplatin treatment.

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The effect of the type of dietary protein on the development of ovarian cancer

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“…Some proteins e.g. zein and whey proteins such as alpha-lactalbumin and lactoferrin have been shown to display antibacterial [60], anticancer [92,93] and antiviral [94] properties, respectively. Others, including elastin and collagen, have the ability to enhance cell proliferation and have shown enhanced tissue regeneration potential [39,95].…”

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