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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a rapidly progressing malignancy with a poor prognosis. Quercetin is a flavonoid compound with various biological benefits that can be extracted from Chinese herbs or daily foods. Quercetin has anticancer properties in various types of cancers. However, its therapeutic effects and potential mechanisms in PDAC have not been investigated extensively. Here, we confirmed the therapeutic effect of quercetin in PDAC using a mouse model. Based on high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and bioinformatic analysis, we propose that quercetin is involved in stromal infiltration of PDAC. Quercetin attenuates the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) via tumor-stromal interaction. Meanwhile, we have identified two quercetin-related prognostic models for patients with PDAC. Finally, we proposed a downstream target of quercetin, the ITGB4 gene, which could be a potential therapeutic target for PDAC.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Food Biochemistry publishes fully peer-reviewed original research and review papers on the effects of handling, storage, and processing on the biochemical aspects of food tissues, systems, and bioactive compounds in the diet.
Researchers in food science, food technology, biochemistry, and nutrition, particularly based in academia and industry, will find much of great use and interest in the journal. Coverage includes:
-Biochemistry of postharvest/postmortem and processing problems
-Enzyme chemistry and technology
-Membrane biology and chemistry
-Cell biology
-Biophysics
-Genetic expression
-Pharmacological properties of food ingredients with an emphasis on the content of bioactive ingredients in foods
Examples of topics covered in recently-published papers on two topics of current wide interest, nutraceuticals/functional foods and postharvest/postmortem, include the following:
-Bioactive compounds found in foods, such as chocolate and herbs, as they affect serum cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
-The mechanism of the ripening process in fruit
-The biogenesis of flavor precursors in meat
-How biochemical changes in farm-raised fish are affecting processing and edible quality